Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 3
Song : The Patient

Part : Bass
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net

Legend

nh - natural harmonic

ph - pinch harmonic

pm - palm mute

x - muted string

h - hammer on

p - pull off

// - slide down

\\ - slide up

b - bend

~~ - vibrato

<7> - natural harmonic

x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)


*rest for 4 bars*

(hammering-on with left hand and turning the tone knob for the wah effect)

g--h9h10p9-h7-h12-h9-h9h10p9-h7-h17-h14--
d----------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------- x8
d----------------------------------------

*hit open low D and let ring*

                            x6            x8                              x4
g------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------
d-----------------------2---2--|-------------|------------------------2---2--
a-----------0---------3---0----|--0-3-5-0-7--|-----------0----------3---0----
d--3--0--5----5-3--0-----------|-------------|--3--0--5----5--3--0-----------

(distortion)

g-------------------------
d-------------------------
a------------------------- x8
d--3--0--5--7----7-8-7-0--

(no distortion)

g------------------------------------
d--8-7-5-7---------------------------
a------------------------------------ x4
d------------5---7-5-0-7--7-3/5-5/7--

g-------------------
d-------------------
a------------------- x8
d--7-10-5-7--7-5-7--

g------------------------------------
d--8-7-5-7---------------------------
a------------------------------------ x4
d------------5---7-5-0-7--7-3/5-5/7--

g-------------
d-------------
a--0-3-5-0-7-- x8
d-------------

g-------------------|----------------------
d-------------------|----------------------
a--5-3-5-0-7-0-3-5--|-0-7-5-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-- x3
d-------------------|----------------------

 (there are extra bells played on top of this at the beginning
  of each bar)
                     x4
g-------|--<5>----------
d-------|------<5>------
a--<5>--|----------<5>--
d-------|---------------

                          x7
g--------------|-------------
d--------------|-------------
a--------------|-------------
d--0--3--5--7--|--0h3--5--7--
                                       x7
g-----------------|-----------------------
d-----------------|-----------------------
a-----------------|-----------------------
d--3-0-1-0-0-2-3--|--0-1-0-3-0-1-0-0-2-3--

                  x15
g---------------------|--------------------
d---------------------|---------------5-7--
a---------------------|-----------5-7------
d--5h7--5-7-5-7--5h7--|--5h7--5-7----------

                                x4                                 x4
g----------------------------------|----------------------------------
d----------------------------------|----------------------------------
a----------------------------------|----------------------------------
d--7----------5----0----------3----|--7-7-7-7--7-5-5--0-0-0-0--0-3-3--

                             x4
g-------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------
d------------------------2---2--|---------------------2---2--|-----------------------
a-----------0----------3---0----|-------------------3---0----|-----------------------
d--3--0--5----5--3--0-----------|--3--0--5----3--0-----------|--3--0----5//15--12----