Sgt Baker tab by Primus

Artist: Primus
Album: Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
Song: Sgt. Baker

Guitar transcribed by CAM.


Here's the basic structure of the song in parts. Play along
with the music to know how many times to repeat the verses.


h =hammer on
p =pull off
b =bend string up
r =release bend
/ =slide up
\ =slide down
v =vibrato
w =whammy

During the bass intro, there are some subtle guitar
noises in the background.

Intro:
e-----------9--11br-|-13------13------12------12-------|-----
B--12-11-10---------|----13------13------12------11----|-4---
G-------------------|-------11------11------11------11-|-2---
D-------------------|----------------------------------|-2h3-
A-------------------|----------------------------------|-----
E-------------------|----------------------------------|-----


This riff is repeated for the verses.

Verse:
e------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------4--------------4------------4------------------
G--------2----2---------2----2-------2----2-------2----------
D---------h4--2h3--------h4-----------h4-----------h4--------
A--0h3h6----------0h3h6--------0h3h6--------0h3h6------------
E------------------------------------------------------2-3-2-


This riff is repeated for the chorus.

Chorus:
e------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------4--------------4------------4------------------
G--------2----2---------2----2-------2----2------------------
D---------h4--2h3--------h4-----------h4------------6-4-3----
A--0h3h6----------0h3h6--------0h3h6--------0h3h6---6-4-3----
E---------------------------------------------------4-2-1----


Play this riff after the first chorus:
                            v
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------4-----------4-----------4-----------------------
G--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------------6h7-------
D---------h4----------h4----------h4---------3/6h7-----7-----
A--0h3h6-------0h3h6-------0h3h6-------0h3h6-----------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


Back to verse and chorus, then comes the solo.

Solo:
e------------------------------------------------------------
B----------5-5-----------5-5-------16w-----------------------
G--6-6-8-8-6-6---6-6-8-8-6-6---14w-16w-----------------------
D--7-7-8-8-7-7---7-7-8-8-7-7---13w-13w-----------------------
A--7-7-8-7-7-7---7-7-8-7-7-7---12w-12w-----------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------16w----------------------
B----------5-5-----------5-5--------16w----------------------
G--6-6-8-8-6-6---6-6-8-8-6-6---17w---------------------------
D--7-7-8-8-7-7---7-7-8-8-7-7---17w---------------------------
A--7-7-8-7-7-7---7-7-8-7-7-7---16w---------------------------
E------------------------------15w---------------------------

e----------------------------------------------15------------
B----------5-5-----------5-5--------/16h17-15w----15w--------
G--6-6-8-8-6-6---6-6-8-8-6-6---/14\--------------------------
D--7-7-8-8-7-7---7-7-8-8-7-7---/14\--------------------------
A--7-7-8-7-7-7---7-7-8-7-7-7---------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
                              v
e-----------------------------------------16\----------------
B----------5-5-----------5-5---/21\-15h17-----17w-17----14/16
G--6-6-8-8-6-6---6-6-8-8-6-6---/21\-----------16w-16h17------
D--7-7-8-8-7-7---7-7-8-8-7-7---------------------------------
A--7-7-8-7-7-7---7-7-8-7-7-7---------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


Back to verse and chorus.

Ending:
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G--5h7p5-----------------------------------------------------
D-------7p6p0h5h7p5----------------6-4-3---------------------
A------------------7p6p5-----------6-4-3---------------------
E-----------------------7p6p5\3\---4-2-1---------------------


Good to go.

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