Shake Hands With Beef Guitar Tab

Brown Album Tabs:

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My version includes the guitar solo.



                              SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF
                              As recorded by Primus
                      (From the 1997 Album THE BROWN ALBUM)

Words by Les Claypool

Music by Les Claypool, Larry Londale & 'Herb'
Arranged by James Stewart
Transcribed by James Stewart (JAStewart) & James Godbold (Bunglejam)

Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Intro - Bass Intro
  Q=95
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx2
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


   Guitar Joins
    E5 G5   D5E5    D5  E5        D5G5 D5E5    D5
   4/4
    Gtr I
    PM      PM----|                    PM----|
              |-3-|                      |-3-|
    Q  E S. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  3x
||--------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||--------------------------|---------------------------||
||--------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5----0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5----0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


   Verse - Singing Enters
    E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5        D5G5 D5E5    D5
    PM     PM----|                    PM----|
             |-3-|                      |-3-|
    Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  4x
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


  Bb5A5 Bb5A5     E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5        D5G5 D5E5    D5
     PM    PM-----|      PM----|                    PM----|
                           |-3-|                      |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  5x
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-8--7--8--7--||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
|-8--7--8--7--||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


 Pre-Chorus
  Bb5A5 Bb5A5   G5 F#5G5 F#5  D5             C/B       G5
     PM    PM      PM    PM
                                             |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W          +S  Q Q Q +E. Q
|-------------|-------------|----------|-----0--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|---------1-(1)------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|-------4------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5---|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5---|


   Chorus
    E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5      E5D5G5 D5E5    D5
    PM     PM----|                    PM----|
             |-3-|                      |-3-|
    Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  4x
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


   Verse
    E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5      E5D5G5 D5E5    D5
    PM     PM----|                    PM----|
             |-3-|                      |-3-|
    Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  4x
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


  Bb5A5 Bb5A5     E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5        D5G5 D5E5    D5
     PM    PM-----|      PM----|                    PM----|
                           |-3-|                      |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  5x
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-8--7--8--7--||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
|-8--7--8--7--||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


 Pre-Chorus
  Bb5A5 Bb5A5   G5 F#5G5 F#5  D5             C/B       G5
     PM    PM      PM    PM
                                             |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W          +S  Q Q Q +E. Q
|-------------|-------------|----------|-----0--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|---------1-(1)------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|-------4------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5---|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5---|


   Chorus
    E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5      E5D5G5 D5E5    D5
    PM     PM----|                    PM----|
             |-3-|                      |-3-|
    Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  4x
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


 Guitar Solo
           |3| |3|        |--3---| |3|
  S    +S  E S E S +S  S +E  S E S E S E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------6p5---5-----|
|-7pb8r(7)-------------7-(7)-----7---6h7-|
|----------6-----6-(6)-------------------|
|------------8-8-------------------------|


                                       ~~
      |3| |3| |3|  |3-|  |3|  |--3--|
  +E  E S E S E S +E  S  E S  E     S  E
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------8-7-7-(7)-7----7-10b12r10-10-|
|-----6-7-8-------------10---------------|
|-(7)------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


  |3-| |3| |3| |3-|   |3-| |3-|  |----3----|  |3|
  E  S E S E S E  S  +E  S E  S  S     +S  S  E S   E S S S S S S S E T T E E
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------8-9-9-9------------------10b12r(10)p8----8-|-7-7-------6---7---6p5------|
|---10---------8-10-(10)-8-------------------10---|-----8-7-7---7---7-----7-7--|
|--------------------------8-10-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|


                   |-3-|  |3| |3-|
   e  E  S  E  S  +E   S  E S E  S  E
|-------10----13-(13)----10-9-9-12-15-|
|----11----11---------11--------------|
|-12----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


                                       ~~~~~
                |---3----|   |-3-|
  E  S     +S   E  S  E  S  +E   S  E  E  E
|---13b15r(13)-15-14------------------------|
|--------------------13-11-(11)-11h12-11-11-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


