Ok, here are the TOOL bass lines I promised way back when. I figgured I'd
do something to "redeem" myself for my sins. Bassists, for your jamming
pleasure I have transcribed (sometimes only parts of) "Prison Sex", "Bottom",
"Opiate", and "Sober". I broke the songs down into riffs but you'll have to
listen tho the albums to get the exact tempo and rhythm. Also, the E-string
is dropped to D (this is common in, I think, ALL TOOL songs.)
Tips on playing these songs:
1) Play with a pick. Paul does. Although, sometimes I do it
w/ my fingers.
2) Boost your Treble and Mid a few notches to get a sharper sound.
But, you still want to keep the low end rumbling.
3) Don't be afraid to experiment. Paul varies his bass lines a lot,
give it a try as well. It's just easier to tab it when it's
straight forward.
[4) Use a 'chorus' effect, 'specially w/ Sober. --Bucky]
Enjoy!
--Rich T. Viking
Sober by TOOL
=============
Originally posted to the TOOL mailing list on 12/4/94 by
Richard Pedersen
Retabbed in BTC by Bucky LaDieu
Intro
11
+------------------+--------------+
|*-7-7---------7-7-|-------------*|
|*-5-5-X-X-X-X-5-5-|-X---X-X---X-*|
+--0-0-X-X-X-X-0-0-+-X---X-X---X--+
Fill
+-----------------+--------+
|-7-7---------7-7-|-----7--|
|-5-5-X-X-X-X-5-5-|-----5--|
+-0-0-X-X-X-X-0-0-+-----0--+
Verse
10
+-------------+---------+
|*-7-7----7-7-|----R---*|
|*-5-5----5-5-|--------*|
+--0-0----0-0-+---------+
Pre-Chorus
2
+----------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+
|*-7-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------*|
|*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|---------------|---6-6-6-6-6-6-*|
+----------------+---------------+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3/-------------+
Chorus
4
+--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
|*-------------|---------------|---------1---1-|---------------|
|*-------------|-------5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|
+--0-0-0-0-0-0-+-0-0-0---------+-1---1---------+-1/3-3-3-3-3-0-+
Intro riff x3
Fill
Verse x10
Pre-Chorus x2
Chorus x4
Break
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tool/sober_btab_ver_2.html ]
+------+-------+------+-------+-14--14--14-+-14--14-+-15--15--12-+
|------|---R---|------|---R---|--0---0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0---0-|
|------|-------|------|-------|------------|--------|------------|
+-0----+-------+-0----+-------+------------+--------+------------+
2
+-12--15--12-+-14--14--14-+-14--14-+--15--15-/17-+--------+
|--0---0---0-|--0---0---0-|--0---0-|*--0---0---0-|---R---*|
|------------|------------|--------|*------------|-------*|
+------------+------------+--------+-------------+--------+
6
+------------------+---------+--------+
|*-----------------|---------|-------*|
|*-----------------|---------|-------*|
+--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+-1-1-1-1-+---1-1--+
Chorus x4
Outro
4
+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+
|*-------------7-----|---------------|-------------7-----|---------3-3/5-*|
|*-5-5-8-5-5-5-0-5-5-|-5-------------|-5-5-8-5-5-5-0-5-5-|-5-------------*|
+--------------------+---0-0-3-3-3-0-+-------------------+---0-0-3---3/5--+
3
+------------------+------------------+---------+-------+----------+-------+
|*-7-7---------7-7-|-----------------*|---------|---R---|----------|---R---|
|*-5-5-X-X-X-X-5-5-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-*|---------|-------|-5-5--5-5-|-------|
+--0-0-X-X-X-X-0-0-+-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--+-1-1-1-1-+-------+-0-0--0-0-+-------+
Notes: I paraphrased this from an official transcription in "Guitar For
The Practicing Musician," Feb. 1994.
[This was based on the studio version of "Sober." Be sure and listen
to the song, as there are alot of things that Rich missed. --Bucky]
==========================================================================
Created using the Bass Tab Creator
__ by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
+|oo|+
+|oo|+ Notes: w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter
|| e = 8th s = 16th t = 32nd x = 64th
||
|| Capital durations are dotted notes
|| (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
||
|| #
|| +----+ +----+
_ || _ |*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME
\\_||_// |*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES
| [] | +----+ (#=Num Repeats) +----+
| || |
/ [] \ + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND
\______/ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest
P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill
