Here Come the Bastards Lyrics

HERE COME THE BASTARDS
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)
Words by Les Claypool
Music by Primus
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Q=126(8=s8)
Gtr I
Wx4 e E e E e E e E e E 4x e E e E e E e E e E
|--------------||o---------------------o||---------------------|
|--------------||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-o||-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|
||o---------------------o||---------------------||o---------------------o||
||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-o||-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-o||
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
Guitar Solo
PM|
e E e E e E e E Q Q Q Q. E e E
Q Q Q. E E E Q E S S Q Q E E E
H Q Q Q E E E E Q E E S S S S
|-5-------------|-12s9-9s6-6--/10-9s10s9---9-|
|---------------|--9s6-6s3-3---/7-6s=7s6-0-6-|
S S E S S S S S S S S E E E E E
|-9-9-9---9-9-10-10s9---9s10s9-7-9/--------|
|-6-6-6-0-6-6--7--7s6-0-6s=7s6-4-6/-(14)/--|
N.C. E
Q Q E E Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------18-|-17-17-17--17s16--17-17-17-18-18-18-|
PM| PM|
H.. E e E H.. E e E 3x
|-----------------||o------------------o||
|-----------2-3-3-||o-2---------2-3-3--o||
Out-Chorus
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
PM| PM| PM| PM|
H.. E e E H.. E e E H.. E e E H.. E e E
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