Pot bass tab by Tool

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
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[--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)
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[-----------------------------------------]x4
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]

1st Verse (1:05)
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[-----------------------------------------]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)
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[-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--]

[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
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[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--0---0--0-10-0-0-13--0-10-0-0-13-0-10--]

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[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]


Chorus (1:51)
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[---------------------------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---]


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[---------------------------5--------------]
[------5--------3--3-3--3-3-----6-6-6-6----]
[-5--5---3-3--3----------------------------]



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[-----------------------------------------]x4
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]

2nd Verse (2:22)
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[-----------------------------------------]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---------------------]

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[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]


Chorus (2:58)
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[---------------------------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)
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[----------------------------------------------------------------------]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-]


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[-0---------------------------------------------------------------]

(3:45) Breakdown
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4:12
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[------------h7-7---------------]
[--------0h5------5---8-----7---]x4
[-0-0--0------------8---8-0---8-]


whammy on, slowly raise pitch by 1 oct.

 ^
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[-0---------------------------------------------------------------]
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[-----------------------------------------------------------------]

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
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[-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
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[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-0---------------------------------------------------------------]

FM4 off
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[-----------------------------------------]
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]x3
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]


Chorus (5:24)
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[---------------------------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)
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[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------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--]


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[----------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-\-------]



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[------------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)
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[--5---------3---------5-----------3-5-------------6-]x4
[----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-0-0h6---]