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Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 8
Song : Ticks & Leechs
Part : Bass
Tuning: drop D
Tabbed: Ryan Campbell
Email : spudsinurmuff@hotmail.com
Legend
nh - natural harmonic ph - pinch harmonic
pm - palm mute x - muted string
h - hammer on p - pull off
// - slide down - slide up
b - bend ~~ - vibrato
- natural harmonic x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)
*rest for 4 bars*
g-------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
d--2----0-2---2----2-0----2----0-2---2----2-/-12--
g-----------------------
d-----------------------
a----------------------- x4
d--2----0-2---2----2-0--
g-------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
d--2----0-2---2----2-0----2----0-2---2----2-/-12--
g----------------------------
d----------------------------
a--------0h2----------------- x4
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3---
Chill for a while
g-----------------------
d-----------------------
a----------------------- x5
d--2----0-2---2----2-0--
g------------------------
d------------------------
a----------------------5-
d--2----0-2---2----2-0---
g---------------------------|-----------------------------
d---------------------------|-----------------------------
a--------0h2----------------|--------0h2-----------3---0--
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3--|--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0---5----
g---------------------------|--------------------------
d---------------------------|--------------------------
a--------0h2----------------|--------0h2------3--3-----
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3--|--2-0h2-----0-2--------0--
g-----------------------------
d-----------------------------
a-------3-------2------------- x4
d--2-xx---x-2-x-------5-4-0---
g-----------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------5-
d--2----0-2---2----2-0----2----0-2---2----0-2---
g-----------------------
d-----------------------
a----------------------- x4
d--2----0-2---2----2-0--
g------------------------
d------------------------
a----------------------5-
d--2----0-2---2----2-0---
x3
g----------------------|--------------------------
d----------------------|--------------------------
a----------------------|------------3----3-3h5----
d--2--0-2--2-0-2--2-3--|--2--0-2--2---h5-------0--
g-----------------------------
d-----------------------------
a-------3-------2------------- x4
d--2-xx---x-2-x-------5-4-0---
g---------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------3-- x4
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h3----
*soft part*
If you listen you can hear the bass in the background e-mail me if you know what it is.
very quietly..
(4:24)
g----------------------------------
d--2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--5--0-----
a----------------------------------
d----------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------
d--2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--5--4-----2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--5--0-----
a------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------
d--0-2-3--0--2-----0h2-2--2--2--5--0-----
a---------------2------------------------
d----------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------
d--0-2-3--0--2-----0--2---2--------------
a---------------2------------2-----------
d-------------------------------2--0-----
g----------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------- x2
d--2------------------2------/--5--0-----
Very hard to hear
g----------------------------------------
d-----0-2-3—0h2-2-2----------------------
a----------------------------------------
d--2------------------2------/--5--0-----
g----------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------
d--2------------------2------/--5--0-----
rest
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------- x5
d--14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d-----(sticato................)--------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
d--14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14--14--17--12---
g-----------------------
d-----------------------
a----------------------- x4
d--2----0-2---2----2-0--
x8
g--------------]-------------------------------
d--------------|-------------------------------
a--------------|-------------------------------
d--5h7--0-5h7--|--0-0-0-0-....-(pedal open d)--
g-------------------
d-------------------
a------------------- x4
d--2-/-10---2-/-9---
g-------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
d--2-/-10---2-/-9-9-10-----2-/-10---2-/-9-10-9----
g--------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------
d--2-/-10---2-/-9-9-10-----2-/-10---2-/-9-9--5-4-0-
g-----------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------
d—12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
g-----------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------
d--10-10---121212---10-10---121212---10-10---121212--0--2---
