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JOHN THE FISHERMAN
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1990 Album FRIZZLE FRY)
Words by Les Claypool
Music by Les Claypool, Tim Alexander, Todd Huth
B5 B#5 C#5 D5
x 2 4 4 x 3 5 5 x 4 6 6 x 5 7 7
N.C.
0 0 0 0
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
4/4
Gtrs I, II
\4.5____________________/
Wx2 W +H. +Q +W +H +H
|-------|---------|------------|-------|-------------|
|-------|-11------|-(11)--(11)-|-(11)--|-(11)---(11)-|
|-------|-11------|-(11)--(11)-|-(11)--|-(11)---(11)-|
|-------|--9------|--(9)---(9)-|--(9)--|--(9)----(9)-|
\1.5__________/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S +S Q. +E +E +Q +Q +H.
|-13-(13)-------------------------------|--------------|
|------------11----(11)-(11)b14===(11)--|-(11)r=(11)---|
|---------------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------|
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q. +E +H +H +Q Q
|------------------------|----------------------|
|-(11)--(11)b13==(11)----|-(11)----(11)r--------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------/21\--|
B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|
|---4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|
|---2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5
E E E E E E E E H E E E E
|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|------9-10-12-|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|------9-10-12-|
|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|------7--8-10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E H E E E E
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|------4--5--7-|
|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|------4--5--7-|
|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|------2--3--5-|
|---------------------|--------------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----3s=9-------------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|----4s10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
|-11------------------|---------------------|
|-11------------------|---------------------|
|--9------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|--6-4--5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|--4-2--3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
|-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
~~
Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5-|
|-------------4-------|---------------4-------------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
|-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5
Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------/9----/9----(9)S2S|=12-(12)s6S15-(15)\---------|
|-----/10---/10---(10)S3S|=13-(13)s7S16-(16)\---------|
|------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-|
|------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-|
|------------------------|--------------------7--8-10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-|
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0---2--3-|------2--3--4-------2--3--5-|
|-------------4----------|----------------4-----------|
C#5 N.C.
Gtr III
\7 \2/
W +W +Q. E +Q +E E
|-------------|------------------|---------------------15---|
|-------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-11----------|-(11)-------------|-(11)---------------------|
|-11----------|-(11)-------------|-(11)---------------------|
|--9----------|--(9)-------------|--(9)----0--(0)--(0)------|
|
| Gtr II
| \5___
| H. Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--6----------|-------0------0---|-------0----------0--<9>--|
|--6-----/15\-|-------0------0---|-------0----------0--<9>--|
|--4----------|-------0------0---|-------0----------0--<9>--|
|-------------|------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~
+Q Q E E +Q
|-(15)-------------------21--(21)-||
|--------13-----------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|-----------------/17---(17)-(17)-||
|
| /
| +Q. +E +Q Q
|-(<9>)-----(<9>)-(<9>)-----------||
|-(<9>)-----(<9>)-(<9>)-----------||
|-(<9>)-----(<9>)-(<9>)-------16\-||
|---------------------------------||
1st, 2nd Verse
$
B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|---4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|---2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
|-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
~~
Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5-|
|-------------4-------|---------------4-------------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
||------/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
||o-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
||o-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
||--------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
~~
Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18-----o||
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19---||
|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7---||
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7--o||
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5--o||
|-------------4-------|---------------4---------------||
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
|-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5
Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E
|------------------------|----------------------------||
|------/9----/9----(9)S2S|=12-(12)s6S15-(15)\---------||
|-----/10---/10---(10)S3S|=13-(13)s7S16-(16)\---------||
|------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-||
|------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-||
|------------------------|--------------------7--8-10-||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-||
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-||
|-4-2---3-4-----0---2--3-|------2--3--4-------2--3--5-||
|-------------4----------|----------------4-----------||
Chorus
1.,2.,3. 4.
