Primus - Electric Uncle Sam Chords & Tabs

Song: Electric Uncle Sam
Atrist: Primus - Les Claypool
Tabbed By: Matt Estlea


Intro: Part 1
In this Les uses the double thumb technique in order to achieve
this sound. You can use a pick but it doesn't look as impressive.

G:----------------------------------|
D:-7-6-5--7-6-5--7-6-5--7-6-5-------|      X4
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|

Intro: Part 2
Use the back of your nails in order to strum all four strings.
If you have no nails (much like myself) just slap the A string
with your thumb vertically and hit as many strings as possible.

G:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
D:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|     x3
A:-7\-xxx5-7--x-x-x-x-x-x------|
E:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
   s  ssss s

G:-----------0h2-0h2-0h2-|
D:-----------------------|
A:-7\-xxx5-7----x---x----|
E:-----------------------|
   s  ssss s p  s p s p

G:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
D:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|     x3
A:-7\-xxx5-7--x-x-x-x-x-x------|
E:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
   s  ssss s

G:-----------------------|
D:-----------5h7---5h7p5-|
A:-7\-xxx5-7-----x-------|
E:-----------------------|
   s  ssss s p   s p

Verse:

G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------5-5---------7-6-5  (Anytime you see 7-6-5-| in this tab,
A:-7--x-5-7--x--557-5-5\------------------------------|   use the double thumb technique.)
E:----------------------------------------------------|
   s  s s s psp sss s s
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/primus/electric_uncle_sam_btab_ver_4.html ]
G:-------------------------------|
D:-------------------5-5---------|
A:-7--x-5-7------7-7-----5-5-6-6-|
E:----------7/12\----------------|
   s  s s s s    s s p p s s s s

Play the above 4 times except miss out the last part of the 2nd bar on the
4th time round, its hard to explain in words but you'll understand when you listen to it.

Chorus:

G:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
D:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|     x8
A:-7\-xxx5-7--x-x-x-x-x-x------|
E:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
   s  ssss s

Verse 2:

G:---------------------------|
D:----------5-5--------------|
A:-7--x-5-7--x--557-5-5------|
E:---------------------------|
   s  s s s psp sss s s

G:---------------------------|
D:----------5-5--------------|
A:-7--x-5-7--x--557-5-5------|
E:----------------------12\--|
   s  s s s psp sss s s

Play the above 2 times, vocals start afterwards.

G:----------------------------|
D:----------5-5---------7-6-5-|
A:-7--x-5-7--x--557-5-5\------|
E:----------------------------|
   s  s s s psp sss s s

G:-------------------------------|
D:-------------------5-5---------|
A:-7--x-5-7------7-7-----5-5-6-6-|
E:----------7/12\----------------|
   s  s s s s    s s p p s s s s

^^ Same as 1st verse ^^


Chorus:

G:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
D:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|     x8
A:-7\-xxx5-7--x-x-x-x-x-x------|
E:------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
   s  ssss s

Bridge:

G:-------------|
D:-------------|
A:-7-7-5-7-----|    x5
E:-------------|
   s s s s

G:---------0--0-|
D:---------5--5-|
A:-7-7-5-7--xx--|
E:--------------|
   s s s s pssp

Outro:

G:---------0--0-------|
D:---------5--5   x16-|
A:-7-7-5-7--xx--------|
E:--------------------|
   s s s s pssp

Tabbed from both primary and secondary sources.