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Vicarious Bass Tab

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Tuning: Dropped D - D, A, D, G

------------= Key =------------
~  let ring         *  stop string
/  slide up         x  muted note

Intro (0:01)
G |7-----5-----7-------|9-----5-----7-------|10----9-----5-------|9-----5-----7---5---|
D |--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0---0-| 
x3
A |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
  |
G |7-----5-----7-------|9-----5-----7-------|10----9-----5-------|9-----5-----7---7-|5~~~|
D |--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0---|----| 
x1
A |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|----|
D |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|----|

Main Riff (0:46)
G |--------------------|
D |--------------------| x19
A |----5-------3-----3-|
D |0--0--0---0---0-03--|

Postverse (1:35) (rhythm here is tricky - vocals start at "0--03-" 
part)
G |----|------------|------------|
D |----|------------|------------| x1
A |--3-|------------|------------|
D |3---|0--03-0--05-|0--03-0-5-5-|
       "never funtil some  one    dies"

Midverse (1:39)
G |--------------------|--------------------|
D |--------------------|--------------------| x2
A |----5-------3-----3-|----5---------------|
D |0--0--0---0---0-03--|0--0--0---0-000-033-|

Main Riff (1:50) x10

Main Riff Modification (2:16) (be careful not to miss this)
G |-------------------------|
D |------------------3------| x1
A |----5-------3----------3-|
D |0--0--0---0---0-03--03---|

Main Riff (2:19) x1

Chorus (2:21)
G |------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |------------------------|------3---3---------3-----5-----|
D |3-----3-----5---//10----|0---03--0---0*0---03--0*03--5-0-|
  |
G |------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |------------------------|--------------------------------| x1
A |------------------------|--------------------3-----------|
D |3-----3-----5---//10----|0---003---335*0---03--0*035-5-0-|
  |
G |------------------------|
D |------------------------|
A |------------------------|
D |3-----3-----5---//10--12|

Postchorus (2:45)
G |--------------------|--------------------|------------5-------|
D |--------------------|--------------------|5-----3-------0-7-7-| x1
A |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |*-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Main Riff (2:47) x8
Chorus (3:08) x1

Interlude I (3:26)
G |--------------------|    |--------------------|
D |--------------------| x7 |--------------------| x1
A |--------------------|    |--------------------|
D |0000*-0-00*-----00*-|    |0000*-0-00*0700000*7| <- for the extra notes, it's
                                                      more of a scrape/muted note
Guitar Solo (3:47)                                    than actual notes...
G |--------------------|
D |--------------------| x8
A |--------------------|
D |0000*-0-00-00*--00*-|

Interlude II (4:08)
G |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| x2
A |----5-------5-----3-|----7-------3-----5-|----8-------7-----3-|----7-------3-----5-|
D |0000--0-00*0----00--|0000--0-00*0----00--|0000--0-00*0----00--|0000--0-00*0----00--|

Interlude III (4:29)
G |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A |----5-------5-----35|----7-------3-----35|----8-------7-----35|----7-------3-----35|
D |0000--0-00*0----03--|0000--0-00*0----03--|0000--0-00*0----03--|0000--0-00*0----03--|
  |
  |                                             (this part is hard to hear...)                  x1
G |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------7-----57|
D |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------0---7-35--|
A |----5-------5------035|----7-------3------035|8-0---3------3------035|5-0---3-------------|
D |0000--0-00*0----003---|0000--0-00*0----003---|----0---0-035--0-035---|----0---0-----------|
   1...2...3...4...5trplt 1...2...3...4...5trplt 1...2...3.tpl4...5trplt

Intro Mod (4:50)
G |7-----5-----7-------|9-----5-----7-------|10----9-----5-------|9-----5-----7---5---|
D |--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0---0-| 
x4
A |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
  (Fourth time add delay)

Outro I (5:32)
G |7-----5-----7-----35|    |7-----5-----7---5-8-|    |7-----5-----7---5---5---|
D |--0-0---0-0---0-03--| x8 |--0-0---0-0---0-----| x7 |--0-0---0-0---0---0---0-| x1
A |--------------------|    |--------------------|    |------------------------|
D |--------------------|    |--------------------|    |------------------------|
  (Delay off)

Outro II (6:13)
G |--------------------|--------------------|    |----------|    |--------|
D |--------------------|--------------------| x2 |----------| x1 |--3-----| x1
A |5-----3-----5-----6-|5-----3-----5---6---|    |----------|    |------3-|
D |--0000--0000--0000--|--0000--0000--00--00|    |0---------|    |03--03--|

Outro III (6:31)
G |------------------|------|
D |------------------|------| x1
A |----------------3-|------|
D |0--x3-0--x5-0--x--|0-3030|

Outro Chorus (6:34)
G |------------------------------------------------|    |------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------| x2 |------------------------| x1
A |------------------------------------------------|    |------------------------|
D |3-----3-----5---//10----0--03-0--05-0--03-0-3-0-|    |3-----3-----5---//10----|

Outro IV (6:49)
G |----------------------|    |------------|    |-----|
D |----------------------| x4 |035---------| x3 |-----| x1
A |-------------------035|    |---035---035|    |-----|
D |00-03-0-00-02-0-035---|    |------035---|    |0350-|

Vicarious Bass Tab

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Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/t/tool/155472.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Ron n00b!	#1 by Ron Panno at Apr 19, 2006 at 10:30 AM EST
	Haha, didn't take long for a tab to show up for this song. Sweet.

