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Parabol and Parabola

Tool
Bass TabTuningDrop D
★3.3(8)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Parabol

(Intro to Parabola)

This is 100% correct, proven by ear, videos of Tool playing live,

and taken from several covers ^^

Intro no Bass!

(0:00)

Verse 1

(0:23) So farmiliar and overwhelmingly warm...

G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
D|---2---|

(0:35)

G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
D|---2---|

(0:47)

G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7-7--2-----|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|---2----------------------------------2-|
G|------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7-7--2-2---|
A|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2----|

(1:12) Embracing you this reality here...

G|-------------------------|
D|---2-2-0-----7-7-5--5----|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|(x2)

(1:24)

G|------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7-7--2-----|
A|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2-|
G|------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7-7--2-2---|
A|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2----|

(1:48)

G|-------------------------|
D|---2-2-0-----7-7-5--5----|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2-2-0-----7-7-5--5----|
A|-------------------------|
D|----------0--------------|(x2)

Chorus

(2:12) We barley remember...

G|------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7-7--2-----|
A|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2-|
G|------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7-7--2-2---|
A|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2----|
G|------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7-7--2-----|
A|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2-|
G|------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7/9/10/11---5/7----2-----|
A|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|

Outro

(2:54) Eternal, all this pain is an illusion...

Parabola

Intro

(0:00)

G|------------------------|
D|-----2-2h4p2------------|
A|------------------------|
D|-0-2----------5-0-0-0-0-|(x8)

Verse 1

(0:19) We barley remember, who or what came before...

G|------------------------|
D|-----2-2h4p2------------|
A|------------------------|
D|-0-2----------5-0-0-0-0-|(x7)

Chorus 1

(0:39) Holy reality...

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5--------------------|
A|-------------------4-4-4h5-5-------------------|
D|-5-5-77-7-7-7-0-2-2------------5-5-7-7-7-2-2-2-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5--------------------------|
A|-------------------4-4-4h5-5-------------------------|
D|-5-5-77-7-7-7-0-2-2------------5-5-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-2-|

Verse 2

(0:57) This body, this body holding me...

G|------------------------|
D|-----2-2h4p2------------|
A|------------------------|
D|-0-2----------5-0-0-0-0-|(x7)

Pre-Breakdown 1

(1:13) All this pain is an illusion

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
D|-0-2--0-2--0-|

Breakdown 1

(1:18)

G|------------------------|
D|--------------2-2-2-4-4-|
A|------------------------|
D|-2-0--55-75-02----------|(x3)
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
D|-2-0--55-75-02-|

Verse 3

(1:26) Alive, I...

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
D|-0-2-2-232-5-0-0-0-0-|(x8)

Chorus 2

(1:45) This Holy reality...

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5------------------------|
A|-------------------4-4-4h5-5-----------------------|
D|-5-5-77-7-7-7-0-2-2------------5-5-7-7-7-2-2-2/12\-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5--------------------------|
A|-------------------4-4-4h5-5-------------------------|
D|-5-5-77-7-7-7-0-2-2------------5-5-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-2-|

Verse 4

(2:04) This body, this body holding me...

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
D|-0-2-2-232-5-0-0-0-0-|(x7)

Pre-Breakdown 2

(2:20) All this pain is an illusion...

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
D|-0-2--0-2--0-|

Breakdown 2

(2:23)

G|-------------------------|
D|---------------2-2-2-4-4-|
A|-------------------------|
D|-2-0--55-75-02-----------|(x3)
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
D|-2-0--55-75-02-|

Solo 1

(2:33)

G|--------------------19-----------|
D|--17-16-19-16-17-16----16--------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|(x3)
G|---------------------------------|
D|--17-16-19-16-17-16-17-16--------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

Solo 2

(2:48) Twirling round with this familiar parable...

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--17-16-19-16h17p16-12h13p12----0----------|
A|-----------------------------12---10-12-10-|
D|-------------------------------------------|(x4)

Bridge 1

(3:08) To be, alive and breathing...

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|-2-2-0-0-xx--7-7-5-5-5-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-2-2-0-0-xx--7-7-5-5-5/9-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|-2-2-0-0-xx--7-7-5-5-5-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|-2-2-0-0-xx--7-7-5-5-2-|

Bridge 2

(3:28)

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---0---5-----------------------|
D|-2---5---0---2-2-0-0-5-5-9-9-0-|(x2)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----000---555----------------------|
D|-222---555---0---222-000-555-999-0-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----0-0---5-5------------------------|
D|-2-2---5-5---0---222-0-0-555-9-9-0---|

Bridge 3

(3:48)

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7p5-------------7p5--------------|
D|----0h7p5-0-0-0-----0h7p5-0-2-7-5-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7p5-------------7p5--------|
D|----0h7p5-0-0-0-----0h7p5-0-|

Bridge 4

(3:56)

G|-----------------|
D|-02-02-02-02-4-2-|
A|-----------------|
D|-----------------|(x7)

Bridge Outro

(4:12)

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---------5h7-------|
D|-0h2-5h7-----5h7-0-|

Verse 5

(4:15) This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality...

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
D|-2-5-7---0-2-7-|(x7)

Outro

(4:32) All this pain is an illusion...

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
D|-0-2--0-2--0-|

(4:41)

G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
D|-/2-----/9-|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
D|-\2-----/9-|(x3)
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
D|-\2---12-12\9-|(x3)
G|----|
D|----|
A|----|

D|-\2-|

************************************

| / Slide up

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| \ Slide down

| x Dead note

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