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HATS OFF
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1997 Album THE BROWN ALBUM)
Transcribed by James Stewart
Words by Les Claypool Music by Primus
Arranged by James Stewart
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro Q=132(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I PM PM----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E|---------------------|-------------------------||---------------------|-------------------------||-2h4p2---x-----------|-------------------------||-------4-x-0-2-0-----|---------------4---5---6-||-----------------2-0-|---2---3---4-----4---5---||---------------------|-2---2---3---4-----------|
Pre-Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~ E E E E E +E +E E e e e e e e e e||----------------------|-----------------|||o---------------------|-----------------|||--------4-------------|-----------------|||----4h6---6-(6)-(6)-0-|---0---0---0---0-|||o---------------------|-6---6---6---6---|||--x-------------------|-----------------|
Ebm6 EmFm6 ~~~ E E E E E +Q E e e e e S S e e E|------------------|---------------------|||------------------|--------------------o|||-------4----------|---------5-5---6-7---|||---4h6---6-(6)--0-|---0---0-4-4---5-6---|||------------------|-6---6---6-6-x-7-8--o|||------------------|---------------------||
Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~ E E E E E +E +E E e e e e e e e e||----------------------|-----------------|||o---------------------|-----------------|||--------4-------------|-----------------|||----4h6---6-(6)-(6)-0-|---0---0---0---0-|||o---------------------|-6---6---6---6---|||--x-------------------|-----------------|
Ebm6 EmFm6 ~~~~~~~ E E E E E +E +E E e e e e S S e e E 4x|---------------------|---------------------|||---------------------|--------------------o|||-------4-------------|---------5-5---6-7---|||---4h6---6-(6)-(6)-0-|---0---0-4-4---5-6---|||---------------------|-6---6---6-6-x-7-8--o|||---------------------|---------------------||
Chorus, You Could Say Ebm6 EmFmEbm6 EmFm6 N.C. PM PM----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S e e E S S e e E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------||---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------||-5-5---6-7-5-5---6-7-|-2h4p2---x-----------|-------------------------||-4-4---5-6-4-4---5-6-|-------4-x-0-2-0-----|---------------4---5---6-||-6-6-x-7-8-6-6-x-7-8-|-----------------2-0-|---2---3---4-----4---5---||---------------------|---------------------|-2---2---3---4-----------|
Pre-Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~ E E E E E +E +E E e e e e e e e e||----------------------|-----------------|||o---------------------|-----------------|||--------4-------------|-----------------|||----4h6---6-(6)-(6)-0-|---0---0---0---0-|||o---------------------|-6---6---6---6---|||--x-------------------|-----------------|
Ebm6 EmFm6 ~~~~~~~ E E E E E +E +E E e e e e S S e e E|---------------------|---------------------|||---------------------|--------------------o|||-------4-------------|---------5-5---6-7---|||---4h6---6-(6)-(6)-0-|---0---0-4-4---5-6---|||---------------------|-6---6---6-6-x-7-8--o|||---------------------|---------------------||
Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~ E E E E E +E +E E e e e e e e e e||----------------------|-----------------|||o---------------------|-----------------|||--------4-------------|-----------------|||----4h6---6-(6)-(6)-0-|---0---0---0---0-|||o---------------------|-6---6---6---6---|||--x-------------------|-----------------|
Ebm6 EmFm6 ~~~~~~~ E E E E E +E +E E e e e e S S e e E 6x|---------------------|---------------------|||---------------------|--------------------o|||-------4-------------|---------5-5---6-7---|||---4h6---6-(6)-(6)-0-|---0---0-4-4---5-6---|||---------------------|-6---6---6-6-x-7-8--o|||---------------------|---------------------||
Outro Ebm6 EmFm6 Ebm6EmFm6 Ebm6 EmFm6 Ebm6EmFm6 S S e e E S S e e E S S e e E S S e e E|---------------------|---------------------||---------------------|---------------------||-5-5---6-7-5-5---6-7-|-5-5---6-7-5-5---6-7-||-4-4---5-6-4-4---5-6-|-4-4---5-6-4-4---5-6-||-6-6-x-7-8-6-6-x-7-8-|-6-6-x-7-8-6-6-x-7-8-||---------------------|---------------------|
Ebm6 EmFm6 Ebm6EmFm6 Ebm6 EmFm6 Ebm6EmFm6 S S e e E S S e e E S S e e E S S e e E|---------------------|---------------------||---------------------|---------------------||-5-5---6-7-5-5---6-7-|-5-5---6-7-5-5---6-7-||-4-4---5-6-4-4---5-6-|-4-4---5-6-4-4---5-6-||-6-6-x-7-8-6-6-x-7-8-|-6-6-x-7-8-6-6-x-7-8-||---------------------|---------------------|
N.C. Fm6 PM PM--------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q Q|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------*||-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------*||-2h4p2---x-------------|-------------------------|-------7-7-7-7-----*||-------4-x-0-2-0---(0)-|---------------4---5---6-|-------6-6-6-6-----*||-----------------2--0--|---2---3---4-----4---5---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----*||-----------------------|-2---2---3---4-----------|-------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths