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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) |
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-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
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-|---------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---|
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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-------------------------------------|
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!
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-|----------------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
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-|----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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-|--------------------/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) |
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-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|
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Scream and shout rip that mother out
(scream)
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-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
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-|-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------------------|-
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| Guitar 2 (slide guitar) |
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-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
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Scream and shout ooh lets tear it out
(scream)
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-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
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-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----|
You just gotta say get it
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-|-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---|
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(*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
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-|-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
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-|----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------------------|-
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| Guitar 2 (slide guitar) |
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-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
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Scream and shout tear that sucker down
(scream)
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-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
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-|-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------------------|-
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| Guitar 2 (slide guitar) |
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-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
-|-------------------8--7---6--5--|-------------------5--6-5-4-3------|-
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Scream and shout shut that tower down
(scream)
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-|---------3---------3----------3---------3--|
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-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----|
You just gotta say kick it
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-|-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---|
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(*play top line once, then bring in second guitar)
SOLO: slide guitar
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-|-/12------------1210---------10----12--------12------10//-15--15---------|-
-|-/12------------1210-12-10---------------------------10//-15--15---------|-
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-|------------------------------------15--13--------------------------------|-
-|---------------------1513-----15----------13/15-------------/10----------|-
-|-1513------15v-------------15-------------------15v---------/10--1410---|-
-|-------/15---------------------------------------------------/10----------|-
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*take off slide
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-|-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---|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
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-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-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-------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
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-|-20-------11-11-13-----|
-|-----12-12----------12--|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
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These are the two overdubbed solos in the ending. The song basically
ends
strumming G and F till the end.
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-|----15----17----15-------15---10----|--------------------------------15b|-
-|-17----17----17----17----15---10----|-7b--5--7--5----7b--5--7-----------|-
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