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 <viking@acs.bu.edu>

Retabbed in BTC by Bucky LaDieu <nega@vt.edu>



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



+------+-------+------+-------+-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)

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     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes

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