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Parabola Bass Tab by Tool

Parabola bass tab by Tool

Bass Tab

Riff #1 - Played 4 times at the beginning of the song
          Played 4 times with guitar
          Played 8 times with vocals
Riff #1
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A---------------------------
E------0-2-p0-0-3-p0-0------
B-3-h5-----------------3-3--
 
Riff #2 Played 3 times
G------------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E-3--3-3-5-5-5--5-5--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0
B------------------------------------
 
A variation of Riff #2 play 1 time.
G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A---------------------3---5------
E--3--3-3-5-5-5--5-5----3---5----
B------------------------------3-
 
Play Riff #1 8 times
 
Riff #3a
G----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------3-
B--3-h5--3-h5--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5--3-5---
 
Riff #3b Play this 2 times.
G------------------------
D------------------------
A------------------------
E----------------------3-
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5--3-5---
 
Riff #3c
G-----------------
D-----------------
A-----------------
E-----------------
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-
 
Play Riff #1 8 times
 
Play Riff #2 3 times
 
2nd variation of Riff #2
G------------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E---3--3-3-5-5-5--5-5--3--3--5--5----
B----------------------------------3-
 
Play Riff #1 8 times
 
Play Riff #3a 1 time, #3b 2 times, #3c 1 time.
 
Riff #4 play 4 times at the break
G--------------------19----
D--17-16-19-16-17-16----16-
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
 
Riff #5 play 4 times
G--12-11-14-12-11--------------------
D-----------------14-12--------------
A---------------------------12---10s-
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
 
Riff #6 play 4 times
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A----------------------------------
E----------------------5--5--3--3--
B--5--5--3--3-3-3-3-3--------------
 
Riff #7 play 4 times
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
A-----------5-------------------
E--0--5--3--------0-----3-------
B--------------3-----3-----0--3-
 
Riff #8a play 1 time
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E-------3-p2-p0---------------3-p2-p0-----5-3-
B--5-p3---------3--3--3--5-p3---------3-5-----
 
Riff #8b play 1 time
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E-------3-p2-p0---------------3-p2-p0---
B--5-p3---------3--3--3--5-p3---------3-
 
Riff #9a play 7 times
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E--------------------------3-
B--3-h5--3-h5--3-h5--3-h5----
 
Riff #9b play 1 time
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A--------------5-h7----------
E--------5-h7--------5-h7----
B--3-h5--------------------3-
 
Riff #10 play 7 times
G-------------------
D-------------------
A-------------------
E--0--3-h5-----3-h5-
B-----------3-------
 
Riff #11 play 1 time
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
B--3-h5-x-x-3-h5-x-x-3-
 
Riff #12 - Outro
G-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E--0------------2b--0------------2b-
B------3-3---0---------3-3---0------
 
 
                

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Tool bass tabs for Parabola

About this song

"Parabola" by Tool features intricate guitar work by Adam Jones, utilizing drop D tuning and a mix of palm-muted riffs and melodic arpeggios. The song's bassline, played by Justin Chancellor, adds a driving force with its syncopated rhythms and complex interplay with the drums. The track is known for its dynamic shifts in intensity and Maynard James Keenan's powerful vocals. Produced by Joe Barresi, the song is a standout track on Tool's album "Lateralus," known for its progressive rock sound and philosophical lyrics.