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Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers by Primus
Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers
Standard Tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E (low to high)
Intro/Outro Chord:
e|--17--------------------------|
B|--14--------------------------|
G|--15--------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Push wah pedal all the way down as soon as you hit the chord, let it ring out for a
or two, then bring the wah pedal all the way up.
Main Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--4--------------------2--4--------------------2--4--2—-4/6--4--2--4----------------|
D|--2--4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2--4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2—-4/6--4--2--4----------------|
A|--0--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--0--2--4--2--4--2—-4—-2--0—-2—-0--2/4--2--0--2----------------|
E|--------2--0--2--0--2--0--------2--0--2--0--2--0---------------------------------------|
PM…………………………………… …………………………………………
Main Riff Cont.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--4--4--2--4--2--4--2--4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2--0--2--0--2--0--2—----------------------------------------------------------|
PM………………………………………….
Pre-Verse Guitar Fill #1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Verse Guitar Fill #2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/11~~~~~~~~~~~---11------9---------11---------11^12^11--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10-----10--9------10---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------9----------------------------9------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------/2~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|
Guitar Solo
e|--------12~~------12~~------12~~------12~~------12~~------12~~------12~~------12~~----|
B|---/11-------11~~------11~~------11~~------11~~------11~~------11~~------11~~---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------14~~------14~~------14~~------14~~------14~~------14~~------14~~------14~~----|
B|---/13-------13~~------13~~------13~~------13~~------13~~------13~~------13~~---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---/12-12-12-22------------------/14-14-14-14-14--------------------------------------|
B|---/11-11-11-11------------------/13-13-13-13-13--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Strum very quickly, use wah…………………………………………………
e|--------------17----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------14-------------------|
G|--14—16^(18)------(18)^16----14-16-14-13-14-13----13----13-14-16----16----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------16----16-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------14-16-17----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------14-16-17-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-16-17----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The rest is too fast to tell what he’s doing, but just mess around with random notes in
scale really fast and you’ll be close enough.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let this chord ring out as soon as the solo ends.
Riff Behind Bass Solo:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--4--2--4--2224--2224--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--4--2--4--2224--2224--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--2--0--2--0002--0002--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending Riff (Main Riff Up One Octave)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14—-16--------------------14--16---------------------14--16--14—-16/18--16--14--16----|
D|--14—-16--4--2--4--2--4--2--14--16---4--2--4--2--4--2--14--16--14—-16/18--16--14--16----|
A|--12—-14--4--2--4--2--4--2--12—-14--4--2--4--2--4--2--12--14--12—-14/16--14--12--14-----|
E|-----------2--0--2--0--2--0-----------2--0--2--0--2--0----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14--16--------------------14--16----------------------------------------------------|
D|--14--16—-4--2--4--2--4--2--14--16----------------------------------------------------|
A|--12--14--4--2--4--2--4--2--12--14----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------2--0--2--0--2--0------------------------------------------------------------|
The order goes something like this:
Intro/Outro Chord x16
Main Riff x2
Pre-Verse Guitar Fill #1 x1
Main Riff x3
Pre-Verse Guitar Fill #2 x1
Main Riff x2
Guitar Solo
Riff Behind Bass Solo x8
Main Riff x2
Ending Riff x2
Intro/Outro Chord x4 (Fade out…)
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version 2
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Intro:
|--17~~----21~~------|
|--14~~--------------|
|--15~~--------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------| [hint, you could tap the 21 note with your picking finger]
Verse 1:
F#
I've seen them out at soco, they're pounding sixteen penny nails
The truckers on the interstate have been known to ride the rails
The sweat is beating on the brow can't keep these fellas down
'Cause those damned blue-collared tweekers are runnin' this here town
Chorus 1:
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
Verse 2:
F#
I knew a man who hung drywall, he hung it mighty quick
A trip or two to the blue room, would help him do the trick
His foreman would pat him on the back, whenever he would come around
'Cause these dammed blue-collar tweekers are beloved in this here town
Chorus 2:
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
Verse 3:
F#
Now the union boys are there to protect us from all the corporate type
While Curious George's drug patrol is out here hunting snipe
Now they try to tell me different, but you know i ain't no clown
'Cause those damned blue-collar tweekers are the backbone of this town
Chorus 3:
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
[Instrumental Break]
Verse 4:
F#
Now the flame that burns twice as bright, burns only half as long
My eyes are growing weary as i finalize this song
So sit back and have a cup o' joe and watch the wheels go round
'Cause those damned blue-collar tweekers have always run this town
Chorus 4:
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
A B C# B A B A
A B [ F# E F# E F# E F# E ]
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