Opiate Bass

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This is not opiate2, but the main riff is like this most tabs have it wrong.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	D A D G
Key:	G
Capo:	no capo
Author matthijswilde [a] 1,335. Last edit on Dec 29, 2020
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Title: Opiate
Artist: Tool
Album: Opiate
 
As Leo Düzey proposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INVZX_laSWg
 
[Intro - 00:00]           4/4
G|--------------<5>----------|--------|------------|------------|--------|--------|
D|------------------<5>------|--------|------------|------------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------------0---|-2------|(2)-----0---|-2------0---|-2------|(2)-----|
D|---------------------------|--------|------------|------------|--------|--------|
 
[Intro/Verse/Chorus 1 - 00:16]
G|-------------4-------------0---------2---|
D|-----------------0--2---2------3--3------|
A|-0-h2--2--2------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|x24
 
[Post-Chorus - 01:26]           .
G|-7--7---7--7------|-7--7---7--7--------<5>---|-7--7---7--7------|-7--7---7--7-----7-------|
D|-6--6---6--6------|-6--6---6--6--------------|-6--6---6--6------|-6--6---6--6---------6---|
A|-5--5---5--5------|-5--5---5--5--------------|-5--5---5--5------|-5--5---5--5-------------|
D|-0--0---0--0------|-0--0---0--0--------------|-0--0---0--0------|-0--0---0--0-------------|
 
G|-7--7---7--7------|-7--7---7--7-----5-------|
D|-6--6---6--6------|-6--6---6--6---------6---|
A|-5--5---5--5------|-5--5---5--5-------------|
D|-0--0---0--0------|-0--0---0--0-------------|x2
 
Let ring untill the end of the bar
G|------------------13--13-13--13-13-13--|------------------5---5--5---5--5--5---|
D|------------------12--12-12--12-12-12--|------------------0--------------------|
A|------------------11-------------------|------------------3--------------------|
D|-0--0---0--0---0-----------------------|-0--0---0--0---0-----------------------|
 
G|------------------13--13-13-13-13-13-13--|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------12--12-12-12-12-12-12--|-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------11---------------------|------------------3----------------------|
D|-0--0---0--0---0-------------------------|-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--0--0--0--12\-|
 
[Chorus 2 - 02:02]
G|-------------4-------------0---------2---|
D|-----------------0--2---2------3--3------|
A|-0-h2--2--2------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|x8
 
[Bridge - 02:26]
G|--------|-------<5>------|------------<5>------|
D|--------|-----------<5>--|----------------<5>--|
A|-2------|(2)-------------|-2----p0-------------|
D|--------|----------------|---------------------|
 
G|------------<5>------|
D|-b1/2-----------<5>--|
A|-2-----0-------------|
D|---------------------|x10
 
G|-4--4--4--4--4-----------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4-----------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
D|-------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2 - 03:08]
G|-------------4-------------0---------2---|
D|-----------------0--2---2------3--3------|
A|-0-h2--2--2------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|x12
 
[Post-Chorus - 03:44]           .
G|-7--7---7--7------|-7--7---7--7--------<5>---|-7--7---7--7------|-7--7---7--7-----7-------|
D|-6--6---6--6------|-6--6---6--6--------------|-6--6---6--6------|-6--6---6--6---------6---|
A|-5--5---5--5------|-5--5---5--5--------------|-5--5---5--5------|-5--5---5--5-------------|
D|-0--0---0--0------|-0--0---0--0--------------|-0--0---0--0------|-0--0---0--0-------------|
 
G|-7--7---7--7------|-7--7---7--7-----5-------|
D|-6--6---6--6------|-6--6---6--6---------6---|
A|-5--5---5--5------|-5--5---5--5-------------|
D|-0--0---0--0------|-0--0---0--0-------------|x2
 
Let ring untill the end of the bar
G|------------------13--13-13--13-13-13--|------------------5---5--5---5--5--5---|
D|------------------12--12-12--12-12-12--|------------------0--------------------|
A|------------------11-------------------|------------------3--------------------|
D|-0--0---0--0---0-----------------------|-0--0---0--0---0-----------------------|
 
G|------------------13--13-13-13-13-13-13--|------------------5---5--5---5--5--5---|
D|------------------12--12-12-12-12-12-12--|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------11---------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-0--0---0--0---0-------------------------|-0--0---0--0---0-----------------------|
 
[Outro - 04:20]
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10/-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10/-12-0-0-|x8
 
G|---------------------------------5------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
G|-5-------------------------------5------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------0------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------3------------------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x3
 
Let low D string ring
G|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|
D|-0-----------7-----------0-----------7-----------|
A|-3-----------0-----------3-----------0-----------|
D|-0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
 
G|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|
D|-0-----------7-----------0-----------7-----------|
A|-3-----------0-----------3-----------0-----------|
D|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|x3
 
G|-7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----|-7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----|(7)-----|
D|-6--6--6-----6--6--6-----6--6--6-----6--6--6-----|-6--6--7-----6--6--6-----6--6--6-----|(6)-----|
A|-5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----|-5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----|(5)-----|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|(0)-----|
 
 
************************************
 
| b1/2 Bend 1/2 note up
|   Harmonic
| (n)  Hold note over bar line
| h    Hammer-on
| \    Slide down
| p    Pull-off
| /    Slide up
| x    Dead note
| .    Staccato
 
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I'm not hearing that hammer on in the main riff.