                                               Gtr II    Gtr I
                                    <
                                    ~~
                      |3-|
  E  E  E S  S  E  a  E  S  e  E    W            H.      Q
|--------------------------14-15-|-17--------|-^(0)----------|
|-----------------------12-------|-----------|-^(0)----------|
|---12s14---12s14-12s14----------|-----------|-^(5)----------|
|---11s13---11s13-11s13----------|-----------|-----------5--|
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------5--|
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------5--|


   Chorus
    E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5        D5G5 D5E5    D5
    Gtr I
    PM     PM----|                    PM----|
             |-3-|                      |-3-|
    Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S  4x
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||


 Fade Out
  E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5      E5D5G5 D5E5    D5
  PM     PM----|                    PM----|
           |-3-|                      |-3-|
  Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------|


  E5 G5  D5E5    D5  E5        D5G5 D5E5    D5
  PM     PM----|                    PM----|
           |-3-|                      |-3-|
  Q  e.. T S S S E S e S   S E S e. T S S S E E.. S
|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------*|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture The Mexican Who Average	#1 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Feb 28, 1977 at 12:09 PM EST
	Masturbation anybody?

No Picture Daniel Average	#2 by Daniel Rainbolt at Jun 22, 1985 at 10:10 AM EST
	Just about living life excessively, drinking smoking and masturbation.

No Picture Jp Wanna Be	#3 by Jp Collins at Oct 12, 1986 at 1:50 AM EST
	Whilst there might be a metaphor or entendre or whatever as with Wynona's Big Brown Beaver, I heard in a bootleg him saying that it's about his vegetarian friends who weren't always that way are sometimes tempted by the taste of meat. Just because they're a rock band doesn't mean they on care about sex, drugs and rock n roll, and those certainly aren't their favourite lyrical topics as many people here seem to think!

No Picture Gabe Average	#4 by Gabe Hawkins at Jun 2, 1989 at 12:26 AM EST
	i think htis song is actually about just what he says...beef. 26 pumps of crossman, meaning they pump meats with steroids and stuff like that. i dont know i may be wrong but it seems correct

No Picture Average	#5 by KitCat at May 17, 1992 at 2:14 PM EST
	i think its about wakin it or it can be about gettiing in a fight with someone for example shake hands with "beef" and beef might be like you have something against the person you know what i mean

No Picture More Cowbell Lead Player	#6 by More Cowbell at Aug 30, 1992 at 12:04 AM EST
	All their songs are random thats what i like about them. Les's Bass rules he's probably the best pitty the don't get the reconition they deserve. i asked people about primus and they were like wot the fuck?

No Picture keith Wanna Be	#7 by keith mckinlay at Jul 27, 1993 at 9:04 AM EST
	"Whilst there might be a metaphor or entendre or whatever as with Wynona's Big Brown Beaver, I heard in a bootleg him saying that it's about his vegetarian friends who weren't always that way are sometimes tempted by the taste of meat. Just because they're a rock band doesn't mean they on care about sex, drugs and rock n roll, and those certainly aren't their favourite lyrical topics as many people here seem to think!" Primus songs arent very straight forward...now OBVIOUSLY this song was made to catch people with the words "Shake Hands with Beef" and think masturbation. I know it isnt about masturbation, but im not sure...I cant say that anything said above (besides the masturbation) is wrong tho

No Picture SLUT Badass	#8 by SLUT at Jun 17, 1996 at 9:52 AM EST
	The video for this song is cool. Fuck knows what its about. Whats with Primus and wine?

No Picture Ŧøn¥ Average	#9 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Dec 19, 1996 at 9:11 AM EST
	This song is about a friend of Les who's a vegetarian, but once in while goes to Taco Bell, and "Shakes Hands With Beef".

No Picture wrath Average	#10 by wrath child at Feb 26, 2005 at 2:26 PM EST
	I never even considered masturbation when I thought about this song. It gives me the impression of Pirate-esque music ( Especially when everyone chimes in for the title line). And, if I were to dwell further, and be less specific, it probably has relations to having problems, and needing to just 'not care'.

No Picture Gunther Wanna Be	#11 by Gunther at Jun 8, 2007 at 8:22 PM EST
	The video has a redneck feel to it...of course, it's an acid trip when Les is darting like around the screen like a firefly on speed. Of course, Primus is fucking weird to begin with, so nothing new is to be expected.