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/ Primus / Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991) / Jerry Was a Race Car Driver guitar tab

Song: Jerry was a race car driver
Artist: Primus
Album: Sailing on the sea of chease
(Also apears on the game "Tony Hawks skateboarding")

distorted tone w/slide
w/out slide
G-----1-/-5------------|--7-\-5--------------------------------/19----19-----|
D-----1-/-5------------|--7-\-5--------------------------------/18----18-----|

         ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
B-------------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
G-------20-----20------------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
D-------19--------------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

    ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
|--------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
|--20--------20---------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
|--19-----19-------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

    ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
|--------------------------------|------------------20----------|
|--20--------20---------20-------|--19----19--------19------19--|
|--19-----19-------19-------19---|--18----18--18--------18--18--|

    ~~~~~                                ~~~~~
|------------------------------------|--20-------20--(20)\-------|
|--20------------20---------20-------|--19----19-19--(19)\-------|
|--19----19---19-------19-------19---|--18----18-----------------|


Jerry was a racecar driver  and he drove so goddamned fast...
G----------------------------12*----| *harm. w/vol. swell

...but he never did come in          last
G--------|-11*---------------(11)\10-------------------| *slight vol.
swell


light 'em up just for fun...

Ah.
G||------7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0-|-7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0--X-11-(11)\-||
(play twice)
D||-----------------------------------|-----------------------10-(10)\-||

  ^----------------------------RIFF A----------------------------------^

         ~~~~~~                           ~~~~~
*B-------------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
*G------/20-----20------------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
*D------/19--------------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

    ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
|--------------------------------|--20--------------20--(20)\-|*
|--20--------20---------20-------|--19----19--19----19--(19)\-|*
|--19-----19-------19-------19---|--18----18--18--------------|*

 * Rhy. Fig. 1*

Captain pierce was a fireman,            Richmond engine number three...
                                =
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G-------------------------------9*------|-------------------------------------|

wealthy man when I get a dime for all the things that man has taught to me...

~~~~~~~~~~
G--------------------------13*------------|-(13)\-----|\

   Captain Pierce was a strong man,       Strong as any man alive.
        It
G--11*------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--10*------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|------------------------11---(11)\10--|
  *vol. swell

stuck in his craw...

Ah.
w/RIFF A

         ~~~~~~                           ~~~~~
B-------------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
G------/20-----20------------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
D------/19--------------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

        ~~~~~~                                                    Go!
-------------------------------------|------20-20-20-20-20-20--|
------/20--------20---------20-------|--19--19-19-19-19-19-19--|
------/19-----19-------19-------19---|--18--18-18-18-18-18-18--|


Rhy Fig 2
E5
/ / / /   / / / /   /
p.m.------------------|
=20
play 7 times=20

Rhy. Fill 1
E5
//// ////
p.m.-----|

Dog will hunt.

Solo
                   ~~~~~~~                                 ~~~~
E-------------------------|-----------11h13h15---15p14p12-14---|
B------14p12p10---10------|---10h12h14-------------------------|
G-------------------------|------------------------------------|

---14-13-11----11----------------------------|
------------14----14-13-11-13-11----11-------|
---------------------------------14----12-14-|

                      ~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------|------------------------------5--7--8--8--|
B--------------------13-----------|----5h7p5p4h5h7p5h7p5p4h5h7/8-------------|
G------11-11------11--------------|------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------11\--|------------------------------------------|

          ~~~~~~
E------8--7------7----|------10-8-------11-10-8----9-12-11-9----10-13-12-10----10-|
B---------------------|-----------12-10---------12-----------12-------------13----|
G---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E---12-13-13-13-13-10----13p11----14-14-14p11----------14----15--|
B---------------------13-------13-14-14-14----14-14-14----14-----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|

                w/wah as filter
        ~~~~~~~
E------15-----------|-----------------14/20----21----|
B------15-------15\-|-13\--------9/13----------------|
G-------------------|-------8\-----------------------|

*w/harmonizer              grad. 1/2     full
E----17p15p13----13-------------------|------------------|
B-------------17----17p13-15-15^------|-15^---(15)\------|
G-------------------------------------|------------------|
*Doubles a flatted fifth higher.


RIFF A

Rhy. Fig. 1

Gtr. out. 3rd verse.

Fill 1
twenty two years old...
                     w/tremolo   \1     \3 1\2
G------14------|-(14)\7----------|----------------|
D--------------|-----------------|----------------|
A--------------|-----------------|----0-----------|


Outro

Rhy Fig 2 (11 times)

E5
/ / / /   / / / /  =20
p.m.-------------|

E--17\X 9\-|

Rhy Fig 2 (3 times)

Rhy Fill 1

Well, i think that thats about all covered from This song fetured on Tony Hawks skateboarding.
So take care guys, Spadey


Primus albums
2003 Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People
1999 Antipop
1998 Rhinoplasty
1997 The Brown Album
1995 Tales From the Punchbowl
1993 Pork Soda
1992 Miscellaneous Debris
1991 Sailing the Seas of Cheese
1990 Frizzle Fry
1990 Suck on This
Sailing the Seas of Cheese tabs
02Here Come the Bastards tabbass tab
03Sgt. Baker tabbass tab
04American Life tabbass tab
05Jerry Was a Race Car Driver tabbass tab
06Eleven tabbass tab
07Is It Luck? tabbass tab
09Tommy the Cat tabbass tab
10Sathington Waltz tabbass tab
11Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers tabbass tab
12Fish on (Fisherman Chronicles, Chapter II) tabbass tab
14Intruder tabbass tab
15Making Plans for Nigel tabbass tab

 

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