Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 7
Song : Parabola

Part : Bass
Tuning: drop B/E

Tabbed: J.R. Woodbury
Email : SOAD_Tankian@Yahoo.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

<7>- natural harmonic
 x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)



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okay i saw tool live and after many months of listening and watching my videos i've come up with the final version of parabola thanks for looking at this tab...everyone elses is incorrect except for mine...trust me on this tab it seems hard but trust me this is the way he plays!

g-------------------
d--0h2—2h3p2--------- x8
e--0---------3-0----
b----------------3--


g-----------------------
d--0h2222—2h3p2--------- x8
e--0-------------3-0----
b-------------------33--


Distortion on
(these are octaves)
g--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
d--5-5-/-7-7-7--/-9-9-/-11-11-10h11h12-------|--5-5-/-7-7-7--/-9-9-/-11-11-11/12----
e--3-3-/-5-5-5--/-7-7-/-9--9-----------------|--3-3-/-5-5-5--/-7-7-/-9--9---9/10----
b--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

                                                                dist. off
g--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
d--5-5-/-7-7-7--/-9-9-/-11-11-10h11h12-------|--5-5-/-7-7-7--------------------
e--3-3-/-5-5-5--/-7-7-/-9--9-----------------|--3-3-/-5-5-5--------------------
b--------------------------------------------|-----------------1-1---10-—8—-3--

                    x7
g---------------------|----------------
d--0h2—2h3p2----------|----------------
e--0---------3-0------|----------------
b----------------333--|--3-5—--3-5---3-

                               x3
g--------------------------------|---------------------
d--------------------------------|---------------------
e----------5------------------2--|----------5----------
b--0-3-3-3---5-0-5----5-3-5-5----|--0-3-3-3---5-0-5----

alive!!!

g---------------------
d---------------------
e--------------------- x8
b--3h5-5/6\\5-/8--\\5-3-


Distortion on
(these are octaves)

g--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
d--5-5-/-7-7-7--/-9-9-/-11-11-10h11h12-------|--5-5-/-7-7-7--/-9-9-/-11-11-11/12----
e--3-3-/-5-5-5--/-7-7-/-9--9-----------------|--3-3-/-5-5-5--/-7-7-/-9--9---9/10----
b--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

                                                                dist. off
g--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
d--5-5-/-7-7-7--/-9-9-/-11-11-10h11h12-------|--5-5-/-7-7-7--------------------
e--3-3-/-5-5-5--/-7-7-/-9--9-----------------|--3-3-/-5-5-5--------------------
b--------------------------------------------|-----------------1-1---10-—8—-3--


                    x7
g---------------------|----------------
d--0h2—2h3p2----------|----------------
e--0---------3-0------|----------------
b----------------333--|--3-5—--3-5---3-


                               x3
g--------------------------------|---------------------
d--------------------------------|---------------------
e----------5------------------2--|----------5----------
b--0-3-3-3---5-0-5----5-3-5-5----|--0-3-3-3---5-0-5----

*hold last note*

Whammy in detune setting or chorus pedal works fine.
Effect on
                           x3                                                         x4
g------------------------19--|-------------------------|--------------------------------
d--16-17-16-19--16-17-16-----|-16-17-16-19—16-17-16-19-|-16-17-16h17-14-12—19-19--17\\---
e----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------
b----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------
effect off

g-----------------------------
d-----------------------------
e-----------------5-5--3------ x4
b--5-5--3-xx-xx-----------0---

g--------------------------
d--------0----------------- x2
e----5-3-----------3-------
b--5-------3---5-3---0-3---

g-----------------------------------------
d---------------0-------------------------
e------555-333-----------------333--------
b--555-------------3---555-333------0-3---

g--------------------------
d--------0-----------------
e----5-3-----------3-------
b--5-------3---5-3---0-3---


g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--2p0----------------2p0-------------------2p0----------------2p0--------------
e-----3p2p0--------------3p2p0-------5--3------3p2p0--------------3p2p0---------
b-----------3--3--3------------3--5------------------3--3--3------------3--5----

JC continues this while adam starts the other riff..

g---------------------------------
d--0h2p0-0h2p0-0h2p0-0h2p0--------
e---------------------------3--2—- x7
b---------------------------------

g------------------------------
d------------------------------
a-----0-5h7-0-10h12-0-5h7-0----
d-3h5-----------------------3--

d-------------------
a-------------------
e------------------- x6
b--5-55555-3-33333--

g-------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------
e----3h5----3h5-----------------------
b--5------3-------3-5---3-5---3----5--

*rest for 4 bars*

g-----------------------
d-----------------------
e----------------------- x3
b----------------3-3-0--

*rest and come in near end with guitar*

g-----------------------
d--2-----0--2-----------
e-----------------------
b-----------------------