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Artist: Tool
Song Title: Parabol 1
Tuning: Drop D (D-A-D-G)
Intro x8
g-----------------------------------
d-0-h2--2--2--3--p2--2--5--p2--2--0-
a-----------------------------------
d-----------------------------------
verse figure x8 octave lower than intro
g------------------------
d------------------------
a------------------------
d-3-/5--5--5--6--p5--5--3
bridge figure x3
g-----------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------
d--8--8--8-/10--10--10---5--5--5-/7--7--7-
bridge ending figure x1
g----------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------
d--8--8--8-/10--10--10--5--5-/10--8--7p8-
play intro x7 then play this x1
g----------------
d-0-h2--0-h2-----2
a-----------------
d-----------------
play this figure x3
g----------------------
d----------------------
a----------------------
d--3--3--3-/5--3-/5--7-
play this x1
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
d--3--3--3-/5--
then do this figure x8
g-------------------
d-------------------
a-------------------
d--3-/5--6-p5--8\--3
then repeat everything from the bridge figure onward, then play this figure
g-----------------------7
d--4--5--4--7--4--5--4--- X4
a------------------------
d------------------------
then play this figure x8
g----------------------
d----------------------
a----------------------
d--5-----3--/10----8--0
play this interlude figure x4
g-------------------------------
d---------0---------------------
a----5--3----------------3------
d--5---------3-----5--3-----0--3
then do this figure x1
g-----------------------------------------------------
d--2--0-------------------2--0------------------------
a--------3--2-0------------------3--2--0--------5--3--
d----------------3--3--3-------------------3--5-------
g---------------------------------------------
d-2--0--------------------2--0----------------
a------3--2--0-------------------3--2--0------
d----------------3--3--3------------------3--5
then play this figure x2
g-------------------------
d-0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2p0---
a------------------------3
d-------------------------
play the interlude figure from a few bars up then play this x1
g---------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------
a----------5-h7--10h12p10-------5-h7--10h12p10
d--3-h5--------------------3-h5---------------
g-------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------5-h7-10h12p10--------5-h7-10h12--5h7p5----
d--3-h5-----------------3-h5---------------------3
then to finish it off play this figure x2
g--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------
d--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
tabbed by Garrey
adamsgarrey@gmail.com
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mathis Wanna Be |
#1 by mathis jacobs at Aug 13, 1987 at 7:44 PM EST |
| The ending!! Oh, my God!! The low rumble!! Is it a bass guitar or is it one of Adam's effects pedals? Whatever it is, when I listen to it, it shakes me and I can feel it in my chest. I love it!!! | |
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Adam Average |
#2 by Adam at Mar 8, 1998 at 2:32 AM EST |
| This is such a bueatifull song. Parabola is a shape with one point of infelction (turns around once), like x^2 possible meaning that we are most alive in the middle and fading away into infinity on both ends birth, death. " We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment " I think this line refers to the time before the big bang, and we will never know what was before that. It also could refer to the universe cylcing over and over, big bang-30billion years-big crunch. Thus we are alive infinatly many times each time not remembering the last time we were alive. I have said it before but I think tool is a gift from above, some thing that we should cherish, in a world full of hatred and sin, Tool is there for use to comtemplate and put things into perspective. | |
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Jordan n00b! |
#3 by Jordan Nerland at Apr 10, 2006 at 6:45 PM EST |
| The outro is bass actually. | |
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Tim Rhythm Player |
#4 by Tim Sears at Apr 21, 2006 at 8:37 PM EST |
| its pretty simple life and death parabol = 1 parabola come up then come down. its a math term throw some thing in the air it will come down some where else. his talking about being born start of a parabola. second half is death and the spirals in between. its just life a parabol =1 1 life be happy life to the fullest thats my farkken message i got from it. then when its over it starts again picture pushing a ball, ball boucnes around all differnt till it stop lie and death and the spirals(what happens) inbetween, onces its over the ball is pushed again, differnt life. re incarnation. the question is what push's the ball, u can think to a certain extant, then its blacked out and your back were u started!!! dont bagg me for what i belive, tool music lets u create your own meaning. thats what makes it so good | |
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TJ Average |
#5 by TJ Smalley at Jul 15, 2006 at 3:59 AM EST |
| see look shanangans, dont try to understand what maynard was writing...i think somehow that he want you to have and individual meaning...and thats what this website is about:to have an individual meaning.i think that the meaning is correct but dont just think the song has the meaning that maynard had when he wrote the song, create your own meaning if it falls into the boundery of the song...this is to everyone | |
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Prometeo Wanna Be |
#6 by Prometeo at Sep 30, 2006 at 2:30 PM EST |
| This song is fantastic. The whole of lateralus flows like a story. One track flows into the next so easily. I think this is before you are born, in the womb "all this pain is an illusion" is when she is giving birth and the pain is just an illusion to cover the beauty of the baby! heehee | |
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klfsd Rhythm Player |
#7 by klfsd at Mar 11, 2007 at 2:26 PM EST |
| damn right Peace, that's why life is a sacred and holy experience | |
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jimmeny Lead Player |
#8 by jimmeny Maschnikket at Mar 11, 2007 at 10:19 PM EST |
| The pain will pass, even though it is strong in your mind now, things will get better | |
