-------------------------------------http://fly.to/primus------------------------------------ -------------------------------------brazilian PRIMUS page----------------------------------- -------------------------------------gbonna@starmedia.com------------------------------------ PRIMUS - Too Many Puppies Tabbed by Jeffrey Swing (js018d@uhura.cc.rochester.edu). Notes on notation: Since flamenco style strumming is a big part of Les Claypool's style, I will denote a down-stroke strum (played by strumming with your picking hand fingernails) with a "V", and an up-stroke strum (you can use your thumbnail, or the pads of your fingertips) with a "^". I will try to stick to the faq for the rest of the notation, (or at least make it understandable). Also, I will indicate vibrato by writing "/\/\/\/\/\/\/" above the staff. Triplets will be indicated by "|-3-|" also above the staff, the triplets shoud be played with three fingers, starting with your ring finger (that's the easiest way I've found to play them). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- all slapped notes played extremely short main riff ^ V ^ V G-|--5/6-6-6-7-----|- D-|*-5/6-6-6-7----*|- A-|*--------------*|- E-|----------------|- chorus riff ^ V ^ V G-|--5/6-6-6-7------------------------|- D-|*-5/6-6-6-7-----------------------*|- A-|*---------------------------------*|- E-|--------------0S--2S--0S--2S--3S---|- interlude riff ad lib ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V G-|--7\6-X---7\6-X--|-7\6-X-X-X-|- D-|*-7\6-X---7\6-X-*|-7\6-X-X-X-|- A-|*---------------*|-----------|- E-|-----------------|-----------|- Note: Although Claypool plays the strummed notes on just the top two strings, I like to add the lower octave to the top note, making a fuller sound (This would make a full power chord instead of just strummed fourths). For example: ^ V ^ V G-|--5/6-6-6-7-----|- D-|*-5/6-6-6-7----*|- A-|*-3/4-4-4-5----*|- E-|----------------|- To finger the chords, I use my first finger to fret the bottom note, and my pinky barres the two upper notes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMUS - Too Many Puppies Tabbed by Karim Nassar (Guiness777@aol.com). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notation: v = downstroke strum ^ = upstroke strum / = upslide \ = downslide x = muted note INTRO: V ^ V ^ V ^ G-|--5-5-6-6-7-7-------| D-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------| A-|-----------------------| E-|-----------------------| This portion can be strummed flaminco style but I get enough noise with just my middle finger. Play around with it, technique varies. MAIN BODY: Play INTRO with this addition G-|-----------------------| D-|-----------------------| A-|-----------------------| E-|--2-3-2-3-5----------| INTERLUDE: Occurs @ 1:55 V V ^ V V ^ V V ^ V V ^ V V ^ V ^ V G-|--5 \ 4-X-X-4 / 5-X-X-5 / 7-X-X-7 \ 5-X-X-5 \ 4-X-X-4 / 5-X-5 \ 4 D-|--5 \ 4-X-X-4 / 5-X-X-5 / 7-X-X-7 \ 5-X-X-5 \ 4-X-X-4 / 5-X-5 \ 4 A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------ E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMUS - Too Many Puppies Correction by Boogada (boogada2@hotmail.com). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Too many puppies tabs could be slightly wrong. Here's another version. All notes are strummed and the 'h' denotes a hammer on. Here play 3rd fret and hammer onto fourth. Play fourth and hammer fifth and so on. G-|----3-h4-4-h5-5-----------|| D-|----3-h4-4-h5-5-----------|| Then repeat over main riff A-|----------------6-7-6-7-6-|| E-|----------------4-5-4-5-4-|| There;s a little bit in this song which follows this. I don't know where it appears, but if you play it and listen to the song it should become apparent: * = muted h = hammer on G-|--4-h5-*-*-6-h7-*-*-2-h3-*-*-|| D-|--4 h5-*-*-6-h7-*-*-2-h3-*-*-|| A-|-----------------------------|| E-|-----------------------------|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMUS - Too Many Puppies Correction by Daniel (ErnieB04@aol.com). The main riff on Too Many Puppies is different than what you have as the tab. It should go: G ----5-5-6-6-7------ D ----5-5-5-5-5------ A ------------------- E ------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMUS - Too Many Puppies Tabbed by Luke Fields(SnrBiggles@aol.com). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is how I hear Too Many Puppies and how I play it on bass. The transcriptions you have up have at least one thing that I think is wrong, so I compiled it all up into one, handy-dandy tab. Here ya go. 5 6 6 6 7 - - - - - - - - 5 6 6 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - When playing this part, 5 5 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - 5 5 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - hammer on to the next chord. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The G on the D-string is stationary - - - - - - - - 2 3 2 4 2 - - - - - - - - 2 3 2 4 5 - - x x 5\ 4 x x 4\ 5 x x 5\ 7 x 7\ 5 x x 5 \4 x x 4 \5 x x 5 \7 x 7 \5 You all should get what this is all about - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I think that's the song. Anything left out is probably self-explanatory. TOO MANY PUPPIES by Primus Tabbed by Jim Wade INTRO G -5\6H-6-6-7-|-5\6H-6-6-7-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-| D -5\6H-6-6-7-|-5\6H-6-6-7-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-| A ------------|------------X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-| E ------------|------------X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-| VERSE G ----|-5\6H-6-6-7-----------5\6H-6-6-7-----------| D ----|-5\6H-6-6-7-----------5\6H-6-6-7-----------| A ----|-------------------------------------------| E -15-|------------2-3-2-3-1------------2-3-2-3-5-| G -5\6H-6-6-7-| D -5\6H-6-6-7-| A ------------| E ------------| BRIDGE G ---5\7H-X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3\5H---5\7H-X-8/7H-X------------ D ---5\7H-X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3\5H---5\7H-X-8/7H-X------------ A -------------------------------------------------------- E -0---------------------------0---------------5\7H-5\7H- G ------------5\7H-X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3/5H-X---5\7H-X-8/7H-X- D ------------5\7H-X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3/5H-X---5\7H-X-8/7H-X- A -------------------------------------------------------- E -5\7H-5\7H------------------------------0--------------- G ------------------------5\7H-X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3/5H---5\7H- D ------------------------5\7H-X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3/5H---5\7H- A --------------------------------------------------------- E -5\7H-5\7H-5\7H-5\7H------------------------------0------ G -X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3\5H-X-1\3H-X-----------1\3H------12-12- D -X-8/7H-X-5\7H-X-3\5H-X-1\3H-X-----------1\3H------12-12- A --------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------- G -12-12-12-12---| D -12-12-12-12---| A ---------------| E -------------3-| -------------------------------------http://fly.to/primus------------------------------------ -------------------------------------brazilian PRIMUS page----------------------------------- -------------------------------------gbonna@starmedia.com------------------------------------