Back to the Primitive Soulfly
As recorded by Soulfly
(From the 2000 Album BACK TO THE PRIMATIVE)
Transcribed by Ben Jones (www.grungehead.com)
Words and Music by Max Cavalera
[D5]0 0 0 x x x
[E5]2 2 2 x x x
[F5]3 3 3 x x x
[C#5]x 4 6 6 x x
[Eb5]1 1 1 x x x
Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Max'
Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Other Dude'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=112
[D]
[4/4] Gtr[4/4] I
W S S S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|----------||----------------------------------------------| |----------||o---------------------------------------------| |----------||--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |----------||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |----------||o---------------------------------------------| |----------||----------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| W W
|----------||----------------------------------------------| |----------||o---------------------------------------------| |----------||----------------------------------------------| |----------||---0------------------------------------------| |----------||o--0------------------------------------------| |----------||---0------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E 8x
|-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11h13-------13p11------|| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-------12---|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------||
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| +W 8x
|-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-(0)---------------------------------------|| |-(0)--------------------------------------o|| |-(0)---------------------------------------||
1st and 2nd Verses
[E5F5D5]Gtr II[E5F5D5] [E5F5D5] [E5F5D5] [C#5]
S S E H. S S E H. S S E H. S S E E. S +E E Q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6---| ||o-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--------------|
[E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E E. [C#5]S +E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------------|
Interlude
[D5]S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E [D5]S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-o|| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1--||
[D5]S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|
S S S S E S S +S S E E E S S S S E S S +S S E E E
||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1----o|| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-----||
Chorus
S S S S E S S +S S E E E S S S S E S S +S S E E E
||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1-o|| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1--||
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| Gtr I
| W W
||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------||
e E Q H
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
Gtr I
S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11----|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12---| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
Gtr I
S S S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| S E. +H.
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--1p=0--------(0)------------------------------| |--1--0--------(0)------------------------------| |--1p=0--------(0)------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11-----| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
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| +W
|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------------------------|
[D]
[4/4] S S S S E S S +S S E S S S S
||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| ||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|
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| W
||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| ||---0------------------------------------------| ||o--0------------------------------------------| ||---0------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E 3x
|--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11-----|| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12--|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------||
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| +W 3x
|--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-(0)----------------------------------------|| |-(0)---------------------------------------o|| |-(0)----------------------------------------||
3rd Verse
[E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E E. [C#5]S +E E Q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6---| ||o-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--------------|
[E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E H. [E5F5D5]S S E E. [C#5]S +E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------------|
Interlude
[D5]S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E [D5]S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-o|| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1--||
[D5]S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5Eb5]E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|
[D5]S S S S E S S +S S E [E5Eb5]E E [D5]S S S S E S S +S S E [E5Eb5]E E
||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1----o|| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-----||
Chorus Interlude
[D5]S S S S E S S +S S E [E5Eb5]E E [D5]S S S S E S S +S S E [E5Eb5]E E [D5]e E Q H
||----------------------------|----------------------------||-------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||-------------| ||----------------------------|----------------------------||-------------| ||----------------------------|----------------------------||-------------| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1-o||-0-----------| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1--||-0-----------|
Out-Chorus
Wx3 [D5]S S S S E S S +S S E [E5Eb5]E E [D5]S S S S E S S +S S E [E5Eb5]E E 6x
|------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------||o---------------------------|----------------------------o|| |------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1--o|| |------------||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1---||
[D5]e E Q H W Wx4
|-------------|----------|--------*| |-------------|----------|--------*| |-------------|----------|--------*| |-------------|----------|--------*| |-0-----------|----------|--------*| |-0-----------|----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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