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Primal Scream Guitar Tablature
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 01:15:46 PDT
From: Juan Sjobohm 
Subject: c/crue_motley/primal_scream.tab

Motley Crue
Primal Scream
From the album "Decade of decadence" 1991 Elektra Entertainmet
Posted by Juan Sjobohm, [email protected]
Standard Tuning

This song uses a lot of slide guitar.  Guitar 2 is usually slide
, unless indicated
This is a fairly detailed transcription of the song.  If anybody finds 
any
faults, please email me and i'll correct it.  


  INTRO w/bass
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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2--------|
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-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--8--|
                                                                              
  Guitar 1
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-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|
-|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3---------------|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------------------|
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 | Guitar 2 (slide guitar)   									    |
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
                                                                              

-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|--5---------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|--5---------------------------|
-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----|--3------------1^b--1^b-1^b---|
                                                                              

-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|--5-----------------5-5-5-5--5---|--5--------------------2---3p0----------|
-|--5-----------------3-3-3-3--5---|--5------------------2---2-----1h2------|
-|--3-----------------3-3-3-3--3---|--3-------------------------------------|
  Broke dick dog, my head slung low    tail knocked in the dirt                                                                           

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-|--5-----------------5-5-5-5--5---|--5--------------------2---3p0----------|
-|--5-----------------3-3-3-3--5---|--5------------------2---2-----1h2------|
-|--3-----------------3-3-3-3--3---|--3-------------------------------------|-
  Time and time of being told         trash is all im worth

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-|--5-----------------5-5-5-5--5---|--5--------------------2---3p0----------|
-|--5-----------------3-3-3-3--5---|--5------------------2---2-----1h2------|
-|--3-----------------3-3-3-3--3---|--3-------------------------------------|
  When I was   just a young boy       had to take a little greif

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-|--5-----------------5-5-5-5--5---|--5--------------------2---3p0----------|
-|--5-----------------3-3-3-3--5---|--5------------------2---2-----1h2------|
-|--3-----------------3-3-3-3--3---|--3-------------------------------------|
  Now that      i'm much older dont       put your shit on me    No!


-|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------0-|--------------------------------3h4p3-----------3h4p3--|
-|----------------0-|---------------------------3----------3p1---1----------|
-|-5------5-5-5---0-|-5--------------------5-5--3--------------1---3--------|
-|-5------3-3-3-----|-5--------------------5-5--1---------------------------|
-|-3------3-3-3-----|-3--------------------3-3------------------------------|
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-|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
-|-5/-12-/11/12/12--|-------------------------------------------------------|
-|-5/-12------------|-12-----------------------------7/87----------7/87---|
-|-5/-12------------|-12-----------------------/8----------6-----6----------|
-|------------------|--------------------------/8-------------6-------------|
-|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
                     Grab   it  and shake it                          
Reach                               

-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|----3v-------3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
-|-3-----------1-1---3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------|
-|-------------------3--3--3--3--3--------10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
-|-------------------1--1--1--1--1------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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|   
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-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------/10-----------------------10-9-8-7-6-5-2-0-----|
-|--------------------/10-----------------------10-9-8-7-6-5-2-0-----|
-|----8v-------6-6----/10-----------------------10-9-8-7-6-5-2-0-----|
-|-8-----------6-6----------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   down and scrape it                       You  just   got    to                                                                            

  Guitar 1
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-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|
-|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3---------------|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------------------|
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|   
 | Guitar 2 (slide guitar)   						    |
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
   Scream      and shout               rip that mother out
        (scream)


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-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----|
  You just gotta say                  Primal
                      (hey)


  Guitar 1
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-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|-
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|-
-|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3---------------|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------------------|-
 |                                                                          
|   
 | Guitar 2 (slide guitar)   									    |
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
   Scream      and shout               ooh lets tear it out
        (scream)

-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----|
  You just gotta say         get it             
                      

-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-3--2--0h2p0--------0h2p0--3---2--0h2p0--------------|
-|-------------1---2----------------------1---2----5---|
-|-----------------------------------------------3-3---|
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-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-7--5--3h5p3--------------5--7-5--3h5p3--------------|
-|-------------5---5-6-5--7---------------5--6--7--5---|
-|-------------------------------------------------3---|
  (*play top line once, then bring in second guitar)                                                                          

2nd verse
Janou said that the meters are red, gonna blow a neurotic fuse
If you show a little, a little pain, unlock a whole lot of truth
Daddy was a young man, his home was livin hell
Mama tried to be so perfect now her minds a padded cell


