Lateralus Bass

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Tuning:	D A D G
Capo:	no capo

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Tool - Lateralis
 
Drop D tuning
 
 
As the drums build up:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus Riff  (the rythym may take a while to pick up)
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------3-5--|
D--0-0--0-0-0--0-5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5-3-3-3h5-5-5-3------|
 
Verse Riff
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------3-------5--------------------------------------------------|
D--0--3----0--5----------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse Riff 2
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--------------------------|
 
Repeat this until:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
 
2nd Verse Riff:
 
G-----------5----------7-------------------------------------------|
D---------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--12s0-0-----12s0-0-----------------------------------------------|
 
2nd Part of the Solo:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------3-5-----------------------------|
D--0----5b----3--3--3b--3h5--5-5-3---------------------------------|
 
Before the calm:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---------3---------3---------------------|
D--0-----0-----0-----0------0-0--0----0-0--0-----------------------|
 
Calm part: (repeat for a while)
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Then:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5*----------3-3-3-3---------------------|
A--5-5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-5------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
*-hold this note, while you play the next set of D's on the A sting.
 
It changes to this later:
 
G-----------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------------|
D-----------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
A--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Then later:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------3-3-3-3s10---------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
During the second solo:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------0------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3s5-5--0-----3s10------------------------------|
 
When it gets heavy again:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5----3----------------------------------------------------------|
 
Wierd bass part:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0s12b-(x3)-0s15b-0s12b-0s10b-0s15b-0s12b------------|
A--0s10b-(x8)------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Fiddle with that above for a while, then;
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--0-3-0--0-3s15---------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
After that bit:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
D----0-0-5---0-----------------------------------------------------|
 
Then:
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------3-5---------------------------------------|
D--0----3----5----5-3--------0-------------------------------------|
 
That's the lot of it (all 9:24 of it!)
 
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key:
s=slide
b=bend
 
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I think its great, could use soem organizing though. "Not very accurate at all in most parts. COMPLETELY missed out on the whammy part." You might wanna check HOW you're playing it, and your rythym, I've seen your tab, not better, if anything worse. And just FYI its always a frettless

nice tab man but i think (but i could be wrong) that during the Verse Riff G------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------ A-------3-------5-------------------------------------------------- D--0--3----0--5---------------------------------------------------- I My buddy plays it G------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------ A--5----8----5---10------------------------------------------------ D---0----10---0----12----------------------------------------------

sounds right to me...