No Picture ed Professional	#2 by ed evans at Apr 21, 2006 at 5:07 AM EST
	Damn! beat me to it. Nice tab though dude.

No Picture Шill n00b!	#3 by Шill ... at Apr 22, 2006 at 12:04 AM EST
	nope,wrong dude, Main Riff G \|-----------------------\| D \|-----------------------\| A \|----5-------3----5h7h8-\| D \|0--0--0---0---0-0------\| thats the main riff,i dont know where you got Midverse (1:39) G \|--------------------\| D \|--------------------\| A \|----5-------3-----3-\|oh well,it just all needs to be fixed,peace D \|0--0--0---0---0-03--\|

No Picture MonK n00b!	#4 by MonK at May 2, 2006 at 6:08 PM EST
	Nick you are a badass

No Picture leigh n00b!	#5 by leigh maulson at May 4, 2006 at 8:19 AM EST
	i think the intro is also wrong heres what i play (first tab so bare with me.) h h G 7--5--7--57/9--5--7--7/10--9--7--57--9--5--7--57 a -00-00-00----00-00-00----00-00-00--00-00-00-00--

No Picture leigh n00b!	#6 by leigh maulson at May 4, 2006 at 8:28 AM EST
	lets try that again. no edit button? G 7--5--5H7/9--5--7/10--9--75H7--9--5--7-5H7 A -00-00-----00-00----00-00----00-00-00-0

No Picture leigh n00b!	#7 by leigh maulson at May 4, 2006 at 8:53 AM EST
	main riff A --5--3---3 D 00-00-3H5

No Picture Jordan n00b!	#8 by Jordan D at May 5, 2006 at 4:16 PM EST
	pretty good tab. missing some important slides though.

No Picture L. Ron n00b!	#9 by L. Ron Hubbard at May 9, 2006 at 5:37 AM EST
	That guy smurf ripped your tab. The only alterations to the tab i can see is that he remove your comments on how to play it. Scummy or what. can u have him banned or sumthing because his tab got 5 rating and urs only got 4.7

No Picture Jess Average	#10 by Jess at Jun 18, 2006 at 1:04 PM EST
	thats frigin good

No Picture I BAKE YOU MUFF Average	#11 by I BAKE YOU MUFFIN at Jun 23, 2006 at 4:07 PM EST
	oi man! SWEEEEET tab...

No Picture sp00ky_child Average	#12 by sp00ky_child at Jul 4, 2006 at 11:24 PM EST
	This is Nicks tab. Its exact to the little writing he put in to help play it. Thats not good now is it? Its a correct tab. But its copied. A one for you methinks.

No Picture [[[[COdEE]]]] n00b!	#13 by [[[[COdEE]]]] [[[[TACkETT]]]] at Jul 11, 2006 at 10:36 PM EST
	holy jesus nick! thats talent, your my hero...

No Picture Matt Wanna Be	#14 by Matt Aber at Jul 25, 2006 at 4:15 AM EST
	Regarding what BrainNeville has pointed out, I also agree that vocals in the song are on the background. But this is not something new for Tool at all. There are many examples where Maynard used his voice like an "instrument with words". My examples would be Reflection, You Lied, No Quarter and parts of other songs to. Interviews have also shown that Tool has aimed to use Maynard's voice like an instrument via effects and tricks. My counter argument is that we have to stop idealizing Maynard which makes us unable to concentrate on the music that these 4 talents make. This is teamwork and why do we always have to see an idol, a frontman. Maynard is no Kurt Cobain. It's his style. Every single individual in Tool sees that all the other guys have suplendid talents and they like to present the whole picture. I appreciate and agree that Maynard has a extraordinarily divine voice and love listening to him like I'm hearing messeages from above. However, due to the reason that Maynard is not a frontman in Tool, and should not be, Maynard's voice should not override those of others. And still, I believe there are adequate (although when it comes to Maynard I never get enough) songs to hear him. I hope this new album will be another chance to hear Maynard's voice both infront of all others and as an instrument by himself. I take it either way.

No Picture Sir Dylan Rhythm Player	#15 by Sir Dylan Deconcini at Jul 31, 2006 at 11:22 PM EST
	did anyone other than me realise that this sounds alot like schism

No Picture Kubota35 Professional	#16 by Kubota35 at Oct 20, 2006 at 7:23 AM EST
	social criticism...the meaning is obvious..."why can't we just admit it?" Now we can, but I don't like it; the problem "we" have. Is it human nature? Or a disease? The music is powerful and awesome! "la la la..." May 2! you got it right...I'm excited too! cri0626 \| 04-19-2006 @ 12:13 AM UTC

No Picture Jimmy Wanna Be	#17 by Jimmy Jazz at Feb 26, 2007 at 5:21 AM EST
	Eh no listened closer and it does sound more like Eye on the tv. Shame you can't delete your own messages here.

No Picture Sean Average	#18 by Sean Robinson at Aug 9, 2007 at 3:00 AM EST
	why'd you guys delete the thing that was up yesterday? Shame on you.