To Coda
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 B5B#5C#5 D5
Gtr III
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||-----------------9---|---------------------||---------------------|
||o----------------9---|--------------------o||---------------------|
||---------------------|---------------------||---------------------|
||--11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12--||---9-10-11---9-10-12-|
||o-11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12-o||---9-10-11---9-10-12-|
||---9-7--8--9---------|---7--8--9-------10--||---7--8--9-0-7--8-10-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||---6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7--||---4--5--6---------7-|
||o--6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7-o||---4--5--6---------7-|
||o--4-2--3--4---0-2-3-|---2--3--4---2-3--5-o||---2--3--4---2--3--5-|
||-------------4-------|-----------4---------||-----------4---------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
Gtr III
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------18---|-(18)\------------------|
|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-------10-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-|
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-|
|--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2-3--5-|
|------------4------------|---------------4--------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------18---|-(18)\---------------------|
|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11---------12--|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11---------12--|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9---------10--|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S e e E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6-x-x-x-x--7--|
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6-x-x-x-x--7--|
|--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4-x-x-x-x--5--|
|------------4------------|---------------------------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------18---|-(18)\------------------|
|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-------10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-|
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-|
|--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2-3--5-|
|------------4------------|---------------4--------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------18---|-(18)\-------------------|
|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11---9-10-12-|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11---9-10-12-|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-0-7--8-10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6---------7-|
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6---------7-|
|--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2--3--5-|
|------------4------------|---------------4---------|
C#5 N.C. G D5
Gtr III
PM--|
H +Q. +E S S S S E E Q E E
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|--------------12---------|
|----------------|--------------12---------|
|-11--(11)-(11)\-|----<5>-----5-12------12-|
|-11--(11)-(11)\-|-<5>----5-7---10------12-|
|--9---(9)--(9)\-|----------------------10-|
|
| Gtr II
| W S S S S E E Q E E
|--6-------------|-----------------------7-|
|--6-------------|-----------------------7-|
|--4-------------|--5h=7--5h7-5S10\------5-|
|----------------|-------------------------|
C#5 N.C. G5 B5B#5D5
2/4
W S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
|-----|-------------------|-----------|
|-----|-------------------|-----------|
|-----|-------------------|-----------|
|-11--|---------4-----5---|---9-10-12-|
|-11--|-----0h4---5---5---|---9-10-12-|
|--9--|-0h4-----------3---|---7--8-10-|
|
| W S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
|--6--|-------------------|---4--5--7-|
|--6--|---------4---------|---4--5--7-|
|--4--|-----0h4---5-------|---2--3--5-|
|-----|-0h4-----------3---|-----------|
C#5 D C# N.C.
4/4
Gtr III
H E E E E +Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-11-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-11-----------------|--------9----(9)----9----|----8---(8)---8------|
|--9-----9s7s==9--10-|-(10)--10---(10)-10---10-|-9--9---(9)-9----0---|
|
| Gtr II
| \5___
| H. Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--6-----------------|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0-<9>--|
|--6-----------------|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0-<9>--|
|--4---------/16\----|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0-<9>--|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda
~~~
|-----6-----| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S Q
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------10-----------||
|-------------------------6h==8h10---7-------10s13----||
|-----------------4h6h8-------------------------------||
|-----------4h6h8-------------------------------------||
|---4h==6h8-------------------------------------------||
|
| /
| +Q. +E +Q Q
|-(<9>)-----------------(<9>)------(<9>)--------------||
|-(<9>)-----------------(<9>)------(<9>)--------------||
|-(<9>)-----------------(<9>)------(<9>)--------16\---||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
Chorus2
1.,2.,3. 4.
&
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||-----------------9---|---------------------||---------------------||
||o----------------9---|--------------------o||---------------------||
||---------------------|---------------------||---------------------||
||--11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12--||---9-10-11---9-10-12-||
||o-11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12-o||---9-10-11---9-10-12-||
||---9-7--8--9---------|---7--8--9-------10--||---7--8--9-0-7--8-10-||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||---6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7--||---4--5--6---------7-||
||o--6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7-o||---4--5--6---------7-||
||o--4-2--3--4---0-2-3-|---2--3--4---2-3--5-o||---2--3--4---2--3--5-||
||-------------4-------|-----------4---------||-----------4---------||
Outro
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-11-9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|-11-9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|--9-7--8--9---7--8--9-|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6---4--5--6-|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|
|--6-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|
|--4-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|
|----------------------|---------------------|
B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5 C#5
E E E E E E E E H E E E E Q Q H
|---------------------|---------------|----------*|
|---------------------|---------------|----------*|
|---------------------|---------------|----------*|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|-------9-10-12-|-11\------*|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|-------9-10-12-|-11\------*|
|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|-------7--8-10-|--9\------*|
|
| E E E E E E E E H E E E E Q Q H
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|-------4--5--7-|--6\------*|
|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-------4--5--7-|--6\------*|
|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-------2--3--5-|--4\------*|
|---------------------|---------------|----------*|
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
This is both guitar and bass transcription
