Schism bass tab by Tool

Bass tabs

Tool ; Schism
Transcribed by Javin Herrera – all my own work except for the intro.
 
I looked at [email protected] that
was made on Mon, 19 Nov 2001 20:54:47 and I do agree with the intro,
however I believe that he/she is an octave off.  I then just figured
to write it how I play it, because I use a 5 string bass.  Lyrics
courtesy of Joshua Drake at
http://www.oddworldz.com/jd-inflames/home.html
 
Intro along with guitar:
 
G-3-2-5-7-----3-2-5-6------
D-0-3-5-8-----0-3-5-6-0----
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
 
This is Riff #1.
Play it at the beginning of the song 4 times,
then with guitar 4 times:
 
G------------------------------------------------12---
D-0-h12-h14-15--0--14--0--0-h12-h14-15—0--14--0-----0-
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
 
Play Riffs #1 and #2 4 times with lyrics:
 
Riff #1 
G------------------------------------------------12-----
D-0-h12-h14-15--0--14--0--0-h12-h14-15—0--14--0-----0---
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
I know the pieces fit
 
Riff #2
G---------------------------------------------------10---
D-0--0-h11-h12-14--0--12--0--0-h11-h12-14—0--12--0-----0-
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
cuz I watched them fall away
Play Riff #1 4 times:
 
G------------------------------------------------12---
D-0-h12-h14-15--0--14--0--0-h12-h14-15—0--14--0-----0-
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
The light that fueled our fire then
 
This is Riff #3, play it 4 times!
 
G--------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------12---
A-0-h12-h14-15--0--14--0-----0-h12-h14-15—0--14--0-----0-
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
 
Play Riffs #1 and #2 four times with lyrics
 
Play Riff #3 4 times.
 
Repeat this 3 times (the 4th time is a little different.)
The B string -3-h5-h6- to the A string –3- is very quick
in the same respect as the D string -0-h12-h14-15 at the
beginning of the song.
 
G-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A---------------------------------3-
E-----1---3--1----1--3-3------------
B-3-----------------------3-h5-h6---
The poetry that comes...
 
4th time brings it back to the riff at the beginning of the song.
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------12--
D--------------------0-h12-h14-15--0--14--0-0-h12-h14-15-0-14-0-----0
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----1--3--1--1--3-3---------------------------------------------------
B-3--------------------------------------------------------------------
Finding beauty in the dissonance.
 
Play Riffs #1 and #2 four times with lyrics
 
Play Riff #3 4 times.
 
Play this 4 times.
 
G------------------------------
D-7-----5-----3-----0----------
A-----------------3------------
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
 
Repeat this 2 times (second time without the G-9,
and end with an A-0):
 
G---9--------------------------------------------------
D------S10--10--10---10--------------------------------
A-0----------------8----8--8--8--8--S10--10--5--5--5---
E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
Cold silence has a tendency
 
Play this 1 time, and continue picking A-12. 
G----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
A---0-h12-h14-15--0--14--12-12-12-12-ect.
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
 
Play 2 times:
 
G---------------------------9---12---9---12---9-
D---3-------5---5-------------------------------
A-----3---3-------5----0------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
Between supposed lovers
 
play 1 time:
 
G----------------------------3-3---5-5---5-5-------
D---3-------5---5------0-----3-3---3-3---5-5---0---
A-----3---3-------5--------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
 
Play 3 times:
 
G-------------------------------------
D---0--7---0--5---0--3-----0----------
A------------------------3------------
E-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
 
Play 1 time: 
G------------------------------------------
D---0--7---0--5---0------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------3-----
B--------------------6-3-5-3-3-6-3-5---3-3-
 
                     I know the pieces fit
Play 3 times:
 
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------3-----
B----6-3-5-3-3-6-3-5-3---3-3-
I know the pieces fit
 
Play 4 times:
 
G------------------------------------------------12---
D-0-h12-h14-15--0--14--0--0-h12-h14-15—0--14--0-----0-
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
I know the pieces fit
 
Outro Play 8 times:
 
G-----------------------8---------
D-0--0-h9-h11-12-----0-----0--10--
A----------------12---------------
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------

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