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PRIMUS - DMV 
Tabbed by Cam Joyce (djoyce@axionet.com). * 


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I noticed alot of 6 string Primus stuff on this page, but not so for

much four string conversions, so here's my tab for DMV:



Icons

s-slap

p-pop

V-downstroke on chords (flamenco)

^-upstroke on chords (flamenco)



Verse

G---------------19p------------18s-18s---

D-0s-18s-----0s-----18s-0s---------------

A--------17s---------------17s-----------

E----------------------------------------



Chorus

   V  ^    V  ^    V  ^    V  ^  

G-18-18---18-18---18-18---18-18-18/21-- This is just to get the general idea 

D-17-17---17-17---17-17---17-17-------- of how the chorus is played, some are 

A--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-------- longer, or have a variant, but it

E-------------------------------------- basically branches from here. 




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PRIMUS - DMV 
Submitted by George Kleiner (aa022@detroit.freenet.org). 


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Here is the correct tab for DMV as was transcribe in the March

'94 issue of Guitar World.



This song is mostly played by alternating left and right hand

tapping.  Those notes which are tapped with the fingering hand (left)

have been marked with a "L" above the staff, while the notes that

tapped with the plucking hand (right) have been marked with a "R". I

have also included the rhythmic pattern with a "4" representing a

quarter note, a "8" representing an eighth note, etc..

                       

            DMV  main riff

      

   L  R  R  L  R  R  R  L  R     R 

C:------------------------------------------------:

G:--------------19----------18----18--------------:

D:*----18----------18----------------------------*:

A:*-------17----------17-------------------------*:

E:------------------------------------------------:

B:--15-------15----------15-----------------------:

    16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 8     8    -4 REST-





This can be played with a 4-string by playing the D on the low B

string (the 15) at the 10th fret on the E string, but the problem is

Les likes to play around by playing the D on the low B string an

octave lower, which of course is too low for a 4-string.



The chorus is made up of two finger patterns. We all know how Les

likes to play with his songs, so it's true with this song. Les likes

to play with muted notes, rhythmic patterns, and adding or taking away

notes here and there; but he pretty much sticks to these two finger

patterns:

  

                     DMV chorus/ part 1



          L  L        L  L

          L  L        L  L

          R  R        R  R

C:---------------------------:

G:--------18-18-------18-18--:

D:*-------17-17-------17-17-*:

A:*-------10-10-------10-10-*:

E:---------------------------:

B:---------------------------:

  -4 rest-8  8-4 rest-8  8



This is played 2-4 times before switching to:



                     DMV chorus/ part 2





    R  R  R  R              R  R  R  R    

    R  R  R  R  L     L     R  R  R  R  L     L

C:---------------------------------------------------:

G:--18-18-18-18-------------18-18-18-18--------------:

D:*-17-17-17-17-------------17-17-17-17-------------*:

A:*-------------??----??----------------??----??----*:

E:---------------------------------------------------:

B:--------------??----??----------------??----??-----:

    16 16 16 16 8     8     16 16 16 16 8     8

 

 

Before I get into the variations on the ways that this portion is

played, I'll discuss the way that it should be played. First, the

length of the chorus is up to you. But remember a few things: the

begining choruses are shorter than the later choruses. If you are

playing a shorter chorus, play the first portion of the chorus about 4

times, and the second portion of the chorus about 4 times. As the

chorus grows in length decrease the number of times you play the first

part as you increase the number of times you play the second. In the

song,by the last chorus, the first finger pattern is hardly noticeble

(I would say don't play it at all the last verse), while he plays the

second pattern quite a number of times. Also, play the chorus with a

kind of a build-up feeling.



Now onto the variations of the second portion of the chorus. Regarding

the 18/17 notes on the G and D strings: Alot of the time these notes

are played in a mute-mute-mute-played style, such as:

 

 

G:-X--X--X--18-:

D:-X--X--X--17-:

 

and occasionally:

 

G:-18-X--X--18-:          G:-X--X--X--X--:

D:-17-X--X--17-:    or    D:-X--X--X--X--:

 

 

Now, about the question marks. I don't know how to write proper

computer tab, so please bear with me. In the earlier choruses these

8th notes are played:

 

 

A:---------10---11\-:  or  A:---------10---10\-:

 

 

But as the song progresses he starts to starts to play these notes as:

 

 

B:---------8----8(\)*-:   or   B:--------8**--3-:

*note- about half of time he plays this slide

**note- occasionally he plays 8 slurred-slide 3 

        

 

I'm not even going to touch the outro, but i will tell you how to play

one more thing. If anyone was wondering what the third verse (the

slower, quieter one) was, all he's basically doing is playing whole

note Ds at the 3rd fret on the low B string with muted taps on the G

string. Regarding these taps, Guitar World instructs to "tap and

quickly mute strings over pick-up w/right hand".



I highly suggest getting the March '94 issue of Guitar World for this

transcription. The bass part alone is 10 pages!!  I hope I cleared

things up. 'Til later...




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PRIMUS - DMV 
Tabbed by Mr. Krinkle (krinkle@tiac.net). 


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verse : (wicked fast)



G-|---------------19-------18-18-----------------------------------------|

D-|------17----------18--------------------------------------------------|

A-|---------16-----------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---15-------15-------15-----------------------------------------------|


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