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Forty Six And 2 Bass Tab by Tool

Forty Six And 2 bass tab by Tool

Bass Tab

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

(0:00)
With Flanger....some people say chorus.....whatever you think or prefer.

G|-----7----5h7---8p7---5h7---3h5-      G|-----7----5h7---8p7---12p11---8p7-|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0----- x3   D|---0----0-----0-----0-------0-----|
A|--------------------------------      A|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------      D|----------------------------------|

|________________________________________________________________________|
                                  x3

(0:36)                         x4
G|------------------------------|--------------|
D|---12--10---13p12---0---------|----10h12-----|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

(0:42)
G|-----7----5h7---8p7---5h7---3h5-      G|-----7----5h7---8p7---12p11---8p7-|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0----- x3   D|---0----0-----0-----0-------0-----|
A|--------------------------------      A|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------      D|----------------------------------|

|________________________________________________________________________|
                                   x5

(1:43)
G|-----7----5h7---8p7---5h7---3h5-     G|----7----7---7---7-|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0------0---- x3  D|--0----0---0---0---|
A|--------------------------------     A|-------------------|
D|--------------------------------     D|-------------------|

(1:55)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--12--0--10h12--0--13p12--0--10h12--0--8h10--|

(2:07)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|------5----------5----------5----------5-----------5--------------|
D|-x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0---------------|

(2:16)
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-5--5--5--5---|
D|-0--0--0--0---|

(2:19)
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------| x2
A|-------5----------5--5-5-|--------5-----3-----------|
D|--0--0----0---0-0--------|--0--0-----3----3--0-5h3--|

(2:31)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--12--0--10h12--0--13p12--0--10h12--0--8h10--|


(2:43) I'm not very sure on this part, but all the others are similar

G|----7-5h7-8-7-----5h7----7---|----5-5----5------5-7h8---5---|---7-7----7--------7--7---7-----|
D|--0------------0-------0---0-|--3------3---3----------3---3-|-5------5----5----------5---5---|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                              (1st)
G|----7-------7-------7-------7-----|  (After this go back up....and do again)
D|-0------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0--|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

                        (2nd)
G|----7----7----7-7---7-----7-|  (End with this one on the 2nd time)
D|-0-----0----0-----0-----0---|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

(3:06)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--12--0--10h12--0--13h12--0--10h12--0--8h10--|

(3:18)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|------5----------5----------5----------5----------5----------|
D|-x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0----------|

(3:27) (In timing w/ drums)
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--|
D|-0--0--0--0--|

(3:30)
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x8
A|----------------------------------|
D|--5h7-0-0-3h5-0-5h7-0-3h5-5h7-0-0-|

(3:53)
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------3-3-3h5--|
D|-0--0-0--10h12-\-3--3------------|

G|--------------------------     G|--------------------------------|
D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0-- x7  D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0--12--0-|
A|--------------------------     A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------     D|--------------------------------|

|______________________________________________________________|
                              x2

(4:27)
G|--------------------------      G|--------------------------------|
D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0-- x11  D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0--12--0-|
A|--------------------------      A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------      D|--------------------------------|

(4:44)
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x16
A|--------------------------|
D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0--|

(5:04)
      ...see my shadow               ...stretching up
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|

        ....soften this old               ....hoping I can
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|
D|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|

      ....step into my              ....coming out
G|----------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|

      ....step into the                   .....46&2 is just
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|
D|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|

(5:26)
  This is right as well...notice the small difference at the end.
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------5----------5--5-5-|--------5-----3-----------|
D|--0--0----0---0-0--------|--0--0-----3----3--0-5h3--|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------3--------------|
A|-------5----------5--5-5------------------------------------|
D|--0--0----0---0-0-----------12--10--13p12-------10--12---1--|

(5:39) (keep in timing with drums until guitar joins at 5:47)
G|-------------|
D|-------------| x6
A|-5--5-5--5-5-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0-|

(5:57)
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-5--5-5--|
D|-0--0-0--|


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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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