Groundhog's Day Lyrics

GROUND HOG'S DAY
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1989 Album FRIZZLE FRY)
Words by Les Claypool Music by Les Claypool, Tim Alexander and Todd Huth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Larry LaLonde'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Double'
Moderate Rock Q=120(8=s8)
Gtr I
W W W
Q Q H H Q Q Q. +E H
|----0-------|---------x\--|-3----(3)S6----|
j7
+W Q. +E H +H +Q Q
|-(6)--------|-8----(8)S11b12----|-(11)----(11)-----|
E E E E E E E +Q. +W a a a a E +E E E +H
||o------------11-11b13r(11)---|-(11)--------|---------10b11r(10)------------|
||-----------9-----------------|-------------|-------x------------9s7-(7)----|
||------8s10-------------------|-------------|-----x-------------------------|
||o---7------------------------|-------------|---x---------------------------|
+W a a a a E +E E E +H
|------------|---------10b11r(10)------------|
|-(7)--------|-------x------------9s7-(7)----|
j7
+H. a a a Q +Q. +E Q. +E H. E E
|-(7)------------7b8===|=(7)r==(7)-5----(5)S|=7-------7\---||
1st & 2nd Verse
Q Q H +H +E E E E H +Q. E +W
Q Q H +H +E E E E H +Q. E +W
PM| PM ~ ~~~~ PM| ~ ~~~~~
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q. +S S Q E E E E E E Q E E H
|----------2---2-2-|--------------------|---------2-------|------------------o||
|----------2---2-2-|----2-0-7b9r==(7)p5-|---------2---2-2-|----2/---12b14-----||
|-12\--0-0---0-----|----0---------------|-----0-0---0-0-0-|----0-------------o||
~ ~~~~~~~ PM| PM ~ ~~~~~
Q E E Q. +S S Q E E E E E E Q E E Q. +S S
|----2-0-12pb14r==(12)p10-|----------2---2-2-|----2-0-7pb9r==(7)p5-|
PM| ~ ~~~~~
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q +Q
|---------2---2-2-|----------19b21--(19)--||
E E E E E E E +Q. +W
|-------------11-11b13r(11)---|-(11)--------|
|------8s10-------------------|-------------|
a a a a H. +Q +Q E E Q E E
|---------10b11=======(10)--|-(10)--10-10-10--r-10-|
Q +Q E +E E E +H. Q
|-10b11===(10)--10r(10)-----|----------------|
|-----------------------9s7-|-(7)------7b8===|
+Q. +E Q. +E H +E +E Q
|-(7)r==(7)-5----(5)s|=7----(7)-(7)\----||
3rd Verse
Q Q H +H +E E E E H +Q. E +W
||o---------------|-----------------------|--------------|--------o||
||o-10--10--------|--------------10----10-|--------------|--------o||
W +W
Straight Eighths & Faster. Q=132
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|------/12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-20p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
|------/12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19-17-|
C#5 N.C.
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
|------/12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19-17-|
C#5 N.C.
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-20p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
|------/12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19-17-|
C#5 N.C.
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-20p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
|------/12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19-17-|
C#5 N.C.
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E
||o-17-(17)S12-0S19-/12-(12)-12-12-12-17p12---|
||o-------------------------------------------|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S +S S E
|------/12-0s19-------------12---------------|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|------/12-0S19-/12-(12)-12-12-12-17p12---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S +S S E
|------/12-0s19-------------12---------------|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|------/12-0S19-/12-(12)-12-12-12-17p12---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S +S S E
|------/12-0s19-------------12---------------|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|------/12-0S19-/12-(12)-12-12-12-17p12---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
C#5 N.C.
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-20p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
C#5 N.C.
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
|------/12-0-/19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19-17-o||
|-11\------------------------------------o||
C#5 E5 D#5 G5 F#5A5 C#5 N.C.
E S S +S S E S E S E E Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------|------/12-0-/19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
C#5 N.C.
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19p15---|
E S S +S S E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
Guitar Solo
N.C.(C#5)
S S S S T T S S S S S S T T S S S S S S T T
S S S S S S T T S S S S S S T T S S S S
|-8----8h9p8----8h9p8----8h9p8----8h9s8----8s9---|
T T E S +H S S S S +H +E E S S S S
|-------11-(11)----9h11-9-8-|-(8)----(8)-8-8h9p8-6-|
+E E S S S a S +E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(6)s8-8h9p8-10s11-(11)-11---11---|------11-----------------------------11-11-|
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S S S S E E E E E E E +H +Q. S S
|-11p9-/9-9-9-8-8s6-8-8-8-|-(8)b9----(8)---/8---|
E Q E E. S E +E +Q +E E Q E S S
|-------------9b11==(9)-|-(9)r=(9)-6-6--6-6-6-|
Gtrs I, II
Q S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
C#5 N.C.
Gtr I
Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|------/12-0-/19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
C# N.C. C#5 E5 D#5 G5 F#5A5
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E E S S +S S E S E S E E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-20p15---|--------------------------------|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|------/12-0-/19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19p15---|
C#5 N.C.
Q S S S S +S S S S E E
C#5 N.C. C#5 E5 D#5
Gtrs I, II
E +E S S S S +S S S S S S E E S S +S S E
|-17-(17)S12-0S19-/15-(15)-15-15-15-19p15---|-------------------||
+E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E. S +E E
||o-------------------------------|----------------------------o||
||o-(13)-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-|-13-x-x-13---11--14-(14)-13-o||
+E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
E S S +S S E S E S E S S +S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q S S S S S S S S S E S +Q +Q H
W W W
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