Iowa Bass

SLIPKNOT
IOWA
from the album IOWA
 
TUNING IS DROP-A. IT'S MENTIONED IN INTERVIEWS. ANY TAB STATING
OTHERWISE IS INCORRECT.
 
alright so the voicing going on with the bass line of this track
makes it very difficult to make out exactly what's being played.
i've done a lot of deep listening, both to live and studio versions
and have tried my best to interpret what i can see being played in
live videos, and this is my best educated guess at it.
 
[Intro]
 
D|----16----------------------|
A|--------12/14---------------|
E|-----------------------h14--|
A|-------------h14----p0------|
 
this variation may appear:
D|----16----------------------|
A|---------0h14---------------|
E|-----------------------h14--|
A|-------------h14----p0------|
 
the notes played on the two lowest strings are simply hammered on
and pulled off without picking the strings, giving them much less
dynamic velocity than the notes preceding them (which should ring
out over them). if listening closely, this voicing can be heard.
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
D|---4--4-4-4----------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
A|------------1-2-3-3--2-0---|
 
[Chorus]
 
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|  slow and long bend, you'll hear it
A|--14--14---14-12--14b--14--|
 
[Verse]
 
D|----16---------------------|
A|--------12h14--------------|
E|---------------------------|
A|-------------h14-----12----|
 
[Chorus]
 
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|----7---7---7-5-7b---7-----|
A|---------------------------|
 
[Bridge]
 
D|---16----------------------|
A|-------12/14---------------|
E|----------------------h14--|
A|------------h14----p0------|
 
[Outro]
 
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
A|---2--2-2-2--0h1-2/3--2h0--|
 
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
A|---2--2-2-2--0-2--3---2h0--|
 
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
A|---2--3--1-0-1-0--2--3--1--|
 
 
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*                 *
*   b   bend      *
*   p   pull      *
*   h   hammer    *
*   /   slide     *
*                 *
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