Played on a four-string fretted bass with tremolo.
s = slap
p = pop
^ = flamenco strum
t = tap
x = muted note
h = hammer on
p = pull
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
Verse:
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6------------------------------------------|
A----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-He shakes the tremolo bar really fast while he plays these notes,
but if you don't have a tremolo bar, just bend the notes.
Chorus:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G-8-7-------7-----------8-7-------7-----------8-7-------7-----------8-7-------7----------|
D-6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-----6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-----6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-----6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x----|
A------------------6-6-------------------6-6-------------------6-6-------------------6-6-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9-8-------7-----------9-8-------7-----------9-8-------7-----------9-8-------7-----------|
A-7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----|
E-------------------7-7-------------------7-7-------------------7-7-------------------7-7-|
Interlude:
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6h7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------4\5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-5---------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6h7-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6---------4-5-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-6-----|
^
G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6h8-------8-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8-------8-8---------------|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-------------6-------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
^
G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6h8--------8-9-9-9-9-9---|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8-------8--8-------------9-|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-------------6--------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
^
G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6h8-------8-9-9-9-8-8-9-11-11-11------------------|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8-------8-8------------------------11-9-------------|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-------------6---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6-------------------------------------------------|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8---8-9--9--6--x------------------------------------|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-----------6-7--7--4--x------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/primus/nature_boy_btab_ver_3.html ]
G-------8---6h8-------8---6h8-------8---6h8-------8---6h8-8-6---------------------------|
D---8-8---8-------8-8---8-------8-8---8-------8-8---8---------8-6-4h6-4-----------------|
A-6-------------6-------------6-----------------------------------------0---------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-x-6-6-----x-x-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-----4-x-6-0-6h7-6-x-6-x-x-x-6-------4-x-6-x-6---4-------|
E---------4h5-------------------6-6---------------------------6-5h6-----------6---------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G------------------8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8----------------|
D------------------8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8----------------|
A-6-4---------4-6--------------------------6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6----------------|
E-----6-4-4h6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------8---8---------8---8---------8---8---8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
D---8-8---8---8---8-8---8---8---8-8---8---8-----------7---------------------------------|
A-6-------------6-------------6-----------------------0---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------8---8---------8---6h8---------8---9-8-8-9-11-11-11-9----8-----------------------|
D---8-8---8---8---8-8---8-------8-8-8---8--------------------11---9--7------------------|
A-6-------------6-------------6--------------------------------------0------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------8---6h8-------8---9-------8---6h8-9-9-9-8-8-9-9-11-11------------------------|
D------8-8---8-------8-8---8-9---8-8---8-------------------------11-9-7-----------------|
A----6-------------6---------7-6--------------------------------------0-----------------|
E-11\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----12-12-12h14-12----12---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7/----------------14----14-12-7-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-Now play the chorus riff with ad libs and variations.
Outro:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-------8-----------0-9-8-------8-------------11\-8-------x-----------0-9-------------|
A-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0-7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x--------9\-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----0-7-------------|
E-----------------7-7---------------------7-x-x---------------------7-7-----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-------8-----------0-9-8-------8-----------0-9---------------------------------------|
A-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0-7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0-7---------------------------------------|
E-----------------7-7---------------------7-7-------------------------------------------|
-Repeat once, then do this:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-------8-----------0-11\8-------8---------0-0-12\8-------x-----------13\x-------x----|
A-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0--9\6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x---0-0-10\6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----11\x-x-x-x-x----|
E-----------------7-7----------------------7------------------------7/11----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------|
A-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|