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Hamburger Train Bass

(ver. 2)
Primus
Tuning: B-E-A-D-G
Notes:
- These are just the basic outlines of the riffs
- Add alot of fills (pops, chords, mutes, taps, hammer-ons etc.)
- Played on a 6-string but can be played on a 5
- Played on a fretless (I think) so the notes aren't perfect
- Use medium distortion
- This is played pretty fast
- Add alot of variations!!!

v - Downstroke with fingernails
^ - Upstroke
S - Slap
P - Pop

Riff 1:
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----------x5---------5-x5h7----|
E|--5-xxh5-x----xx7-5-5-----------|
B|--------------------------------|
    S SS S S SS SSS S S S SS

Variation 1  v ^         v^ v^ 
G|-----------5-5---------77-88--|
D|-----------5-5---------77-88--|
A|------------------------------|
E|--5-xxh7-x----55x-5-5---------|
B|------------------------------|
    S SS S S    SSS S S 

Variation 2  v ^           vv v 
G|-----------5-5/----------55h6--|
D|-----------5-5/----------55h6--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|--5-xxh7-x------55x-5-5--------|
B|-------------------------------|
    S SS S S      SSS S S 

Riff 2:
The open G's can be replaced with mutes to make that click sound
The slaps are often muted
G|------------0-----------------0--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|--2h4-4x2h4----4-2xx-0h2-0h2h4---|
    S   SSS   P  S SSS S   S    P

Riff 3:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|--5-5p3-5x5p4p3-5x5xx5p3--6-(20///)--|
    S S   SSS S S SSSSSS S  S  S SSS ()=last time only

Order: Riff 1 is variated heavily with chords throughout the song
Riff 1 0:03-0:31
Riff 2 0:31-0:37
Riff 1 0:37-1:00
Riff 2 1:00-1:06
Riff 1 1:06-1:34  With variation 1 and 2
Riff 2 1:34-1:46 Palm muted
Riff 1 1:46-2:22
Riff 2 2:22-2:33
Riff 1 2:33-2:57  With variation 2 
Riff 2 2:57-3:19 Palm muted
Riff 1 3:19-4:07  With variation 2
Riff 2 4:07-4:18 Played without rests
Riff 1 4:18-5:14 Becomes muted about half way through
Riff 3 5:14-5:28
Riff 1 5:28-6:17 Into tap/chord solo 
Riff 1 6:17-6:27 Muted
Riff 2 6:27-7:18 Muted at first
Riff 1 7:18-8:00
Improv tapping 8:00-8:05
            
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