Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 10
Song : Disposition
Part : Bass
Tuning: drop D
Tabbed: Brad Haczynski 10/15/02
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net
Legend
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nh - natural harmonic |
ph - pinch harmonic |
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pm - palm mute |
x - muted string |
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h - hammer on |
p - pull off |
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// - slide down |
\\ - slide up |
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b - bend |
~~ - vibrato |
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<7>- natural harmonic |
x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide) |
*BIG DISCLAIMER*
If you DO NOT have a Digitech Bass Whammy You will Not get this song to sound right…..I watched tons of Vids on this song, and I knew where Justins fingers were and what he was doing with the whammy, but I couldNot figure out the whammy setting. I had it in Harmony 1 up/1 down position, but it just didn’t sound right..Especially at the part when he first turns the whammy on, because in a vid, I see him turn the whammy on, butKeeps it rocked back. When I played this riff with the whammy in 1 up/1 down position, it sounded like crap, cuzPlaying the riff 1 down was TOO low. Then Finally tonight, I looked down and noticed something I have never seen Since I had the bass whammy. There is a setting, Only on the bass whammy (as far as I know…have not checked wh-1 orXp-100) that is not on the regular whammy. It’s a harmony setting that is 5thup/ 1 up. That means rocked back, The notes are bent 5th up and rocked forward they go 1 up. After playing the song it sounded perfect and I was finally Relieved that this song is done. Also, When you get to the cool sounding part, this is how Justin gets that slide sound,By rocking the pedal from forward to back. When I was doing it in 1 up/ 1 down, the slides weren’t smooth, and soundedOff, so when I tried it with this setting it sounded perfect. I will record the song and put it on Excurses for you guys To hear, so you can see where I am coming from. So If you do not have the bass whammy, check on your wh-1’s, whammy2’s, andXp 100’s for the harmony setting 5thup/ 1 up. If you don’t have it….sorry, You will have to improvise, and play with Your whammy to get what sounds good to you. I am 100% sure this is the setting, and for those fortunate enough to have oneOf the “bastard to find” bass whammy’s...I say...enjoy!! Thanks guys! I will have 3 new symbols for this tab.
When you see a note with ^ after it, it means the note is struck and the whammy is rocked forward.When you see a note with * after it, it means the note is struck and the whammy is rocked SLOWLY Back.When you see a note with ** after it, it means the note is struck and the whammy is QUICKLY rocked fwd then back.(This is what gives the “weeooh weeooh” sound..lol)
W/ delay (Also, if your delay is not set just right, the whammy part will sound off, so get it as close as you can) g-----------<7>----<5>----------------------<7>-----------------d----<9>-------------------0---------<9>----------------16------a--7------7------7------5----------7------7------7-/-14----14--- x6d-----------------------------0--------------------------------- Whammy on (Harmony 5thup/ 1 up)In rocked back position g--0--2--2-----------0--2--2----------4^--4*----0--2--2-----------0--2—2\--d-----------2--2--2-------------2--2---------------------2--2—2------------a--------------------------------------------------------------------------d-------------------------------------------------------------------------- When Justin plays this, his hand never moves, he puts his index on the 14 and ring on the 16, leaving the middle forThe 15, this part is ALL whammy, I practiced it for a long time to get it to sound right. Once you get it, though..itsSweet. Also....on this part, once you rock the whammy forward on the second 16, keep it forward until after the 15 on theg is struck, then rock back. x6g----------------15*--|--------------------d-----16-16^----------|-----16—16**--16**--a--14--------14-------|--14----------------d---------------------|-------------------- x3g----------------15*--|---------------------d-----16-16^----------|-----16—16^-----16*--a--14--------14-------|--14--------14-------d---------------------|--------------------- x2g----------------15*--|---------------------d-----16-16^----------|-----16—16^-----16*--a--14--------14-------|--14--------14-------d---------------------|--------------------- g----------------15*----------------------d-----16-16^---------------16—---16-------a--14--------14---------14----14----14----d----------------------------------------- whammy still back g--0--2--2-----------0--2--2----------4^--4*----0--2--2-----------0--2—2\--d-----------2--2--2-------------2--2---------------------2--2—2------------a--------------------------------------------------------------------------d-------------------------------------------------------------------------- x3g----------------15*--|---------------------d-----16-16^----------|-----16—16^-----16*--a--14--------14-------|--14--------14------- (x2)d---------------------|--------------------- x2g----------------15*--|--------------------d-----16-16^----------|-----16—16**--16**--a--14--------14-------|--14----------------d---------------------|-------------------- x4g----------------15*--|---------------------d-----16-16^----------|-----16—16^-----16*--a--14--------14-------|--14--------14------- d---------------------|--------------------- x2g----------------15*--|----------------------------------------d-----16-16^----------|-----16—16^-----16*------16—---16-------a--14--------14-------|--14--------14--------14----14----14---- d---------------------|---------------------------------------- (whammy off) vary this a little after a few riffs, mess around and experiment. g-----------<7>----<5>----------------------<7>-----------------d----<9>-------------------0---------<9>----------------16------a--7------7------7------5----------7------7------7-/-14----14--- x6d-----------------------------0--------------------------------- MAN that song was a MOTHERFUCKER, huh? Lol...Enjoy everyone!