The Pot Bass
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | D A D G |
Capo: | no capo |
Author Diminishedfaith [a] 162. 3 contributors total, last edit on Jan 20, 2021
Artist: Tool
Album: 10,000 Days (2006)
Track: 5
Song : The Pot
Bassist: Justin Chancellor
Tuning: Drop D
Tabbed: Sean Doyle
Date : May 2006
Email: bassmingo@gmail.com
Visit: Tooltabs.net
Effects used: Whammy, fuzz, Line 6 FM4 with expression pedal.
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = pedal forward
v = pedal backward
w/pick
[Intro] 0:10
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[--0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-0--0--0-10-0-0-13--0-10-0-0-13-0-10-----]x8
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
(0:47)
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]x4
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[1st Verse] (1:05)
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]x6 (Getting the left hand mutes right
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-] really gets the riff to bounce)
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
(1:33)
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--0---0--0-10-0-0-12--0-10-0-0-12-0-10--]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--0---0--0-10-0-0-12--0-10-0-0-13-0-10--]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--0---0--0-10-0-0-13--0-10-0-0-13-0-10--]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[Chorus] (1:51)
[------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------5--------------]
[------5--------3--3-3--3-3----------5-0---]
[-5--5---3-3--3----------------5-5-7-------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------5--------------]
[------5--------3--3-3--3-3-----6-6-6-6----]
[-5--5---3-3--3----------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]x4
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[2nd Verse] (2:22)
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]x6
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
This next variation in the 2nd verse sounds like a whammy pedal set one octave up.
Hit the power chord on the 10th fret and let it sustain, rock the pedal forward then back.
If you dont have a whammy pedal, slide the chord up to the 22nd fret then back again, but only
the first chord is struck.
[-----------------------------------------]
[--10---/--22--\---10---------------------]
[--10--/---22---\--10---------------------]
[--10-/----22----\-10---------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[Chorus] (2:58)
[------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------5--------------]
[------5--------3--3-3--3-3----------5-0---]
[-5--5---3-3--3----------------5-5-7-------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------5--------------]
[------5--------3--3-3--3-3-----6-6-6-6----]
[-5--5---3-3--3----------------------------]
(3:11)
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]x2
[----------5----------------5----------------5----------------5--------]
[-0-0--5-7---7-5-0-2-2--5-7---7-5-0-3-3--5-7---7-5-0-5-5--5-7---7-5-0--]
(3:25)
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------5-------10-10------5----------------5----------------5--------]
[-0-0--5-7---7-5-0-10-10--5-7---7-5-0-3-3--5-7---7-5-0-5-5--5-7---7-5-0--]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------5----------------5----------------5-------5-5--8-8--3-3-]
[-0-0--5-7---7-5-0-2-2--5-7---7-5-0-3-3--5-7---7-5-0-5-5--8-8--3-3-]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---------------------------------------------------------------]
[(3:45) Breakdown ]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
4:12
[-------------------------------]
[------------h7-7---------------]
[--------0h5------5---8-----7---]x4
[-0-0--0------------8---8-0---8-]
whammy on, slowly raise pitch by 1 oct.
^
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
I was undecided as to this next riff. Its either the intro riff with a low D pedal note
or the intro riff simply played an octave lower. I'm choosing the latter the latter
[---------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------]
[-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-0--0-10-0-0-13--0-10-0-0-13-0-10-]
I'm not sure of the distorted riff, as my distorion pedal wasn't to hand, but i think its this
FM4 on,fuzz on
^ v
[----------]
[----------]
[--3-x(3)--]x number of times
[----------]
(5:00)
fuzz off slowy rock FM4 expression pedal back
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---------------------------------------------------------------]
FM4 off
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]x3
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[Chorus] (5:24)
[------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------5--------------]
[------5--------3--3-3--3-3----------5-0---]
[-5--5---3-3--3----------------5-5-7-------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]
[------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------5--------------]
[------5--------3--3-3--3-3-----6-6-6-6----]
[-5--5---3-3--3----------------------------]
(5:38)
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------5----------------5----------------5----------------5--------]
[-0-0--5-7---7-5-0-2-2--5-7---7-5-0-3-3--5-7---7-5-0-5-5--5-7---7-5-0--]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------5-------10-10------5----------------5-----------------------]
[-0-0--5-7---7-5-0-10-10--5-7---7-5-0-3-3--5-7---7-5-0-5-5--12-\-------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------5------------------5----------------5-------5-5--8-8--3-3-]
[-0---0--5-7---7-5-0-2---2--5-7---7-5-0-3-3--5-7---7-5-0-5-5--8-8--3-3-]
[Outro] (5:59)
[----------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------]
[--5---------3---------5-----------3-5-------------6-]x4
[----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-0-0h8---]
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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47 comments

^^^^Hahahaha, someone's an idiot who registered for the wrong reason.
1. The tab has the bass coming it at the 10-second mark. Try listening to "The Pot" and you will find that is exactly when the bass guitar enters. If you care to listen to "Vicarious," the bass comes in right at the beginning. In case you forgot, songs start out with zero seconds and work their way up.
2. This tab has a song progression as follows: intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, breakdown, chorus, outro. "The Pot" has a song progression that--what do you know?!--is exactly the same thing. The song progression for "Vicarious" is as follows: intro, verse, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, breakdown, interlude, verse, chorus, outro. Notice the differences.
3. Look at the damn tab. There are some parts that are similar, but if you actually took time to look at the notes instead of bothering to register, you would see that this is indeed the tab for "The Pot," and is clearly not the tab for "Vicarious."
And it is a fairly accurate tab I might say.
Good bye.
+9

Thankyou so much! When I first saw someone had posted a tab for The Pot, I was thinking... "Please let it not suck!"
You my friend, have done a fantastic job.
+5

Vaul you retard i tabbed this and it's the pot. read the ****ing tab again and you'll realise how ****ing stupid you are.
STevenm yes theres a solo, i had not learned it at the time of tabbing,.
+4