Bass Tab for Sober
[#182]
Transcribed by
Tree.Lemming (jrc@ihug.co.nz)
Added to t.d.n: 06/15/98 04:36:50
This my interpretation of Sober by Tool. It's as close as i could get it as the
bass isn't that audible, I used earphones so it should be close enough. Here are
a few keys if your unsure of what some things mean:
NH : Natural Harmonic, hold the finger directly over the indicated
fret without depressing the string.
__________ ___
| 1.2.3. | 4.|: play the specified riff for bars 1 , 2 and 3 and
the other riff for bar 4.
(0) : a 'Ghost note" or "parenthesis", either an optional note or
sustained note.
\ : slide note down
/ : slide note up
x : a mute, where the the finger is held over the string without
depressing it
SOBER by TOOL
-------------
______________ __________________
| 1.2.3. | 4. |
|---|-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7---x---x-x---x-x-|---x-x-x-7---7-7--|
|---|-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0---x---x-x---x-x-|---x-x-x-0---0-0--|
|---|-5-5---------5-5-----------------|---------5---5-5--|
|---|-0-0---------0-0-----------------|---------0---0-0--|
_________________________________ __________________________________
| 1.2.3. | 4. |
|-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7---x---x-x---x-x-|-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0---x---x-x---x-x-|-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0---0--------------|
|-5-5---------5-5-----------------|-5-5-----5-5-5-5---5-5/6-6\3-3/5--|
|-0-0---------0-0-----------------|-0-0-----0-0-0-0------------------|
let ring........|
NH
__________________________________ _______________________________
| 1.2.3. | 4.|
|-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7---x---x-x---x-x--|-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7----------7-----|
|-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0---x---x-x---x-x--|-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0----------------|
|-5-5---------5-5------------------|-5-5---------5-5----------------|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|-0-0---------0-0----------------|
let ring.........|
{***}
__________________________________ _______________________________
| 1.2.3. | 4.|
|-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7---x---x-x---x-x--|-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7---------(7)----|
|-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0---x---x-x---x-x--|-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0----------0-----|
|-5-5---------5-5------------------|-5-5---------5-5----------------|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|-0-0---------0-0----------------|
VERSE 1 & 2
"There's a shadow just behind me......."
__________________________________ ________________________________
| 1.2.3. | 4. |
|-7-7---------7-7------------------|-7-7----------------------7-----|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|-0-0----------------------0-----|
|-5-5---------5-5------------------|-5-5----------------------------|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|-0-0----------------------------|
__________________________________ _________________________________
| 1.2.3. | 4. |
|-7-7---------7-7------------------|-7-7---------7-7---x-x-x-7---7-7-|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|-0-0---------0-0---x-x-x-0---0-0-|
|-5-5---------5-5------------------|-5-5---------5-5---------5---5-5-|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|-0-0---------0-0---------0-------|
+++++ GO TO: {!!!} (the second time you see this part) +++++
"Jesus won't you fucking whislte...."
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| play x2
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-|
|-------------------------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
"Why can't we not be sober....."
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| play x3
|----------------------------0-0-0-0-|-------1-1-1-1-----------3-3-----|
|-5----------------------------------|-------------------------------3-|
|------------------------------------|-1---------------1/3-3-3---------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-0-----|-------1-----1-----------3^0-----|
|--5---------------------------------|-----------------------------3^0-|
|------------------------------------|-1---------------1/3 3 3---------|
+++++ RETURN TO: {***} +++++++++
{!!!}
"Mother Mary won't you whisper...."
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------6-6-6-6---(6)-(6)-|
|-------------------------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------.-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------6-6-6----6-6-3----|
|-------------------------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
"Why can't we not be sober......"
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------1---1-1--------------------| }
|-5-------------------------------|-------------------------------3-| }
|---------------------------------|-1----------------1/3-3-3-3------| }
}
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| } x2
|-------------------------0-0-0-0-|------1-1-1-1-1----------3-3-----| }
|-5-------------------------------|-------------------------------3-| }
|---------------------------------|-1--1------------1/3-3-3---------| }
INTERLUDE
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|-5----------------------------5-|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----14-------------------14-14-|-15------------12-----15--12----|
|-(0)--0--------------------0--0-|--0------------0-------0---0----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"I am just a worthless liar......."
crushed note
|-14---14--14---14------------14-|-15---15---15/17----------(17)\-|
|--0--------0----0-------------0-|--0----0----0-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-14---14---14---14------14--|-15---15--12---12---------------12--|
|--0---------0--------0---0--|--0----0---0----0----------------0--|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-14---14---14---14------14--|-15---15--12------------------(12)\-|
|--0----0---------0-------0--|--0--------0------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-----------6-6--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Why can't we not be sober..........."
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------3-3-----|
|-5----------------------------------|-------------------------------3-|
|------------------------------------|-1---------------1/3-3-3---------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-0-0-0-|-------1------------------3-3-----|
|-5----------------------------------|------------------------------3---|
|------------------------------------|-1---1---1-------1/3-3-3----------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------0---0---|-------1--------------------------|
|-5----------------------------------|--------------------------------3-|
|------------------------------------|-1---1---1-------1/3-3-3----------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------0---0---|---1---1------------------3-3-3-3-|
|-5----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-1---1---1-------1/3-3-3----------|
OUTRO
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------5---------------------|------------5-----------3--(3)/5--5-|
|-5-5-8-55-5---55-5-5--------------|-5-5-8-55-5---5-5-5-----------------|play x4
|---------------------0-2-3---3-3--|----------------------2-3--(3)/5--5-|
NH......| NH..............| NH.....| NH.............|
|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5---------5-5------------------|-6-6---------6-6-----------------|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|---------------------------------|
NH......| NH..............|
|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---------------------------------|
|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---------5-5------------------|-6-6----------------------6-6----|
|-0-0---------0-0------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5-5------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0-0--|
LYRICS
There's a shadow just behind me,
shrouding every step I take,
making every promise empty,
pointing every finger at me.
waiting like a stalking butler
who upon the finger rests.
Murder now the path called "must we"
just because the son has come
Jesus, won't you fucking whistle
something but the past and done?
Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over.
Why can't we drink forever?
I just want to start this over.
I am just a worthless liar
I am Just an imbecile.
I will only cmoplicate you.
trust in me and fall as well
I will find a center in you.
I will chew it up and leave
I will work to elevate you
Just enough to bring you down.
Mother Mary won't you whisper
something but the past and done
trust me
i want what i want
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transcribed by "Tree.Lemming"
jrc@ihug.co.nz