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Bass4
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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-|
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| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
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