SCHISM (Bassline) As recorded by Tool (From the 2001 Album LATERALUS) Words and Music by Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Daniel Carey and Justin Chancellor Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Drop D' Intro 5/4 6/4 Gtr I |--3--| Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q. 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E E S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S E |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------3-|---------------------------------3--| |-0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5-0h3h5---|-0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5-0h3h5----| |-3-| |--3--| E S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S E E S S E S S a E E S S E E E S S S E |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------10--| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------0h10h12-----| |---------------------------------3-|-----------------------------------------| |-0-x-x-3-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-5-0h3h5---|-0-x-x-3-x-x-3h5-3-x-x-3-5-5-------------| 11/8 |--3--| |--3--| E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S |---9-----------10---9---12-----------| |-0---0-0h10h12----0---0----0-0h10h12-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Verse 6/4 |--3--| |--3--| E E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S ||--10---9-----------10---9---12------------| ||o----0---0-0h10h12----0---0----0-0h10h12--| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S 3x |-9---7-----------9---7---10------------|| |---0---0-0h10h12---0---0----0-0h10h12-o|| |--------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------|| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S |-10---9-----------10---9---12-----------| |----0---0-0h10h12----0---0----0-0h10h12-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S |-9---7-----------9---7---10-----------| |---0---0-0h10h12---0---0----0---------| |------------------------------0h10h12-| |--------------------------------------| Interlude 13/8 |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S |------------------------------------------| |-10---9-------------10---9---12-----------| |----0---0-0-0h10h12----0---0----0-0h10h12-| |------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S |------------------------------------------| |-10---9-------------10---9---12---0h10h12-| |----0---0-0-0h10h12----0---0----0---------| |------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E S S S E E E E E E S S S |------------------------------------------| |-10---9-------------10---9---12-----------| |----0---0-0-0h10h12----0---0----0-0h10h12-| |------------------------------------------| 14/8 7/4 |--3--| E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q E Q |--------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-10---9-------------10---9---12-------|--------7-----5--------7--| |----0---0-0-0h10h12----0---0----0-0-0-|-7----5---0-3-----0--0-0--| |--------------------------------------|----------------5---------| Q. E E E E E E Q E Q Q. E E E E E E Q E Q |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------7-----5--------7--|-9------7-----5--------7--| |-7----5---0-3-----0--0-0--|-7----5---0-3-----0--0-0--| |----------------5---------|----------------5---------| Interlude 12/8 Q. E E E E E a +E E +H +W. |---------------------------------||--------| |-9------7------------------------||--------| |-7----5---0-3---2b3-(2)-0-(0)----||-(0)----| |--------------5------------------||--------| 15/8 12/8 +W. Q. W |---------------------||-------| |---------------------||o------| |-(0)-----------------||o------| |---------------------||-------| 15/8 12/8 W 7x E Q +Q. +Q. Q. |------------------||---9--(9)---(9)--------| |-----------------o||-7----------------7----| |-----------------o||------------------0----| |------------------||-----------------------| 15/8 12/8 |-3-| Q. Q S S S Q. Q E +E E E E Q +Q. Q. Q. |-------------------------12-(12)------|---5--(5)---5----5----| |-7----7--7-8-9-10----10----------10---|-3----------3----3----| |-0----0-----------------------------0-|----------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------| 15/8 12/8 Q. a Q. Q. Q E +E Q E Q +Q. +Q. Q E |-5----5------5-------7-(7)----|------------------------| |-3----3h5----5----0--------0--|---7--(7)---(7)---------| |------------------------------|-0----------------0--0--| |------------------------------|------------------------| 15/8 12/8 |-3-| Q E Q S S S Q. Q E +E E E E Q +Q. Q. Q. |-------------------------12-(12)------|---5--(5)---5----5----| |---------7h8h9-10----10----------10---|-3----------3----3----| |-0--0-0-----------------------------0-|----------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------| 15/8 4/4 Q. a Q. Q. Q E +E Q W |-5----5------5-------7-(7)----|------| |-3----3h5----5----0--------0--|-7----| |------------------------------|-0----| |------------------------------|------| +W +W |------------|--------| |-(7)--------|-(7)----| |-(0)--------|-(0)----| |------------|--------| 2/4 4/4 |--3--| H Q E S S S E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|----------|-------9-(9)-------| |-------------------|-10---9---|-7-----7-(7)-------| |-----------0h10h12-|----0---0-|---0-0-------0-0-0-| |-------------------|----------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 9/8 10/8 |--3--| E Q E Q E E E Q S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |---10----5--5-5---|------------14-----17-----|-14-----17-----14---14----| |-8-----3----5-5---|-0--0h15h17----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0----0----0--| |----------------2-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 9/8 10/8 |--3--| E Q E Q E E E Q S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |---10----5--5-5---|------------14-----17-----|-14-----17-----14---14----| |-8-----3----5-5---|-0--0h15h17----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0----0----0--| |----------------2-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 9/8 13/8 E Q E Q E E E Q E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------|---------------------------------------------| |---10----5--5-5---|---------------------------------------------| |-8-----3----5-5---|---------------------------------------------| |----------------2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0--| 9/8 5/8 9/8 E E S S E E S S E E S S Q. Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------|-------------------| |-------------------------|---------|---0-------------5-| |-1-1-x-x---------3-3-4h5-|------5--|-0-------0-----3-3-| |---------3-3-x-x---------|-0-------|-----0-5---0-3-----| 1.,2. 3. 5/8 9/8 6/8 Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||----------|--------------------||-------------|| ||o---------|---0-------------5-o||---0---------|| ||o------5--|-0-------0-----3-3-o||-0-------0---|| ||--0--0----|-----0-5---0-3------||-----0-5---0-|| Outro 6/4 PM----------------| PM--------------------| PM E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------0---| |---------------------0---|---------------------0---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5---0-|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5---0-| PM--| PM--------| PM----------------------| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S |-------0-------------0---|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------0h10h12--|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-3-0-2---0-3-0-2-0-5---0-|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0----------|| |--3--| |--3--| E S S E S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S 4x ||--10-x-x-9-x-x---------10-x-x-9-x-9-12-x-x----------|| ||o-10-x-x-9-x-x-0h10h12-10-x-x-9-x-9-12-x-x-0h10h12-o|| ||o--------------------------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------------------------|| 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S E E S S S E S S S E 8x ||-------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------o|| ||o---------5---------6-------3-o|| ||--0-0h3h5---0-0h3h5---0h3h5----|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths