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Normal tuning (E, A, D, G, B, e).
After the bass intro, play this 4 times:
Fig A:
|--------------------------
|7------\6---\-------------
|7------\6---\-------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
Then this 4 times:
Fig B:
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10------|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------|
Fig C:
Keep bending this note for 4 bars:
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|--------4-b(5)-r(4)-b(5)-r(4)-b(5)-etc.----------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
b = bend the string so it sounds like the fret in brackets.
r = release the bend.
Play figure A one time, then this:
|----------------|----------------|--------------
|7---------------|----------------|--------------
|7---------7-6-5-|6-7-8-7-6-5-6-7-|6-------------
|----------------|----------------|--------5\----
|----------------|----------------|--------------
|----------------|----------------|--------------
Play figure B four times.
Keep bending figure C for eight bars.
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------7-6-------|----------7-6---|------------7-6-|7-8-8-7-6-------|
|----7-------6---|--------7-----6-|--------7-------|------------8---|
|6---------------|5---6-----------|5---6-----------|----------5---5-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Play figure A four times.
|----------------|----|----------------|----------------|
|------------7-6-|----|------------7-6-|7---8-9-8-7-6---|
|7---------------|6---|7---------------|--------------6-|
|----------------|----|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----|----------------|----------------|
Play figure B four times.
Keep bending figure C for eight bars (with crescendo).
|-----|-----|-------|----------------|----|----------------|
|-----|-----|-------|----------------|----|----------------|
|(7)--|(7)--|(7)----|----8-7-6-5-----|----|--7-8-9-8-7---7-|
|-----|-----|-------|------------5-6-|6---|------------5---|
|-----|-----|-------|----------------|----|----------------|
|-----|-----|-------|----------------|----|----------------|
|----------------|------|---------------|----|------------|
|----------------|------|---------------|----|------------|
|----------------|(7)---|(7)-----7-8-8-7|7---|7---8-8-8\--|
|6---5-4---------|------|---------------|----|------------|
|--------5-------|------|---------------|----|------------|
|----------------|------|---------------|----|------------|
Play figure B four times.
Keep bending figure C for eight bars
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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James Rhythm Player |
#1 by James T.H. at Aug 11, 2006 at 3:46 AM EST |
| THC (tetra-hydro-cannabinol) is one of the main active chemicals in marijuana. pretty much all of Primus song were written high/or trippin on stuff like shrooms | |
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tristan Rhythm Player |
#2 by tristan drew at Oct 10, 2006 at 8:38 PM EST |
| There are metaphors in all Primus songs! Of coure it's not just about the DMV, half the lyrics aren't referring to it... I think it's about life and our satisfaction from it; there are things to relieve us from the stress, but they're bad in their own way, so isn't life kind of pointless? Then again, what point could it have and how would you know that it's the true meaning? So just get on with it, enjoy the good things and put up with the bad, because that's the way life is! Spegetti Western is anti-pot, as is this, and Les has quit drugs now. | |
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eric Rhythm Player |
#3 by eric johnson at Oct 17, 2006 at 10:23 PM EST |
| Yup, that entirely it. | |
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jimmy Lead Player |
#4 by jimmy matthews at Dec 19, 2006 at 2:35 AM EST |
| This song is about how there a lot of things in life we love to do, and then there are a lot of shitty things in life we have to do as well. That's my take on it anyways. | |
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†§ean† Average |
#5 by †§ean† at Feb 4, 2007 at 4:02 PM EST |
| This song is about how there a lot of things in life we love to do, and then there are a lot of shitty things in life we have to do as well. That's my take on it anyways. | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#6 by Zach Pain at Feb 7, 2007 at 9:52 PM EST |
| "When I need relief I spell it THC Perhaps you may know vaguely what I mean I sit back and smoke away huge chunks of memory As I slowly inflict upon myself a full lobotomy " this is gold. Funny because it's true. | |
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calvin Wanna Be |
#7 by calvin maynard at Feb 14, 2007 at 1:42 PM EST |
| Primus uses way to many metaphors and symbolism in their lyrics, they are such cryptic puzzles. I cant begin to fathom this songs meaning. (sarcasm is a bitch) I love this song, CLAYPOOL FOR PRESIDENT!!! | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#8 by Chris H at Feb 23, 2007 at 1:05 PM EST |
| hmm...shit that we hate in life. That's what this is about. You've got your parties and your friends and your fun...but you also have to put up with shit. POWER TAPPIDY TAP on the bass! And that end bass-strum solo blows me away everytime i hear it. | |
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brad Average |
#9 by brad everett at Mar 10, 2007 at 10:48 PM EST |
| oh, man you guys. you must not have heard an actual solo by les. the solo in DMV is shit compared to it. I'd love to tell you where to get your hands on a 45-second live bomb ass solo track, but it's some exclusive shit that only one friend of mine has, and I don't know where he got it. but anyways, I actually hear that DMV is about a guy who waited in line longer than he could handle and hung himself afterwards. I do think that the way "Bob" just goes straight to DMV has something to do with it. and I think we all know what bob is about; it's pretty self explanatory. | |
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Maggot Man Wanna Be |
#10 by Maggot Man at May 2, 2007 at 12:17 AM EST |
| DMV, of course, stands for the Department of Motor Vehicles which is infamous for long lines and endless waiting. | |
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Keegan Average |
#11 by Keegan at Aug 3, 2007 at 4:49 AM EST |
| So DMV is Department of Motor Vehicles, what is THC? | |
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Brian Average |
#12 by Brian Dempsey at Aug 30, 2007 at 5:10 PM EST |
| DMV is just something he personally hates, that others can understand why, along with his personal vice (cannabis). | |
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Justin - MrBlit Rhythm Player |
#13 by Justin - MrBlitz - Maletta at Aug 31, 2007 at 6:23 AM EST |
| yea i think people are reading a little to much into this... les is just ranting about the dmv... he oes off a little generalizing that theres tons of hings in life we hate but we gota do em anyway... but yea the song really is about the dmv in my opinion its not a metaphor. but yea as per that drug thing.... les smokes pot and shit as mentioned in this song... and he also does acid and admits it openly... but lacquer head as well as harold of the rocks and damned bluue collared tweakeres and many other songs les is criticizing the use of addictive hard drugs because of personal experiences in which they ruined people's lives. just because les smokes pot doesn't mean he can't writ songs against the use of hard drugs.... those are two totally different ball parks. | |
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The Penguins Tr Professional Badass |
#14 by The Penguins Tried To Kill Me The Other Day at Sep 18, 2007 at 11:00 PM EST |
| Wait, I just figured out that THC has something to do with Hashish. | |
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SLIPKNOT FUCING Rhythm Player |
#15 by SLIPKNOT FUCING RULES!!!! v at Oct 17, 2007 at 7:30 PM EST |
| This song is about how there a lot of things in life we love to do, and then there are a lot of shitty things in life we have to do as well. That's my take on it anyways. | |
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