Band: TOOL
Song: Parabola
Album: Lateralus
I don't really know if all parts are for guitar, it could be that some are for bass, but I don't mind as long as they sound the same...
The dropped B/E Tuning isn't a strange invention of mine, Adam said in an interview in Guitar Player that that's the right one.
Listen to the song for the exact rythm and timing.
For any corrections, comments... mail to stupid_foolish_kickass@yahoo.com
Tab explanation:
b = Bend
h = Hammer-on
r = Reverse bend
p = Pull-off
~ = Vibration
f = Feedback
/ = Slide
x = Palm muted
Parabol:
Main:
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
G|-----2h4-----2h4p2-|
D|-0h2-----0h2-------|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
Parabola:
Intro :
0:00
e|-------------------|-------------------| x2
b|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|
B|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|
0:09
|------------------------5h7--7-7--7-7--7-7---------------5h7p5b6~-|
|-3h5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5----------------------3h5-5-5-5-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
0:28
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-xx----xx----xx----|-xx-xx-xx----------|
|-xx----xx----xx----|-xx-xx-xx----------|
0:38
|----------------------------------| x4
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-55-55--77-77-77------------------|
|-33-33--55-55-55--77-77-77-77-77--|
|------------------55-55-55-55-55--|
0:57
|-------------------|-------------------| x3
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|
|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|
x3
|-------------------|----------| ---------------------------|---|
|-------------------|----------| --------------------------°|---|
|-------------------|----------| ---------------------------|---|
|-------------------|----------| ---------------------------|---|
|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|-xx-xx-xx-| ---------5/7-77-77-7/9\5-5°|-7-|
|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|-xx-xx-xx-| ---------3/5-55-55-5/7\3-3-|-5-|
1:26
|-------------------|-------------------| x2
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|
|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|
Solo:
1:35
|------------------------5h7--7-7--7-7--7-7---------------5h7p5--|
|-3h5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5----------------------3h5-5-5-5-5---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tool/parabola_tab.html ]
-10-9-----------10-9-----------------------------------|
-----10---7-8--------8-10h8-10h12p10-------------------|
--------------------------------------12-11-12p11-9~~--|
--------9----------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-12f------------------------------------------------------------|
----11-12-----------11-12---------------------------------------|
----------12-11--9f-------12-11f-12f-12f-11--11--7f~~-----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:03 x7 x3
|-------------------|----------| ---------------------------|---|
|-------------------|----------| --------------------------°|---|
|-------------------|----------| ---------------------------|---|
|-------------------|----------| ---------------------------|---|
|-5/7-7-8\7/10-7-55-|-xx-xx-xx-| ---------5/7-77-77-7/9\5-5°|-7-|
|-3/5-5-6\5/-8-5-33-|-xx-xx-xx-| ---------3/5-55-55-5/7\3-3-|-5-|
2:33 Clean x4 3:07 x4
------------------| Variations, then with dist. ------------------|
------------------| ------------------|
--------------7---| ------------------|
-5-4-7-4-5-4----4-| ------------7-7-5-|
------------------| -7-7-5-xxxx-5-5-3-|
------------------| -5-5-3-xxxx-------|
3:28 x3 x2 x2
-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|
---7-----12-----------5-5----|-----0-0---|-------------------------------------|
-7-5--10-10--5---7-5--3-3--5-|-7-5-----5-|-12p10--------------12p10--------5-3-|
-5-----8-----3---5-3-------3-|-----------|-------8p7\5-3-3-3--------8p7--5-----|
4:05 x3
-----------|-----------| ------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------|-----------| ------------------------|----------------------------------|
-------7---|-----------| ------------------------|----------------------------------|
---7-5-5---|-----5-5---| ----------7/9--12/14\12-|--------7/9-9--12/14-14--7/9-9----|
-7-5-3---5-|-7-5-3-3-7-| -5/7-7-7--5/7--10/12\10-|-5/7-7--5/7-7--10/12-12--5/7-7--5-|
-5-------3-|-5-3-----5-| -3/5-5-5----------------|-3/5-5--------------------------3-|
Outro:
4:15 4:29 variate this part and repeat several times
---------| -----------------------------| ---------------------------|
---------| -----------------------------| ---------------------------|
---------| -----------------------------| ---------------------------|
---------| ---7/9-----5/7---------------| ---------------------------|
-x\xxxxx-| -7-5/7---5-3/5---5/7--5/7--5-| -7-2--7/9--7/9---9/10\9--5-|
-x\xxxxx-| -5-------3-------3/5--3/5--3-| -5-0--5/7--5/7---7/-8\7--5-|
5:45 with Clean sound < N.H. >
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---------------------------------12--------||
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-19-17p19-17-15-14p15h14---12--------------||
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