Schism Tab

Tool - Schism
Drop D Tuning
Low To High - D A D G B E
 
 Intro: (this is bass, but it\\\'s pretty cool chords for guitar)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---2---5---7-----3---2---5---7--------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---5---8-----3---3---5---7--------------------------------------|
A|--x---x---x---x-----x---x---x---x--------------------------------------|
D|--0---3---5---8-----0---3---5---8-------0------------------------------|
 
 Bass Riff:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3-------------3-------5-------------------------------------|
A|-----5p3h5-----7---5p3h5-----7-----------------------------------------|
D|--0----------0---0---------0---0---------------------------------------|
 
 Riff I: (the first chord sorta fades in with a slow volume swell)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3----------------|
G|-------------3-3---2-----3---2---5- repeat 4x --------2----------------|
D|--0--------0-----0---0-0---0---0---- end with->---0-0-0----------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (all heavily palm muted)
 
 Fill Part: (let these notes ring loud)
E|----------------3----------5-------------------------------------------|
B|---3--------------3----------3-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Main Verse Riff: (this is heavy palm muted thru verses)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-------------5-------7-------------------------------------|
D|-----7p5h7-----9---7p5h7-----9----- repeat ----------------------------|
A|---0---------0---0---------0---0---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Riff II: (very slight variation on the verse riff, plus no muting)
          (only real difference is you hold that one note (A) longer)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5----------------5-------7-- repeat---------------7\\\\----------|
D|-----7p5h7-----9------7p5h7-----9------------------end-with-----------------|
A|--0----------0---0~-----------0---0-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Heavy Chord Part:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5-----3- repeat 3 times------------------------|
D|--0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5-3h5------------------------------------------|
 
 (4th time play this)                       (play this with upstroke)
E|--------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2--------------------|
D|--0-x-x-3-x-x-3h5-3-x-x-3-5-5---------------------0--------------------|
A|--0-x-x-3-x-x-3h5-3-x-x-3-5-5-----3------------------------------------|
D|--0-x-x-3-x-x-3h5-3-x-x-3-5-5-3h5--------------------------------------|
 
Right before the Interlude part, the Riff II is played like before, but
the end of it is repeated a bunch right before the Interlude begins.
 
 Interlude: (these are lots of strange effects, like a pitch shifter i think)
            (this is a great section, reminds me of Pink Floyd)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-----17-----14-----19-----12-----14-----10-----12---10---12---------|
A|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0----0-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Riff III: (right after interlude)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
D|--14-----17-----14-----17-----14---14-------10----5----12\\\\--2------------| repeat this
A|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0---8-----3---10------0--0-0----------| once
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Riff IV:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------7--7^--|
D|--14-----17-----14-----17-----14---14-------10----5----12---0---7--7^--|
A|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0---8-----3---10------0---5--5^--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------0---0------|
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7^---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7^---8-8-\\\\--3-3-/--10-10-\\\\---0-----------------------------------------|
A|--5^---8-8-\\\\--3-3-/--10-10-\\\\---0-----------------------------------------|
D|--0----8-8-\\\\--3-3-/--10-10-\\\\---0-----------------------------------------|
 
 Riff V: (the timing here and at the end of the riff above is kind of tough)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--7-----0-----------5-/-10---------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--5---0-------0-----3-/-8----------------------------------------|
D|--0--0----------0-5---0-3----------------------------------------------|
 
 Riff VI:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-----------------------------------------------|
 
 Riff VII: (sortof mute all this part, accent the fretted notes, do some
            scratching I think, not really sure here)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8--7------8---7----10-----------------------------------------------|
D|---0--0------0---0----0------------------------------------------------|
 
 The End Riff: (I hit that 6 with my pinkie)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6--------3------------------------------------|
D|--0---0h3h5----0---0h3h5----0h3h5--------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| /  Slide up
 
 
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