Parabola Ver 9 by Tool
Tool - Parabola ver 9 bass tab
Artist: Tool
Album: Lateralus
Song: Parabola
Tabbed by: Andrew (theglorifiedmalcontent)
Tuning: Dropped D - D, A, D, G
------------= Key =------------
h hammer on PM palm mute on . notes
* stop string ^ optional low B
This song has, oddly enough (for Tool), a low B played in
the guitar part and quite likely in this bass part...I have
transcribed it so that it can be played on a standard dropped
D. (The notes that may be low B are marked by a ^ on the B
line. Written as a 2 on the A string, play it as a 0 on the B
string if you have one.)
Main Riff (0:00)
G |-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------| x16
A |-----------------------------2-|
D |0-2-----2---2-5---0-0------0---|
B ^
Prechorus I (0:38) Prechorus II (0:52)
G |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|
D |----------------2------2-------0| x3 D |--------------------------------| x1
A |--------0------2----------------| A |--------0------2----------------|
D |5-------------------------------| D |5---------------2--2--7--5--45--|
Main Riff (0:57) x7
Postchorus (1:14) Bridge I (1:16) Bridge II (1:23)
G |----------------| G |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|
D |----------------| x1 D |--------------------------------| x3 D |--------------------------------| x1
A |----------------| A |2h5-5-2h5-2h5-------------------| A |2h5-5-2h5-2h5-------------------|
D |02*---02*---0---| D |--------------2-----4-----5-----| D |--------------2*----------------|
Main Riff (1:26) x7
Prechorus I (1:45) x3
Prechorus II (1:59) x1
Main Riff (2:04) x7
Postchorus (2:20) x1
Bridge I (2:23) x3
Bridge II (2:30) x1
Preinterlude I (2:33)
G |------------------7-----| |------------------------|
D |5--4--7--4--5--4-----4--| x3 |5--4--7--4--5--4--7--4--| x1
A |------------------------| |------------------------|
D |------------------------| |------------------------|
This part doesn't really follow the singer...it's also quite difficult to hear
on the recording, so make up something like this (I think this is right):
Interlude I (2:48)
G |--------------------------------|
D |5--4--7--4--5--4--7--4--5---4---| x4
A |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
Interlude II (3:08)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------0--0----------------------------0--0------------|
D |2--2--0--0000002------5-----0---2--2--0--0000002------5-----9---|
PM ...... ...... | x1
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------0--0----------------------------0--0------------|
D |2--2--0--0000002------5-----0---2--2--0--0000002------5-/9-0---|
PM ...... ......
Interlude III (3:29)
G |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x4
A |---0-----5---------------2------|
D |2-----5-----0---2--0--5-----0---|
B ^
Postinterlude I (3:48)
G |------------------------------------------------------------|
D |2-0-------------------------2-0-----------------------------| x1
A |------------------------------------------------0-----------|
D |----5-4-2-0-----0-----0---------5-4-2-0---2-----------5-----|
Postinterlude II (3:48)
G |------------------------------------------|
D |2-0-------------------------2-0-----------| x1
A |------------------------------------------|
D |----5-4-2-0-----0-----0---------5-4-2-0---|
Postinterlude III (3:56) Outro I (4:06) (play the 'x's open)
G |----------------| G |----------------| |----------------|
D |2--0--2--0--2-0-| x4 D |----------------| x3 |------02--------| x1
A |----------------| A |----------------| |---02----02-----|
D |----------------| D |02xxxx02xx005---| |02----------0-0-|
Outro II (4:15)
G |----------------| |----------------|
D |----------------| x1 |----------------| x5
A |----------------| |----------------|
D |2222222000000002| |2222222000000002|
PM ...... ....... ....... .......
Outro III (4:29)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |2*--2---5h7---------0---5h7-----0h2---------0h2---------0-------|
Ending (5:10)
G |--------------------------------| |--------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x2 |--------------------| x1
A |----2---------------------------| |----2---------------|
D |0-0-----------------2-----------| |0-0-----------------|
B ^ ^
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