-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|----------------------------------------------------------------3h4-3----|--
-|-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3------3---------3--|--
-|-5-------5--5--5--5---5------------------5--5--3-3-3-3------3------------|--
-|-5-------3--3--3--3---5------------------5--5--1-1-1-1------1------------|--
-|-3-------3--3--3--3---3------------------3--3----------------------------|--
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-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|--------/11--/12-11/12-------------------0--0----------------------------|--
-|/12--------------------/12---------------0--0----------------------------|--
-|/12--------------------/12---------------------8-8-8-86---6----8--8--8--|--
-|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8----/8---------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
                        Yeah grab it and shake it                                                   

-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------
-|----3h4p3------------------------------------------------------|------------
-|-3--------3--3-------------------------------------------------|------------
-|-3-------------3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|------------
-|-1-------------1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|------------
-|---------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-11-|------------
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-|-----6-7--------3----------/10---------------------------------|------------
-|8--7------64-3------------/10---------------------------------|------------
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-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------
  Reach down and scrape it                                                                           

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-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|-
-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------------|-
     you      just     got      to                                                                              


  Guitar 1
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-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|-
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|-
-|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3---------------|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------------------|-
 |                                                                          
|   
 | Guitar 2 (slide guitar)   									    |
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
   Scream      and shout               tear that sucker down
        (scream)


-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----|
  You just gotta say                  Primal
                      (hey)


  Guitar 1
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-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|-
-|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------------------|-
-|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3---------------|--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------------------|-
 |                                                                          
|   
 | Guitar 2 (slide guitar)   									    |
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-
   Scream      and shout               shut that tower down
        (scream)

-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----|
  You just gotta say         kick it             
                      

-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-3--2--0h2p0--------0h2p0--3---2--0h2p0--------------|
-|-------------1---2----------------------1---2----5---|
-|-----------------------------------------------3-3---|
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-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-7--5--3h5p3--------------5--7-5--3h5p3--------------|
-|-------------5---5-6-5--7---------------5--6--7--5---|
-|-------------------------------------------------3---|
  (*play top line once, then bring in second guitar)                                                                          



SOLO: slide guitar
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|-/12-----10/12--------------------------10/12--------------15--15---------|-
-|-/12------------1210---------10----12--------12------10//-15--15---------|-
-|-/12------------1210-12-10---------------------------10//-15--15---------|-
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
                                                                              

-|------------------------------------15--13--------------------------------|-
-|---------------------1513-----15----------13/15-------------/10----------|-
-|-1513------15v-------------15-------------------15v---------/10--1410---|-
-|-------/15---------------------------------------------------/10----------|-
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
                                                                              
                                        *take off slide
-|------------------------------13v------*-15----15-------------------15---|--
-|-1310---11-10-11-10-11-10/11-----------18b------18-15----15-----15------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------18----17b---------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
                                                                              

-|----------15-17b--15-17p15----17----15-15--15-15-15----------------------|--
-|-18-13-17------------------17----17-----------------10b--8---10---8------|--
-|-----------------------------------------------------------9----9---9b---|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
                                                                              

-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-7--9--7-----------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|---------9--7--7br7--5--7--5---7--7b----5--7--5--------------------15----|--
-|-----------------------------7-------------------------------15-------17-|--
-|-------------------------------------------------12-15/18-15----18-------|--
                                                                              

-|----------------------------------15----18-15-20b---20-18----------------|--
-|----------------------15----18-14----18-------------------20v------------|--
-|-------15----17----------18----------------------------------------------|--
-|-17-17----17----17-17----------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
                                                                              

-|-20b--18-20-20b-18-20-20b-18-20-20b-18-20-20b-18-20-20b------------------|--
-|--------------------------------------------------------20-20-----------|--
-|---------------------------------------------------------------17h19-----|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
                                                                              

-|-17----1715-15----1513-13----1312-12----12----13----13-20b-20--20-18--|--
-|----18----------17----------15----------13----15----15-------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
                                                                              

-|------------------------|
-|-20-------11-11-13-----|
-|-----12-12----------12--|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
                                                                              


  These are the two overdubbed solos in the ending.  The song basically 
ends
  strumming G and F till the end.
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-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------12b----|-
-|----15----17----15-------15---10----|--------------------------------15b|-
-|-17----17----17----17----15---10----|-7b--5--7--5----7b--5--7-----------|-
-|--------------------------------------|-------------7-----------7---------|-
-|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-
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