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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chris Average |
#1 by chris rowley at Apr 3, 1977 at 9:05 PM EST |
| Ive always taken this song about a man who was left by his girl after she sucked all the life out of him. He goes insane and she doesnt expect him to take her departure so badly, Hense: "Hope this is what you wanted. Hope this is what you had in mind. Cuz this is what you're getting. I hope you're choking. I hope you choke on this." Her leaving him turned him into a depressed man, she's drained him of his soul, and has sucked him dry. | |
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Sari Average |
#2 by Sari W at Jul 15, 1977 at 10:04 PM EST |
| This song is about shitty people, (vampires, ticks and leeches), and their tendency to drain you. "Beat my compassion black and blue..." More, it about how you feel when you have finally run out of patience with the abusers and shitheads in your life; when you decide that you must cut them loose and move on to other things. | |
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James Average |
#3 by James Long at Jan 8, 1981 at 7:09 PM EST |
| This is one of my favorite songs off of Lateralus. To me this song is about how Maynard feels toward the music industry.. bleeding him dry and asking too much of him. In the end, Maynard gives them what they wanted in an angry sort of way..."I hope you choke" God Bless Tool :D | |
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josh Average |
#4 by josh 73h 1337 pw3nr at Oct 2, 1985 at 12:15 AM EST |
| I think this is about all of the people in this world who can't do anything for themselves. They can't make themselve feel better, think better, or be better. 'Is this what you wanted? Is this what you had in mind?' "There, I gave you everything you asked for now get the fuck out!" As far has beating my compassion black and blue is concerned, he is tired of feeling pity and just wants to get on with life. | |
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Nicole Average |
#5 by Nicole Brownfield at Dec 12, 1989 at 8:34 PM EST |
| Could he be singing to us on this one? Just in this forum alone, I've learned more about MJK's (or mHk as one would like to believe) personal life than I ever wanted or needed to know. We, Tool's adoring fan's, have been waiting for this album for YEARS. I think it's quite fitting that he write a song like this, although it isn't the first time he's written his dislike of fan's behavior down in song. For another example, check out Hooker. | |
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Kaleb Average |
#6 by Kaleb Loyer at Jan 25, 1996 at 5:53 AM EST |
| After going to see them live, I'm starting to think that this song is about their fans. Throughout the whole concert most of the audience were chanting the lyrics. I don't know about the rest of you but I thought that it was just annoying, and maybe the members of Tool think so too. Just check out Kroche14's post under Swamp Song, it kinda goes with what I'm saying. | |
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Pat Average |
#7 by Pat Mangan at Jul 31, 1996 at 6:15 AM EST |
| Maybe its about critics. Or just about anyone who is judgemental. And now TOOL is saying here .... Eat Shit and Die | |
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Ian Lead Player |
#8 by Ian Kien at Mar 17, 2003 at 5:07 PM EST |
| this IS my favorite song on Lateralus. I absolutely love the anger in his voice. I think the meaning is simply about people that constantly beat you down and try to take everything away and hoping it gets back to them one day (I hope you choke). :) | |
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cash Wanna Be |
#9 by cash putnam at Mar 2, 2006 at 12:14 PM EST |
| personally i think that this song is about people who try and feed off of tools success and just jump on the bandwagon just because they're getting popular. | |
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Simon Rhythm Player |
#10 by Simon Pardins at May 7, 2006 at 7:03 PM EST |
| Also in Hooker, he curses out his own record, so... | |
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James n00b! |
#11 by James Shogren at Aug 2, 2006 at 11:21 PM EST |
| Nice! | |
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Jazzy Average |
#12 by Jazzy at Sep 18, 2006 at 8:40 AM EST |
| I think many Tool songs should be based on situations that are in your ownl life. in Ticks and Leeches, i can understand what he's talking about. "leave my compassion black and blue" is saying that this person that keeps using you /living off of you , that you originally wanted to help, has left you with little compassion after he had been used by this 'leech.' that's what i think , anyway. thanks for taking the time to read my comments, bye :) | |
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Tom Rhythm Player |
#13 by Tom at Nov 15, 2006 at 8:51 AM EST |
| i think this song is about a blow job | |
