Band : Tool
Album: Undertow
Track: 3
Song : Sober

Part : Bass
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Brad Haczynski
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)


(0:02)

g--7-7---------7-7-----------------
d--0-0---------0-0----------------- x7
a--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5--x---x-x---x-x--
d--0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0--x---x-x---x-x--

(0:24)

g--7-7--------7-7----7-----------------------
d--0-0--------0-0----0-----------------------
a--5-5--------5-5----5-----------------------
d--0-0----x---0-0----0--7\5--0-0-7-5-3-0-3---

(0:28)

g--7-7---------7-7-----------------
d--0-0---------0-0----------------- x3
a--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5--x---x-x---x-x--
d--0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0--x---x-x---x-x--

g--7-7---------7-7----
d--0-0---------0-0----
a--5-5---x-x---5-5----
d--0-0---x-x---0-0----
                  hold...

(0:40)

g--7-7---------7-7-----------------
d--0-0---------0-0----------------- x3
a--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5--x---x-x---x-x--
d--0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0--x---x-x---x-x--

g--7-7---------7-7----
d--0-0---------0-0----
a--5-5---x-x---5-5----
d--0-0---x-x---0-0----
                  hold...

(0:53)
                   x8
g----7--------7---------------
d----0--------0-----x-x-x--x--
a--5--------5-------x-x-x--x--
d--0--------0-------x-x-x--x--

(1:19)

g-------------------------------------------------------------
d-7----------------------------------------------------------- x2
a-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------------------6-6-6-6-6-6--
d------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/--------------

(1:32) Note from Nolan - Justin plays the octaves, caught it in a vid

g----7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7--------------------------------
d----------------------------------------1--1----------------- x4
a----5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5--------------------------------
d--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----------1--1-----------1/3-3-3-3-3-0-

(1:57)

g--7-7---------7-7-----------------
d--0-0---------0-0----------------- x3
a--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5--x---x-x---x-x--
d--0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0--x---x-x---x-x--

g--7-7---------7-7----
d--0-0---------0-0----
a--5-5---x-x---5-5----
d--0-0---x-x---0-0----
                  hold...

(2:10)
                x8
g----7--------7---|------------
d----0--------0---|--x-x-x--x--
a--5--------5-----|--x-x-x--x--
d--0--------0-----|--x-x-x--x--

(2:35)

g-------------------------------------------------------------
d-7----------------------------------------------------------- x2
a-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------------------6-6-6-6-6-6--
d------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/--------------

(2:48)

g----7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7--------------------------------
d----------------------------------------1--1----------------- x4
a----5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5--------------------------------
d--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----------1--1-----------1/3-3-3-3-3-0-

(3:13)

g-------------------
d-------------------
a-------------------
d--0---------0------
     hold...   hold...

(3:20)

g--14--14--14----15--15--12---15p12h14--14--14--14--15--15//17--
d---0---0---0-----0---0---0----0---------0---0---0---0---0---0--
a---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------

(3:33) a little different then above...

g--14---14--14-14--15--15--12--12-12//14--14---14---14//15-15-12\\--
d---0-0--0------0---0---0---0------0---0---0-0--0-0--0---0--0--0----
a-------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------

(3:48) gradually releasing the palm mute.
                        x3
g--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------
d--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----1-1-----1-1--
   pm- - - - - - - - -

(3:58)

g----7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7--------------------------------
d----------------------------------------1--1----------------- x4
a----5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5--------------------------------
d--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----------1--1-----------1/3-3-3-3-3-0-

(4:23) This very tricky timing....but I am 100% this is right.....takes  practice

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

(4:49) Make sure those mutes are on the 5th fret  cuz there are some harmonics ringing out..
       and those two Eb's (1  1)...right after the mutes is RIGHT AWAY..you have to be fast...
       trust me they're in there.
                                    x3
g--7-7---------7-7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------7-7---7-7-----------------
d--0-0---------0-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------0-0---0-0-----------------
a--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------5-5---5-5-----5-5----5-5--
d--0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x---1-1---0-0---0-0-----0-0----0-0--