Bass tabs
Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 5
Song : Schism
Part : Bass
Tuning: drop D
🏷Legend
nh - natural harmonic
ph - pinch harmonic
pm - palm mute
x - muted string
h - hammer on
p - pull off
// - slide down
\\ - slide up
b - bend
~~ - vibrato
- natural harmonic
x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)
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g--3--2-/-5-/-7---3--2-/-5-/-7-----
d--0--3-/-5-/-8---0--3-/-5-/-7p0---
a----------------------------------
d----------------------------------
0:13
g----------10---9------------10---9---12----
d--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--
a------------------------------------------- x8
d-------------------------------------------
0:40
g----------10---9------------10---9---12-------------9---7------------9---7---10----
d--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12-----0---0---0---0h10h12---0---0--0h10h12---0---0----0--
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x4
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1:07
g----------10---9------------10---9---12----
d--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--
a------------------------------------------- x4
d-------------------------------------------
1:20
g-------------------------------------------
d----------10---9------------10---9---12----
a--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0-- x4
d-------------------------------------------
1:35
g----------10---9------------10---9---12-------------9---7------------9---7---10----
d--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12-----0---0---0---0h10h12---0---0--0h10h12---0---0----0--
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x4
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:02
g-------------------------------------------
d----------10---9------------10---9---12----
a--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0-- x4
d-------------------------------------------
2:16 x3
g-----------------------------------|--------------------
d-----------------------------------|--------------------
a--------------------------------3--|--------------------
d--0-xx-3-xx-5-3-xx-3-5-5--0h3h5----|--0--3--5\3--3-5-5--
2:29
g----------10---9------------10---9---12----
d--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--
a-------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------
2:33
g----------10---9------------10---9---12-------------9---7------------9---7---10----
d--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12-----0---0---0---0h10h12---0---0--0h10h12---0---0----0--
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x4
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:59 x4
g-------------------------------------------
d----------10---9------------10---9---12----
a--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--
d-------------------------------------------
3:14 *** (Same notes...but this is what I saw live)
g-----------------------------
d-----------------------------
a--/7--7-5--3----------0-0---- x4
d-------------9-10-/7---------
*rest for 2 bars*
Bass Whammy (1 octive up), Delay, and Distortion. ***
Justin also fiddles with his Volume knob while playing this *** (volume knob...not tone)
g------------------------
d------------------------
a---0----------12---12---
d------------------------
Hammer HARD with left hand while sweeping volume know from low to high
and depressing the whammy forward...takes timing.
g--------------------/14--------------------------------------
d--/14---/17---/14---------/12---/14---/10---/12---/10---/12-- x2
a-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------
d--/14---/17---/14---/15---/12---/14---/10---/12---/10---/12--
a-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------
d--/14---/17---/14---/15---/12---/14---/10---/12--------------
a---------------------------------------------------/10\\\\---
d-------------------------------------------------------------
(whammy off)
4:31
(emphasize every second note)
g|---------------------------------------------------------12------
d|*---7--------------------------7-7-7--7-7-7---/10-----10-----10--
a|*--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------------
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------
g--------5------5------5-----5-------5---------7----7---7---7-----|
d----------------------------------------------------------------*|
a---3--3----3----3---3----3----3---3----3----5---5----5---5---5--*| (x2)
d--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3/-5-5-5--5-5-5---------|
g-------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------
a--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- x3
d-------------------------------------
5:11
G---------------------------------9---
D----------10---9---7----------------
A--0h10h12----0---0---0--0--0--0-----
D-----------------------------------
g-------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------
a--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- x3
d-------------------------------------
5:21 *** Verified thru 2 vids AND live...
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d----10----5-----12------14-----17------14-----17------14---------
a--8-----3----10-----0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-- x2
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
5:36 *** Just strums this cord....while adam does the 12-12-12-12-13- part (saw it live).
g-------------------------------------------------------
d----10----5-----12-----7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------
a--8-----3----10--------5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------
d--------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---8--8--3-3--10-10--
*** Saw This live....
x3
g-------|------------------------------|-------------------
d-------|------------------------------|-------------------
a-------|------5----5-----------3------|-----5----5-----------
d-0--12-|--0-0----7---7-5-7-0-3---/10--|-0-0----7---7-5-7--0--
5:59
g---------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
a------------------------0-----------------------0--
d---3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5----0-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5----
g----------0------------------------------------------
d------------------------0----------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------
d---3-0-2---0-3-0-2-0-5---3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-XXXX------
6:12 w/ distortion
g----------------------------
d--10--9-----10--9---12------
a--8---7-----8---7---10------ x4
d----0---0-0---0---0----0-0—
Live Variation of the above riff
W/ distortion
g-------------------------------------------
d----------10---9------------10---9---12----
a--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0—- x4
d-------------------------------------------
6:24
g-------------------------------
d-------------------------------
a----------5---------6-------3-- x8
d--0-0h3h5---0-0h3h5---0h3h5----
