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Primal Scream Tab

by Motley Crue
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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, jmsjobohm@hotmail.com
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
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-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--------|
 |

-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-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
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|--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------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------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

-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|--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

-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|--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

-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-|--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------------------------------|
 |
|
 | 									    |
-|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
-|-5/-12-/11/12/12--|-------------------------------------------------------|
-|-5/-12------------|-12-----------------------------7/8\7----------7/8\7---|
-|-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-|
 |
|
 |									    |
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------/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
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|--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               rip that mother 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                  Primal
                      (hey)


  Guitar 1
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|--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---|
 |                                                     |
 |                                                     |
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-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----------------------------|--|
 |
|
 |								           |
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
-|--------/11--/12-11/12-------------------0--0----------------------------|--|
-|/12--------------------/12---------------0--0----------------------------|--|
-|/12--------------------/12---------------------8-8-8-8\6---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-|------------|
 |                                                               |
 |                                                               |
-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
-|-----6-7--------3----------/10---------------------------------|------------|
-|8--7------6\4-3------------/10---------------------------------|------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
  Reach down and scrape it

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-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
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|--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
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-|--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---|
 |                                                     |
 |                                                     |
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-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------------12\10---------10----12--------12------10//-15--15----------|
-|-/12------------12\10-12-10---------------------------10//-15--15----------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


-|------------------------------------15--13---------------------------------|
-|---------------------15\13-----15----------13/15-------------/10-----------|
-|-15\13------15v-------------15-------------------15v---------/10--14\10----|
-|-------/15---------------------------------------------------/10-----------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                        *take off slide
-|------------------------------13v------*-15----15-------------------15---|--|
-|-13\10---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----17\15-15----15\13-13----13\12-12----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.
-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------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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metaljunkie22 wrote on January 26 2006, 02:57 pm

good tab, but u tabbed it for standard n the crue is in d
if u play it two frets higher in d its perfect

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Ratt n' Roll wrote on July 14 2008, 06:50 pm

Metaljunkie22 your wrong, this song is in standard-just look in the tab book.

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Ratt n' Roll wrote on December 17 2008, 12:42 pm

Also, I played this in standard and I also tried to play it tune down to d standard- and if your tuned down one step it doesn't sound right, the notes don't sound high enough-don't believe me try it both tunings.

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