HERE COME THE BASTARDS (Bassline)
                (From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)

Words by Les Claypool



Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'

 Intro
    Moderate Rock Q=126(8=s8)
     E5                  F5       E5                       F5
 5/4
    Gtr I
  Q    e E   e E   E   E  E   E    E E   e E   e E   E   E  E   E
|----h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|=16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|
|----h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|=14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  E5                       F5       E5                       F5
   E E   e E   e E   E   E  E   E    E E   e E   e E   E   E  E   E
|-16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|=16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17-|
|-14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|=14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


    E5             F5      E5              F5
    Q  e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E  E
||-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-10s|
||o----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8--8s|
||--0--------------------|-----------------------|


  E5              F5      E5              F5
  e E e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E  E  3x
|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-9---9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-10-o||
|-7---7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8--8-o||
|-----------------------|------------------------||


 Verse 1
  E5             F5      E5              F5 E5
  Q  e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|-0--------------------|----------------------|


  F5                   F#5     F5                   F#5
   e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E    e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==|
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|


  E5             F5      E5              F5 E5
  Q  e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|----------------------|----------------------|


  F5                   F#5     F5                   F#5
   e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E    e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E
|----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==||
|----------------------------|------------------------------||


   Verse 2
    E5             F5      E5              F5 E5
    Q  e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E E
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|


  F5                   F#5     F5                   F#5
   e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E    e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E
|----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s=o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s=o||
|----------------------------|------------------------------||


   Chorus
    E5             F5      E5              F5 E5
    Q  e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E E
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|


                              1.
  F5                   F#5     F5                   F#5
   e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E    e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  2.
  F5                   F#5       E5             F5      E5             F5
   e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E     Q  e E e E E E  E  E   Q  e E e E E E  E  E  6x
|----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11-||o----9---9---9-9s10-10-|----9---9---9-9s10-10-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-||o----7---7---7-7s=8--8-|----7---7---7-7s=8--8-o||
|----------------------------||--0--------------------|-0---------------------||


 Out-Chorus
  E5             F5      E5              F5 E5
  Q  e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|-0--------------------|----------------------|


  F5                   F#5     F5                   F#5
   e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E    e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==|
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|


    E5             F5      E5              F5 E5
    Q  e E e E E E  E  E   e E e E e E E E  E E
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|


  F5                   F#5     F5                   F#5
   e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E    e E  e E  e E  E  E  E  E  3x
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||


 Outro
  E5             F5      E5             F5
  Q   Q  e E e E  E  E   Q   Q  e E e E  E  E
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|
|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|
|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|


  E5             F5      E5             F5
  Q   Q  e E e E  E  E   Q   Q  e E e E  E  E
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10--*|
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10--*|
|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8--*|
|-0--------------------|-0---------------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
+ - 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
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)

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
 :  - bar (freetime)
 &  - Coda