Band: Tool
Album: 10,000 Days
Track: 2
Instrument: Bass
Tuning: Drop D
Effects Used: Bass Whammy, Fuzz/Distortion, Delay, Line 6 FM4 w/ Expression Pedal (or a
'Ol wah will do for us poor folks)
Tabbed by: Augustos Mintz
Email/Instant Messenger: TheCellThereom@aol.com
^^^ = Whammy Rock Forward
vvv = Whammy Rock Back
*** = Wah/Expression Pedal Rock Forward then Back
0:05 Sounds like he's using fuzz for this
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|-0h2p0--0-0-0-0--0h3h0--0-0--0h2p0--0-0--0h5p0--0-0--0h2p0--0-0-0-0-|
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|-0h2p0--0-0--0h3p0--0-0--0h5p0--0-0-|
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|-0h2p0--0-0-0-0--0h3h0--0-0--0h2p0--0-0--0h5p0--0-0--0h2p0--0-0-0-0-|
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|-0h2p0--0-0--0h3p0--0-0--0h5p0--0-0-0-|
0:44 Fuzz off.
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-/-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-/-12-12--5-5-5-5-/-10-10------|
1:03 This delay riff is tricky. This is my best take at it, it changes along the way.To
it sound good, mute your strings after the pull offs.
|-12----12-|-12------12p0--12-------0h12p0-|
|----12----|----12p0----------12p0---------|
|----------|-------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------------|
|-12--------12p0--12--------12p0--|
|----0h12p0----------0h12p0-------|
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Then keep repeating this until 1:53
1:53 Delay off, "Justin's Killer Tone" Button On...
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|-0--3-3--5-5--3--3-3--5-5--2-2-|
2:04 Delay on
|-12--------12p0--12--------12p0--|
|----0h12p0----------0h12p0-------|
|---------------------------------| x2
|---------------------------------|
2:13 Delay off
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|----------------3--------------| X20
|-0--3-3--5-5--3--3-3--5-5--2-2-|
3:04
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|------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-/-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-/-12-12--5-5-5-5-/-10-10------|
Pick Scrapes on the low D.
3:41
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|-x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-|-x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-|
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|-x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x|
3:49 (You can hear some pickscrapes on the A string as well, but I doubt they were
Justin is obviously murdering the D string here...)
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|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
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|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
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|-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-12-\\\-------|
3:56
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---------|
He turns on the Bass Whammy and the wah
4:09 Bass Whammy On, 1oct Up position
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0----------|
4:16
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|---------------------5----------------|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--3------|
4:19
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-3///10-|
4:23
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---------|
4:26
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0^^^-| (This slide is is quick)
4:29
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tool/jambi_tab_ver_3.html ]
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0h3-3--3h5-|
4:32
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-0-|
4:35
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0---------|
4:39
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-|
4:42
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0***-| )
4:45
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0^^^-|
4:48
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--3***-| Same note as above
4:52
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-(7)////10-|
4:55 Variation is hard to hear, and this is my best shot. Yes, it's all on the D string.
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-12--0-10--0-15--0-12-(0)-0-0--0--0-0-0-12-10-|
5:02
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0^^^-|
5:05 Note this is a quick rock forward-rock back "whail".
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-^vv-|
5:08
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--3***-| Same note as above at 4:48
5:11
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|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Solo is over,
5:14 Fuzz/Distortion back on, Whammy/Wah off
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|----------------------------------5----| x4
|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0---------|
5:28 Fuzz off
This part HAS TWO BASS TRACKS. I'm writing both out.
Bass 1.
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
|-0---0-3h5--3h5-3--3-3-3h5--2-2-2h3-2-2-0---0-3h5--3h5-3--3h5-3--2h3-2-|
Bass 2. This riff is harder to hear and has tricky timing, but it basically follows the one above.
|---5-7---7---5---------------------------5-7---7------------------|
|-0-----0---0---3-3-3h5--2-2-2h3-2--0-----0---0-3h5-3--2h3-2-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:57 The high D's are hard to hear, but are there.
|----7------------------------------------|
|----0------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------| x2
|-0-----0-3/5-3/5--3--3-3-5-5-2-2-3-3-2-2-|
6:06 Slight variation
|----7-----------------------------|
|----0-----------------------------|
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|-0-----0-3/5-3/5--3--3-3-5--2-3-2-|
6:12 Again, a variation
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|-0----0-5--3-3-5---3--3-3--3-3-5-5-2-2-3-3-2-2-|
6:17
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|----5----------------3-------------------------| x3
|-0-----3/5-3/5--3----3-3-5-5-2-2-3-3-2-2-------|
6:32
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|----5----------------3-3/5---|
|-0-----3/5-3/5--3--3-3/5-----|
6:42 Delay on
|-12------12p0--12------12p0--|
|----12p0----------12p0-------|
|-----------------------------| x3
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6:57 This is hard to hear, but its like the intro riff, delay off.
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|-0h2p0--0-0-0-0--0h2p0--0-0--0h2p0--0-0--0h2p0--0-0-|
7:07
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|---------------------------------3----3h5----| x4
|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-3h5---h5-------------|
7:16
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|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
