Schim This One Really Is Right bass tab by Tool

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----