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Groundhogs Day Tab

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From: ThatDude@aol.com

OK, here is my second contribution to the Primus guitar folder. When one of
my frieds heard that I was giving Primus GUITAR tabs he said that I was being
retarded. He obviously doesn't realize Ler's superiority. And maybe it is
retarded, but HEY! that's what being a Primus fan is all about.

Groundhog's Day, off of Primus's First LP Frizzle Fry

I'll start by transcirbing the Guitar-equivilent of the bass part in the
first part of the song. This is not a bass tab, it is transposed to guitar
music:

I tried to notate this but it was in 6/8 time and I couldn't think of good
symbols for the timing.

E)-----------|-------------------------------|
B)-----------|-------------------------------|
G)-----------|-------------------------------|
D)-----8-----|--8--X--8--8---8--X--8-8-------|
A)-----7-----|--7--X--7--7---7--X--7-7-------|
E)-----8-----|--8--X--8--8---8--X--8-8-------|

E)----------------------------------|
B)----------------------------------|
G)----------------------------------|     repeat over and over
D)---8--X--8--8--6-5--7-7-----------|     this is also for the verse
A)---7--X--7--7--5-5--6-6-----------|     I didn't take time to figure
E)---8--X--8--8--6-6--7-7-----------|      out the rest of the bass
                                                         part

OK, here's the REAL guitar part:

The openning lead-in-to-riff thingy:

E)------------------------------------|
B)------------------------------------|
G)------------------------------------|
D)--2---------------------------------|
A)--2----------------------3-/6-------|
E)--0----------12--3-/6--------------|

riff:

E)---------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------------------11--11(bend 1/2 step)--(bring back)--|
G)-----------------9---------------------------------------|
D)----------8-/10------------------------------------------|
A)-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E)-----8---------------------------------------------------|

E)-------------------------------------------------------|
B)---10(bend 1/2 step)--(bring back)---------------------|
G)-----------------------------------9-------------------|
D)-------------------------------------12----------------|
A)-------------------------------------------------------|
E)-------------------------------------------------------|

E)--------------------------------------------------------|
B)-10(bend 1/2 step)-x(bring back)------------------------|
G)--------------------------------9-----------------------|
D)----------------------------------12-12-/13-10-/12-----|
A)--------------------------------------------------------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------|

verse:

E)------------------------------------------------------|
B)------------------------------------------------------|
G)--------10---------10--9------------------------------|
D)---------------------------8--------------------------|
A)---10--------10---------------------------------------|
E)------------------------------------------------------|

play twice. then, for the chorus:

E)------------------------------------------------------|
B)------------------------------------------------------|
G)------------------------------8(bend 1/2 step)--------|
D)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
A)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
E)---5--X--5--3--3--X--3--5--X--------------------------|

E)------------------------------------------------------|
B)------------------------------8(bend 1/2 step)--------|
G)------------------------------------------------------|
D)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
A)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
E)---5--X--5--3--3--X--3--5--X--------------------------|


then you play the main riff with a slight variation:

E)---------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------------------11--11(bend 1/2 step)--(bring back)--|
G)-----------------9---------------------------------------|
D)----------8-/10------------------------------------------|
A)-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E)-----8---------------------------------------------------|

E)-------------------------------------------------------|
B)---10(bend 1/2 step)--(bring back)---------------------|
G)-----------------------------------9-------------------|
D)-------------------------------------12----------------|
A)-------------------------------------------------------|
E)-------------------------------------------------------|

E)---------------------------------------------------------|
B)-10(bend 1/2 step)-10(bring back)------------------------|
G)--------------------------------9------------------------|
D)----------------------------------12-12-/13-10-/12------|
A)---------------------------------------------------------|
E)---------------------------------------------------------|

then you play the verse

the next chorus is like this:

E)------------------------------------------------------|
B)------------------------------------------------------|
G)------------------------------8(bend 1/2 step)--------|
D)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
A)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
E)---5--X--5--3--3--X--3--5--X--------------------------|

E)------------------------------------------------------|
B)------------------------------8(bend 1/2 step)--------|
G)------------------------------------------------------|
D)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
A)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
E)---5--X--5--3--3--X--3--5--X--------------------------|

E)------------------------------------------------------|
B)------------------------------------------------------|
G)------------------------------8(bend 1/2 step)--------|
D)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
A)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X--------------------------|
E)---5--X--5--3--3--X--3--5--X--------------------------|

E)------------------------------12(bend 1/2 step)---------|
B)--------------------------------------------------------|
G)--------------------------------------------------------|
D)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X----------------------------|
A)---7--X--7--5--5--X--------X----------------------------|
E)---5--X--5--3--3--X--3--5--X----------------------------|

then you play the riff again with a different variation:

E)---------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------------------11--11(bend 1/2 step)--(bring back)--|
G)-----------------9---------------------------------------|
D)----------8-/10------------------------------------------|
A)-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E)-----8---------------------------------------------------|

E)----------------------------------------------------------|
B)-10(bend 1/2 step)-(keep bent for next six notes)11-11-11-|
G)----------------------------------------------------------|
D)----------------------------------------------------------|
A)----------------------------------------------------------|
E)----------------------------------------------------------|

