PRIMUS - "Shake Hands With Beef" Tablature

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Band: PrOcToLoGy SuCkS!!!
Song: Shake Hands With Beef
Tabbed by: Nat Carsten (carsten@mtnweb.com)
Originally performed by: Primus

Primus has MANY incredibly hard songs, but this isn't one of them. It's
actually pretty easy. It's really fun too. It doesn't use any double bass
or anything. Lots of fills though.

Note: Song is in triplets, NOT 1/4 or 1/8 notes.

Note: The song structure may or may not be extremely exact, you'll have to
listen for yourself.

Code:
SD=Snare Drum (R=Roll)
BD=Bass Drum
CC=Crash Cymbal (C=Choke)
T1=High Tom
T2=Mid Tom
T3=Floor Tom (or Low Tom)
HH=Hihat (closed)
o=Open Hihat

Opening:

CC: C--

Part 1:

HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn
SD: --- 2nn --- 4nn
BD: 1nn --- 3nn ---
CC: 1nn --- --- ---

Part 2:
o
HH: 1nn 2nn 33n 4nn
SD: --- 2nn --- 4nn
BD: 1nn --- 3nn ---

Part 3:

HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn
SD: --- 2nn --- 4nn
BD: 1nn --- 3nn ---

Part 4:

HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn
SD: --- 2nn --- 4nn
BD: 1nn --- 3nn ---
CC: Cnn --- --- ---

Part 5:
o
HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn
SD: --- 2nn --- 4nn --- 2nn --- 4nn
BD: 1nn --- 3nn --- 1nn --- 3nn ---
CC: 1nn --- --- Cnn 1nn --- --- ---

Fill 1:
o
HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn --- --- ---
T1: --- --- --- --- nn1 nn2 n3n
T2: --- --- --- --- --- 22n ---
SD: --- --- --- --- 11n --- 3nR
BD: 1nn --- --- --- --- --- ---
CC: 1nn --- --- --- --- --- ---

Fill 2:

SD: 1n1 n22 R--

Part 6:

HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn
SD: --- 2nn --- 4nn
BD: 1nn --- 3nn n44
CC: 1nn --- --- n4C

Fill 3:
o
HH: --- --- 33-
SD: 1n1 Rn2 n3-
BD: --- --- 3n-

Fill 4:
o
HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn 1nn 2nn 3nn
SD: nn1 n2n 33n 4nn 1n1 nn2 3nn
BD: --- --- nn3 n4n 1nn 2nn n33
CC: --- --- --- --- --- --- n3C

Fill 5:

HH: 1nn 2nn 3n-
SD: 11n 2n2 ---
BD: nn1 --- 3n-

Fill 6:
o
HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn
T1: nn1 --- n33 --- --- --- 3nn ---
T2: --- --- --- 44n --- --- --- ---
T3: --- --- --- nn4 n1n --- --- 4n4
SD: --- 2n2 3nn --- --- 2nn --- ---

Fill 7:

HH: 1nn 2nn 3nn 4nn
SD: ??? ??? ??? ???
BD: ??? ??? ??? ???

Song structure:
1) Opening
2) Part 1
3) Part 2
4) Part 3 (2x)
5) Part 1
6) Part 3}
7) Part 4}
8) Part 3}
9) Part 4}
10) Part 3} (*Verse)
11) Part 4}
12) Part 3}
13) Part 4}
14) Part 3}
15) Part 1
16) Part 3
17) (*Verse)
18) Part 5
19) Fill 1
20) (*Verse)
21) Fill 2
22) (*Verse)
23) Part 6
24) (*Verse)
25) Fill 3
26) Part 1 (2x)
27) Fill 4
28) (*Verse)
29) Fill 5
30) Part 1 (7x) (Guitar Solo)
31) Fill 6
32) (*Verse)
33) Fill 7
34) Make up some fills and add Part 1 in between each fill as you fade out to
end the song.

Sorry the song structure is so screwy, but leave it up to Primus to pull
something like that on 'ya!

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