Schism Bass

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Tuning:	D A D G
Capo:	no capo
Author GnFnR [a] 781.
4 contributors total, last edit on Aug 18, 2020
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Schism by Tool
Tabbed by Doug(appetite_for_destruction69@hotmail.com)
Drop D tuning
 
G|--3--2-/-5-/-7---3--2-/-5-/-7-----|
D|--0--3-/-5-/-8---3--3-/-5-/-8---0-|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
 
 
[0:13]
 
G|----------10---9------------10---9---12----|
D|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--|
A|-------------------------------------------| x8
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[0:40]
 
G|----------10---9------------10---9---12-------------9---7------------9---7---10-|
D|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12-----0---0---0---0h10h12---0---0--0h10h12---0---0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[1:07]
 
G|----------10---9------------10---9---12----|
D|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--|
A|-------------------------------------------| x4
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[1:20]
 
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------10---9------------10---9---12----|
A|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--| x4
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[1:35]
 
G|----------10---9------------10---9---12-------------9---7------------9---7---10-|
D|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12-----0---0---0---0h10h12---0---0--0h10h12---0---0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[2:02]
 
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------10---9------------10---9---12----|
A|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--| x4
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[2:16]
                       x3
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------------------3--|--------------------|
D|--0-xx-3-xx-5-3-xx-3-5-5--0h3h5----|--0--3--5\3--3-5-5--|
 
 
[2:29]
 
G|----------10---9------------10---9---12----|
D|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[2:33]
 
G|----------10---9------------10---9---12-------------9---7------------9---7---10-|
D|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12-----0---0---0---0h10h12---0---0--0h10h12---0---0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[2:59]
 
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------10---9------------10---9---12----|
A|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0--| x4
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-0-/7--7-5--------------0-----| x4
D|-------------10-9-10-/7-------|
 
*rest for 2 bars*
 
Bass Whammy (1 octave up), Delay, and Distortion.
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|---0----------12---12---|
D|------------------------|
 
Hammer HARD with left hand while sweeping volume know from low to high
and depressing the whammy forward...takes timing.
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/14---/17---/14----/19---/12---/14---/10---/12---/10---/12-| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/14---/17---/14---/15---/12---/14---/10---/12---/10---/12--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/14---/17---/14---/15---/12---/14---/10---/12--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------/10\\\\---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(whammy off)
 
 
[4:31]
 
  (emphasize every second note)
G||----9-----------------------------------------------------12-----|
D||*--7---------------------------7-7-7--7-7-7--------10--10----10--|
A||*--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0h10h12--------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--------5------5------5-----5-------5---------7----7---7---7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|---3--3----3----3---3----3----3---3----3----5---5----5---5---5--*| (x2)
D|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3/-5-5-5--5-5-5---------|
 
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--| x3
D|-------------------------------------|
 
 
[5:11]
 
G|---------------------------------9----|
D|----------10---9---7------------------|
A|--0h10h12----0---0---0--0--0--0-------|
D|--------------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--| x3
D|-------------------------------------|
 
 
[5:21]
 
*** Verified thru 2 vids AND live...
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10----5-----12------14-----17------14-----17------14---------|
A|--8-----3----10-----0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[5:36]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10----5-----12-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
A|--8-----3----10--------5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---8--8--3-3--10-10----------------|
 
 
                                        x3
G|-------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------|-------5----5-----------3------|-----5----5-----------|
D|-0--12-|--0--0----7---7-5-7-0-3---/10--|-0-0----7---7-5-7--0--|
 
 
[5:59]
 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|---3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5----0-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5----|
 
G|----------0------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------0----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-0-2---0-3-0-2-0-5---3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-XXXX------|
 
 
[6:12]
w/ distortion
 
G|------------------------------|
D|--10--9-----10--9---12--------|
A|--8---7-----8---7---10--------| x4
D|----0---0-0---0---0----0-0----|
 
 
  W/ distortion
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------10---9------------10---9---12----|
A|--0h10h12----0---0--0h10h12----0---0----0—-| x4
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[6:24]
 
(sounds good with a bit of distortion)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----------5---------6-------3--| x8
D|--0-0h3h5---0-0h3h5---0h3h5----|
 
 
Corrections by Nekub (06/03/2017)
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
************************************
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34 comments
standard tuning is E A D G not D A D G.....isnt it? :P good tab but
+19
100% correct. This is how my bass teacher plays it. and all the other tabs ive seen for schism have the wrong chords at the start. Even a beginner could realize that. Nice Work
----------9---7------------9---7---10| --0h10h12---0---0--0h10h12---0---0---| -------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| Im SURE theres a 10 at the end there...