E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-11-11-11-10(re-bend)-10(let down)-------------------|
G)----------------------------------9------------------|
D)------------------------------------12-12-/13-9-/12-|
A)-----------------------------------------------------|
E)-----------------------------------------------------|

then you play the verse riff 4 times

And thats the end of the first part.

then, almost like a totally different song, it gets really fast
the guitar starts out like this (this is the main riff):

E)------10-10-10-14-10-----------10-10-10-14-12----------|
B)--/12-----------------12---/12-------------------------|
G)-------------------------------------------------------|
D)-------------------------------------------------------|
A)-------------------------------------------------------|
E)-------------------------------------------------------|

you play that 4 times. then, during the verse you play:

E)------------------12-----------------------------|
B)---/12-12-12-12-----12--/12-----12-12------------|
G)------------------------------12--------12-------|
D)-------------------------------------------12----|
A)-------------------------------------------------|
E)-------------------------------------------------|

you play that three times during the verse, on the fourth time you play:

E)------------------12---------10-10-10-14-12-------|
B)---/12-12-12-12-----12--/12-----------------------|
G)--------------------------------------------------|
D)--------------------------------------------------|
A)--------------------------------------------------|
E)--------------------------------------------------|

then you play the first riff in the second part 2 times

then you play the verse the same way

then you play the first riff in the second part 2 times, doing only half of
the riff on the second time (the bass takes up the other half of it.)

then you play the first riff in the second part 2 times, doing only half of
the riff on the second time (the bass takes up the other half of it.)

then it converts to the solo, before the solo starts, the bass does a chord
thingy and the guitar plays:

E)-------------------------------------------------------|
B)-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|
G)-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|
D)-------------------------------------------------------|
A)-------------------------------------------------------|
E)-------------------------------------------------------|

then you go into the solo (this was hell to figure out, and I can't even play
it very well, since its at light speed. so good luck with it):

E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------------------|
D)-11-13h14-11-13h14-11-13h14-11-13h14-11-13h14--------|
A)-----------------------------------------------------|
E)-----------------------------------------------------|

E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------------------|
D)-11-13h14-11-13h14-11-13h14-11-13h14-11-13h14--------|
A)-----------------------------------------------------|
E)-----------------------------------------------------|

E)-------------------------------------------------------|
B)-------------------------------------------------------|
G)-------------------------------------------------------|
D)-11-13h14-11-13h14---11-13h14-13-11-11-9---------------|
A)--------------------------------------------13h14-13---|
E)-------------------------------------------------------|

E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G)---------------------------11-----------11----11-13--|
D)--------------11-11h14-11----14-11-14----14----------|
A)-11-11h13-11-----------------------------------------|
E)-----------------------------------------------------|


E)----------------------------------------------------|
B)-12----12-------------------------------------------|
G)----13----13-11-------------------------------------|
D)-----------------14-12------------------------------|
A)------------------------14-13-14-13-11-13-13-13-----|
E)----------------------------------------------------|

E)--------------------------------11-11-11--14-14-14----|
B)--/14-14-13-13-9-/11-9--------10-10-10--13-13-13------|
G)------------------------10-9----9--9--9---12-12-12----|
D)------------------------------------------------------|
A)------------------------------------------------------|
E)------------------------------------------------------|

then you play the first riff in the second part 2 times, doing only half of
the riff on the second time (the bass takes up the other half of it.)

then you play the first riff in the second part 2 times, doing only half of
the riff on the second time, instead playing:

E)--------------------------------------------------|
B)--------------------------------------------------|
G)--------------------------------------------------|
D)-11--14--13---11--14--13------11-----------------|
A)-11--14--13---11--14--13------11-----------------|
E)--9---12--11---9---12--11------9-----------------|

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Groundhogs Day Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Kieran Average	#1 by Kieran Molloy at Mar 28, 1978 at 12:04 PM EST
	All Primus songs have the same use of personal meaning (about them or a place or person they know or knew) and metaphors about the wider world and society, politics or life for example. This song has the metaphor explained, but it's always there as a hidden meaning in other songs. Anyway I agree with what has been said so far, but feel it has deeper meanings. There's the theme of repititveness, specifically about daily routine and the song implies how there will always be both good and bad surprises to confuse matters, but these create emotion and let you appreciate when theings are alright. There is also an element of complacency here, confidence earlier on that their day will be fantastic despite minor niggles (e.g. no apple pie) that is dashed, implying that you can't be sure of anything so just enjoy life as it happens and cope with surprises dealt. Finally, the part where the metaphor is explained is a brilliant realisation of what life's really like, and how happy he is to have made that discovery even if it does involve his realising life isn't as smooth running and predictabley good as he had earlier hoped. The happiness comes from realising you have to have bad to appreciate the good, and for all the horrors in the world and the struggle he has to "be a big man" life is perfect for having great sorrow in order to allow people to enjoy fully their happiness when they feel it.

No Picture Zac Wanna Be	#2 by Zac Fielder at Sep 3, 1980 at 9:30 AM EST
	Yeah, this is my second favorite Primus song, and a close second at that.

No Picture Cory Wanna Be	#3 by Cory at Nov 23, 1984 at 6:00 PM EST
	"groundhog's day" - repititiveness + routine, also apparently the first day of spring - sign of hope or future happiness as his realistation helps him understand life "ice cold bath" - pain, sorrow etc. "pay to play" - have to go through bad things to attain or appreciate the good.