Complete Bass Tab

[Bassmingo]

well..... except for the little bass solo in the middle (the breakdown at 3:45 which i've left blank) Enjoy!




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: [email protected]
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
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[--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)
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]x4
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-]
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]

1st Verse (1:05)
[-----------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------]x6 (Getting the left hand mutes right in this section
[-------5----------5------------5-------3-] really gets the riff to bounce)
[-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---]

(1:33)
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-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--]

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

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


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



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

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

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


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


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

(3:45) Breakdown
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]

4:12
[---------------------------------]
[---------------------------------]
[--------------12-------8-----7---]x4
[-0-0--0-10h12----12--8---8-0---8-]


whammy on, slowly raise pitch by 1 oct.

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

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

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


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


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



[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------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)
[----------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------]
[--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---]

[Tachyon]

What's the bpm and timesignatures???

[Bassmingo]

Use your ears.

[Tachyon]

I'm deaf. No just kidding. I can't hear that sort of things. I thought you'd know these things when you tab a song, dont you??

[Bassmingo]

while i can count tempos and sigs, i prefer to use my ears, so as yet i dont know any time sigs and tempos for this song, i just play along and learn the notes.

Listen learn repeat, lol

then figure out all the theory.

[music_man23]

f**king spot on tab man. good work.

[WhyDontWeDoItInTheRoad]

THANK YOU. I wanted to learn this song so bad, I couldn't find it anywhere.

[Requiem087]

Awesome job on the tab!

I play an Ernie Ball Stingray through an SVT-4 Pro head, and I got nearly the identical tone he has. For what it's worth, if you just straight pick the intro riff, it's timed right but doesn't quite sound the same as Justin on the album. Once I started doing pull offs when fretting the 10 and 12 to open D, it sound right on.

That was my experience at least. Your mileage may vary.

[Bassmingo]

Stingray here too, into an ashdown Evo. I meant to go back and put in the hammer ons, but i clean forgot (too much fun playing it)