The Patient by Tool

The Patient bass tab by Tool

Bass tabs

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)



Track 1: Electric Bass

Intro - 00:10: Flanger on, twist tone knob (0-100-0) hammer the notes before the swell
G|(9)-h10-----(7)------(12)----(9)------|(9)-h10-----(7)------(17)----(14)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|x8

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
D|-0-----(0)---|

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G|--------------------------|   |---------------------|
D|--------------------------|   |---------------------|
A|--------------------------|   |---------------------|
D|--------------------------|x3  |---------------------|

Verse 1 - 01:07: Flanger off
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------2-------2---|
A|-----------------5-----------|-------------3-------0-------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5---0---|-3-----0---------------------|x6

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7---|
D|-----------------------------------------|x3

G|-----------------------------------------|--------|
D|-------------------------------------2---|(2)-----|
A|-0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---0---|(0)-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|--------|

Verse 2 - 01:53:
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------2-------2---|
A|-----------------5-----------|-------------3-------0-------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5---0---|-3-----0---------------------|x3

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------2-------2---|(2)----(2)---|(2)-----|
A|-----------------5-----------|-------------3-------0--(0)--|(0)----(0)---|(0)-----|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5---0---|-3-----0---------------------|-------------|--------|

Pre Chorus - 02:21:
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----0-----5-----7------7---8---7---0---|x3

G|-----------------------------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----0-----5-----7-----7---------7---8---7---0---|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5---7-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----0-----5-----7-------------0---7---8---7---0---|

G|-----------------------------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----0-----5-----7-----7---------7---8---7---0---|

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7---------------------|
D|-3-----0-----5-----7-----7---------7---8---7---0---|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5------------------------------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5---7-----7-----10----12---|

Chorus - 03:04:
G|---------12----------------12----------------------------------------|
D|-----14------14--------12------12------------------------------------|
A|-12----------------10------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------12--12--12--12---10--10/-12--12---|x3

G|---------12----------------12-------------------------------------|
D|-----14------14--------12------12---------------------------------|
A|-12----------------10---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------12--12--12--12---10--10---5/---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-----------------------------------10-------------------------------|
A|-12------10--12---0---12-p0---10-h12--12------10--12---0---12-p0---10-h12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-/17--12--14---14--14--12--12--14--14-/17--12--14---14--14--12--12--14--|x2

Chorus - 03:46:
G|---------12----------------12----------------------------------------|
D|-----14------14--------12------12------------------------------------|
A|-12----------------10------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------12--12--12--12---10--10/-12--12---|x3

G|---------12----------------12---------------------------------|
D|-----14------14--------12------12-----------------------------|
A|-12----------------10-----------------------------------10----|
D|-----------------------------------12--12--12--12---10--------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---3---5---0---7---0---3-----------------------10--0---7---0---3---------------|
D|-----------------------------5---0---7---7/--10----------------------5---0---7---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10--0---7---0---3-----------------------10--0---7---0---3---5---0---7---|
D|-7/--10----------------------5---0---7---7/--10----------------------------------|

04:28: 400Ms Delay on, 9 and 13 are artificial harmonics, all 12's are natural harmonics
G|-9-----13----------------|-12----------------12----|-------------12----------|-----------|
D|-------------12----------|-------12----------------|-12----------------12----|(12)--(12)-|
A|-------------------12----|-------------12----------|-------12----------------|-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|

Delay off
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7---|x4

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-3---0---1---0---0---2---3---1---2---0---|x8

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-5---7---7---5---7---5---7---7---5---7---|x15

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---7---7-----------|
A|-------------5---7---------------5---7---|
D|-5---7---7-------------------------------|

Chorus - 05:52:
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----10------10--------12----------|
A|-0-------0---------10------10\-5---|
D|-----------------------------------|x4

Outro - 06:12:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7---7----7---5----5----|-0---0---0---0----0---3----3----|x2

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7---7----7---9----9----|-0---0---0---0----0---3----3----|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7---7----7---5----5----|-0---0---0---0----0---3---(3)--(3)--(3)---|

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------2-------2---|
A|-----------------5-----------|-------------3-------0-------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5---0---|-3-----0---------------------|x2

G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------2-------2---|
A|-----------------5--------|----------------3-------0-------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5----|(5)--3-----0--------------------|

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------2-------2---|
A|-----------------5-----------|-------------3-------0-------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5---0---|-3-----0---------------------|

G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------2-------2---|
A|-----------------5--------|----------------3-------0-------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5----|-5---3-----0--------------------|

G|--------------------------|--------------|-------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------|-------------|
A|-----------------5--------|--------------|-------------|
D|-3-----0-----5-------5/---|-15----0------|(0)----(0)---|


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| h  Hammer-on
| (n) Let ring
| /  Slide up
| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide down

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