Tool - Schism
Drop D Tuning
Low To High - D A D G B E
Intro: (this is bass, but it\\\'s pretty cool chords for guitar)
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|--3---2---5---7-----3---2---5---7--------------------------------------|
|--3---3---5---8-----3---3---5---7--------------------------------------|
|--x---x---x---x-----x---x---x---x--------------------------------------|
|--0---3---5---8-----0---3---5---8-------0------------------------------|
Bass Riff:
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|-----------3-------------3-------5-------------------------------------|
|-----5p3h5-----7---5p3h5-----7-----------------------------------------|
|--0----------0---0---------0---0---------------------------------------|
Riff I: (the first chord sorta fades in with a slow volume swell)
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|-------------3-3---2-----3---2---5- repeat 4x --------2----------------|
|--0--------0-----0---0-0---0---0---- end with->---0-0-0----------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(all heavily palm muted)
Fill Part: (let these notes ring loud)
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|---3--------------3----------3-----------------------------------------|
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|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Main Verse Riff: (this is heavy palm muted thru verses)
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|-----------5-------------5-------7-------------------------------------|
|-----7p5h7-----9---7p5h7-----9----- repeat ----------------------------|
|---0---------0---0---------0---0---------------------------------------|
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Riff II: (very slight variation on the verse riff, plus no muting)
(only real difference is you hold that one note (A) longer)
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|-----------5----------------5-------7-- repeat---------------7\\\\--------|
|-----7p5h7-----9------7p5h7-----9------------------end-with------------|
|--0----------0---0~-----------0---0------------------------------------|
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Heavy Chord Part:
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|--0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5----------------------------------------------|
|--0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5-----3- repeat 3 times------------------------|
|--0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5-3h5------------------------------------------|
(4th time play this) (play this with upstroke)
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|--0-x-x-3-x-x-3h5-3-x-x-3-5-5---------------------0--------------------|
|--0-x-x-3-x-x-3h5-3-x-x-3-5-5-----3------------------------------------|
|--0-x-x-3-x-x-3h5-3-x-x-3-5-5-3h5--------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tool/schism_tab_ver_7.html ]
Right before the Interlude part, the Riff II is played like before, but
the end of it is repeated a bunch right before the Interlude begins.
Interlude: (these are lots of strange effects, like a pitch shifter i think)
(this is a great section, reminds me of Pink Floyd)
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|-14-----17-----14-----19-----12-----14-----10-----12---10---12---------|
|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0----0-------|
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Riff III: (right after interlude)
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|------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
|--14-----17-----14-----17-----14---14-------10----5----12\\\\--2----------| repeat this
|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0---8-----3---10------0--0-0-----| once
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Riff IV:
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|----------------------------------------------------------------7--7^--|
|--14-----17-----14-----17-----14---14-------10----5----12---0---7--7^--|
|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0---8-----3---10------0---5--5^--|
|------------------------------------------------------------0---0------|
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|--7^-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7^---8-8-\\\\--3-3-/--10-10-\\\\---0---------------------------------------|
|--5^---8-8-\\\\--3-3-/--10-10-\\\\---0---------------------------------------|
|--0----8-8-\\\\--3-3-/--10-10-\\\\---0---------------------------------------|
Riff V: (the timing here and at the end of the riff above is kind of tough)
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|--0--0--7-----0-----------5-/-10---------------------------------------|
|--0--0--5---0-------0-----3-/-8----------------------------------------|
|--0--0----------0-5---0-3----------------------------------------------|
Riff VI:
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|-0-0-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-----------------------------------------------|
Riff VII: (sortof mute all this part, accent the fretted notes, do some
scratching I think, not really sure here)
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|---8--7------8---7----10-----------------------------------------------|
|---0--0------0---0----0------------------------------------------------|
The End Riff: (I hit that 6 with my pinkie)
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|------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------6--------3------------------------------------|
|--0---0h3h5----0---0h3h5----0h3h5--------------------------------------|
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Enjoy!
