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Tommy The Cat Bass

(ver. 2)
Primus
Tommy the Cat
aka Geoff McLeod

I've noticed that nobody has transcribed this very well, 
so I've taken the liberty to do so.

Arranged for a four-string.

T: Thumb Slap
P: Index Pop
S: Downstroke(Strum)
U: Upstroke(Strum)
+: Right Hand Tap
 				      x 3
    T            S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    SU T   T T P   P     P 
G:|-----------|--4----------------------|-44-------------------12-|
D:|-----------|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-44---------3h5-13/15----|
A:|-----------|*-----------------------*|-------------------------|
E:|-0--/--10\-|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x-------------|
   LONG SLIDE
						 x 7
    S   TPTPTP  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S
G:|-3/4------------------|--4----------------------|-4-r-|
D:|-3/4--x-x-3h5-5-5-5-0-|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4-e-|
A:|----------------------|*-----------------------*|---s-|
E:|-----x-x-x---5-4-3-0--|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---t-|

“I remember it as if it were a meal ago...”
“...And it was a rare occasion such as this that he did.”

    T        T   T  T  T  T  T T T
G:|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|
E:|-5---/----17--15\14\12\10\7\5\3-|
     long slide

                           x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P  T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4--------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-2---------3h5--------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x---1-2-3-4-|

                         X 10
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S
G:|--3----------------------|--4----------------------|-3-R-|
D:|*-3---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-3-E-|
A:|*-----------------------*|*-----------------------*|---S-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---T-|


“The air was thick with catcalls...”
“...Tommy the Cat is my name, and I say unto thee...”


    P     P  P      P    P 
G:|-13/17-12------------------|
D:|----------12h15x13h14-12X\-|
A:|---------------------------|
E:|---------------------------|


“Say baby...”

			  x 3
     S T T T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|


			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------77776665|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   T T T T 
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|

		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------7/14--------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

						x 3
     S T T T P  TPTPTPTP   SU T T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-77776665--|
D:|*-4-------------------|-44-----------77776665-*|
A:|*---3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-------------*|
E:|----------------------|------------------------|

     S T T T P  TPTPTPTP   SU T T T P   SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-999x7x5x4x3x-|
D:|--4-------------------|-44-----------777x5x3x2x1x-|
A:|----3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-----------------|
E:|----------------------|---------------------------|


					           x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-4---------3h5-77776665*|
A:|*------------------------|-----------------------*|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4xx5x7x8x9x11-|
D:|--4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-2xx3x5x6x7x9--|
A:|-------------------------|---------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---------------|

(Technically, you need to drop to B for the next part.
But you can do it with your E. You just have to mute it.)

    T T T T T T T T T T T T   P    P    P   P   P  P
G:|-------------------------|-----------20-17\-15-12-|
D:|-------------------------|-----12-----------------|
A:|-------------------------|-7/14-------------------|
E:|-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-|------------------------|


    + +  + +  + +  + +   + + + + +  T
G:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
D:|------------------------------------|
A:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
E:|-x-x----x--x-x----x--------------2\-|
				    * detune to D(drop D)
			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T T P  T T T T T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4------------------------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4------------------------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5--------1-2-3-4-|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x---1-2-3-4---------|

“Say baby...”
			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------r--------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4---------------e--------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5-s--------------|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x----t--------------|

			  x 6			
                                                   T T   T
G:|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|*-----------------------*|--------------------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------------7\--|
E:|-------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|


			  X 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|


		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665-|
A:|*-----------------------*|------------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

Repeat this last part with minor variations, and then it’s over.
            
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