Stinkfist Bass

by Tool
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Tuning: D A D G
Capo: no capo
Author shmetherland [a] 50.
3 contributors total, last edit on May 18, 2021
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This is in drop D just like basically every other one of Tool's songs.
 
[Intro]
 (0:24)  2x
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----5------5------5------------------|
D|--2----2-2----2-2----2-2---2/4-4--4---|
 
[Verse 1]
 (0:36) 4x
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|--0-2-2--0-2-2---|
 
[Verse 2]
 (0:47) 4x
G|----------------------------|
D|-----2------2------2------2-|   hold the 0 a little
A|----------------------------|   and then hammer.
D|--0h2----0h2----0h2----0h2--|
 
[Verse 3]
 (0:58)
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------2----2----2----2----2----2---2-|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
 
[Chorus]
 (1:08) 3x
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2-/-10--10-10-0-0-12-12-0--2h3-|
 
 Chorus Variation
 (1:21) 1x
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
D|--2--2-2-/-10--10-10-0~---|
 
[Bridge]
 (1:26) 2x
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----5-----5-----5-----------|
D|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2/4-4--4-|
 
Verse 1 (1:37) 4x
 
Verse 2 (1:48) 4x
 
Verse 3 (1:59)  1x
 
Chorus  (2:10)  3x
 
Chorus Variation (2:22)  1x
 
 Misc. 1 (2:33) 4x
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|(0h3)---------3---------0h3---------3----------3p0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0h2-2-2---0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2----0h2-2-2-----|
  ^  s   s s p s   s s p   s   s s p  s   s s p
 play this note 1st time only
 
Ok ok, i know it wasnt slapped or popped.  but it sounds really cool.
 so, if you want, or cant get mr. chancellor's tone, slap and pop.
 
 Misc 2. (2:55) 4x
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
D|--0-2-3-0-5-0-5-7-|
 
 Misc 1 Variation (3:01) 1x
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3---------0h3---------3----------3p0--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------0h2-2-2---0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2----0h2-2-2-----|
       s   s s p s   s s p   s   s s p  s   s s p
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Like i said, the slaps and pops are optional.
 
Misc 2  (3:07) 4x
 
Misc 1 Variation (3:12) 1x
 
Misc 2 (3:19) 4x
 
Misc 2 (palm mutted) (3:25) 4x
 
 Break it down (3:35) 2x
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2-4--2--2-2-0--2--2-2-4--2--2-2-7--9--9-9-7--9--9-9-7--9--9-9-7--9--9-9-7\-|
 
 Break it down, some more (3:50) 3x
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|--10--10--12--12--9--\2-2-0--2-2-0/-|
 
 Vatiation (4:01) 1x
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|--10-10-13-13-9-7~-|
 
 Soft Part (4:05) 2x
G|----5---------------------------------|
D|------5--4----------------------------|
A|------------5-0-----3--3--5--5--2-----|
D|--2--------------2------------------2-|
 
 Ill Keep Digging (4:18) 2x
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--x--xx--2--x--xxx--2--xxxx-5--5-5-5/7--7-7-4-4-4---|
 
Chorus (4:31) 3x
 
Chorus Variation (4:43) 1x
 
[Outro]
 
(4:48)
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2~-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--|
                    ^
                  I swear the 3's are there. Just listen.
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
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eddieNova
G-------------------------------------------------- D(0h3)---------3---------0h3---------3----------3p0 A-------------------------------------------------- D------0h2-0-2---0h2-0-2-----0h2-0-2----0h2-0-2----
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