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Descending Bass Tab by Tool

Descending bass tab by Tool

Bass Tab

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Written by Tool


Riff 1: 1:13
G|--14--10------14--10-----14--10------14--10------14/-----|
D|----------12-p-0-----12-p-0------12-p-0------12-p-0------|o
A|---------------------------------------------------------|o
D|---------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2: 3:10
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--------3---------10---------12/---------12/---------12/----------------|o
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|o
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Riff 3: 3:42
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|o
A|----------------------------------------|o
D|--0-------0-3---------0-5--------0-5--3-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3---------3-----------3-------5--3---------------------3-----5--3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------0-3---------0-5--------0-------5------8------3--------0------|

Riff 1: 4:03
G|--14--10------14--10-----14--10------14--10------14/-----|
D|----------12-p-0-----12-p-0------12-p-0------12-p-0------|o
A|---------------------------------------------------------|o
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4: 4:08
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|o
A|-------------------------------------------|o
D|-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-|

         4:35

G|------0--------0---------2-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|o
A|-1-------1----------3-------3--------------------------------|o
D|-----------3------3------------0/-----0-0---0-0/-----0-0---0-|

Riff 3: 5:00 (variation)
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|o
A|----------------------------------------|o
D|--0-------0-3---------0-5--------0-5--3-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------12-------------------------|
D|-----3---------3-----------3-------5--3-------------12----12------3------5--3-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------0-3---------0-5--------0------ 5---5---8-----------3--------0--------0/-|

Riff 1: 5:35
G|--14--10------14--10-----14--10------14--10------14/-----|
D|----------12-p-0-----12-p-0------12-p-0------12-p-0------|o
A|---------------------------------------------------------|o
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4: 5:54 (variation)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-|


G|------0--------0---------2----|
D|------------------------------|
A|-1-------1----------3-------3-|
D|-----------3------3-----------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3-5------------------|
A|---------8-10------3-5---------------10-12-|
D|-8---8-10------3----------10---10-12-------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|--------|
D|---3--p0----0-2p0----------3--p0----0-2-p0----------3--p0----0-2-p0--------------|----7---|o
A|------------------3-p0---------------------3-p0---------------------3/5--1-----1-|--------|o
D|-0--------0-------------0---------0--------------3---------3---------------------|5-----5-|

                                                                                    (2nd time)
                                                                                   |----------------|
                                                                                   |--3-------5---3-|
                                                                                   |----0-3-5-------|
                                                                                   |5---------------|

Riff 3: 6:34
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|o
A|----------------------------------------|o
D|--0-------0-3---------0-5--------0-5--3-|



Riff 4: (variation) 6:50
G|-------------------------------------------|-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|o------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|o------------|
D|-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-| ---0-0-/10--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------10-------------------5-|
D|-12--12--0-12-12-12-0-10-12-12--12--0-12-12-12-0-10----8--8--0-8-8-8-0-5---|

                          4th time
G|---| ------------------|-------------------------|
D|---|o------------------|--3------3---3-5-6p5-3h5-|
A|---|o------------------|-----------5-------------|
D|-5-| -5---0-5--5--3--3-|-----0-3-----------------|

Riff 3: 8:07 (variation)
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|o
A|----------------------------------------|o
D|--0-------0-3---------0-5--------0-5--3-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------12----------------------|
D|-----3---------3-----------3-------5--3-------------12----12------3------5--3--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------0-3---------0-5--------0------ 5---5---8-----------3--------0--------|

Riff 1: 8:22
G|--14--10------14--10-----14--10------14--10------14/-----|
D|----------12-p-0-----12-p-0------12-p-0------12-p-0------|o
A|---------------------------------------------------------|o
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5: 9:38
G|----------------------------| -------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|o-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|o-------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0h1p0--0--0--0h1p0--| -0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|

G|----------------------------| --------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|o--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|o--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0h1p0--0--0--0h1p0--| -3--3--3p0h3--3--3--3p0h3-8--8--8p0-8-5--5--5p0-5-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| so difficult...Danny's fault

Riff 6: 10:53

G|-------7-------7----------------------------|
D|-------0-------0----------------------------|o
A|-------5-------5----8-----------------------|o
D|--0---------0-------8----3--3---3-3-5-5-2-2-|

Riff 4: (variation) 6:50

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|o
A|-------------------------------------------|o
D|-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------10-------------------5-|
D|-12--12--0-12-12-12-0-10-12-12--12--0-12-12-12-0-10----8--8--0-8-8-8-0-5---|

                          2nd time
G|---| ------------------|-------------------------|
D|---|o------------------|-------------------------|
A|---|o------------------|--------6--6--4--4-------|
D|-5-| -5---0-5--5--3--3-|-5---0-------------------|


OUT: let face melt

G|-------------------------------------------| ---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|o---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|o---------------------------|
D|-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-0/----0-0---0-| -0/------------------------|



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| /  Slide up
| p  Pull-off
| h  Hammer-on

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