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Mary The Ice Cube Bass

(ver. 1)
Primus
Tuning: E-A-D-G
Notes: Played on a fretless 6-string, tabbed for 4-string

(-3-) - Triplet
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
h - Hammer-On
p - Pull-Off
v - Flamenco downstroke


Intro: Delay effect
G|-----------12-14----|-17-19-17-20\-|----21\-|-17-19p17h20\-|-21\\-|
D|--------14-------12-|--------------|-19-----|--------------|------|
A|-(0/)12-------------|--------------|--------|--------------|------|
E|--------------------|--------------|--------|--------------|------|
   (  ) - First time only


G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\\--|
E|---------------------------------| (x2)


G|-----------12-14----|-17-19-17-20\-|-21\-19\-17\-|-17-19-17-20\-|
D|--------14-------12-|--------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-(0/)12-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
E|--------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
   (  ) - First time only

                 (---3---) 
G|---------12-14--20-20-20-19-17-12h14----|
D|------14-----------------------------14-|
A|-0/12-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|



Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------12h14-14-12h14-14-12h14-14-12h14-14-12----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------14-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0--0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------23\----|
D|----------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0---------|
E|----------------------|



Verse                             (---3---)
G|-------12-14----|-17-19-17-20\-|-21-21-21-19-22-|-20\19\12/14-|-23-23-22-21-20-19|
D|----14-------12-|--------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|
A|/12-------------|--------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|
E|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|



Chorus: The chord is played lightly     v                
G|--------------------------------------7/8------|
D|--------------------------------------7/8------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
                                        v
G|--------------------------------------7/8------|
D|--------------------------------------7/8------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------20--20--20--20--20--20--20-|
D|----------------------------20--20--20--20--20--20--20---|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
                                        v
G|--------------------------------------7/8------|
D|--------------------------------------7/8------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                                        v
G|--------------------------------------7/8------|
D|--------------------------------------7/8------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
       Play as you slide \/
G|------------------------20//////---|
D|----------------------20////////---|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--------------|
E|-----------------------------------|



Verse:                                (--3---)
G|-------12-14----17-17-20------12-14-22-22-22-22--20-20-17-19-17-----|
D|----14-------12------------14-----------------------------------19--|
A|/12---------------------12------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-20-20-20-20-22-22-22-22-19--17-19-17---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------19-14\---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0-0-3/5/7/8/10/12--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
D|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
D|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
A|-0--0/10\/10\/10\0--0--0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
D|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x3)



Bass Solo:        (--3---)
G|-------12-14----17-17-17-20-20-------12-14----19-20-19-22-22\--|
D|----14-------12-------------------14-------12------------------|
A|/12----------------------------12------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------12-14----19-20-19-22-19-20-19-----------------------------------|
D|----14-------12--------------------------Just keep fiddling around the-|
A|/12--------------------------------------20th fret---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------17--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
D|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x3)

G|--------------------------------2//3-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2//3-------------------------------------|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0/11-11-11-11--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse: With Envelope Filter and Distortion
G|-------12-14----|-17-20-20-|-17-20-20-|-17-17-20-20-20-20-|-15\\\\\\-|
D|----14-------12-|----------|----------|-------------------|----------|
A|/12-------------|----------|----------|-------------------|----------|
E|----------------|----------|----------|-------------------|----------|


G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-1------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-1--|



Outro: Clean except delay
G|-------12-14-----20-20-20--|
D|----14-------12------------|
A|/12------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
            
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