Artist: Tool
Album: 10,000 Days (2006)
Track: 5
Song : The Pot
Bassist: Justin Chancellor
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
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| [ 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 |
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(0:47)
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| [ ]x4 |
| [ 5 5 5 3 ] |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
1st Verse (1:05)
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| [ ]x6 (Getting the left hand mutes right |
| [ 5 5 5 3 ] really gets the riff to bounce) |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
(1:33)
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| [ 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 10 0 0 12 0 10 ] |
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| [ 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 10 0 0 13 0 10 ] |
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| [ 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 13 0 10 0 0 13 0 10 ] |
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| [ 5 5 5 3 ] |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
Chorus (1:51)
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| [ 5 ] |
| [ 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 0 ] |
| [ 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 7 ] |
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| [ 5 5 5 3 ] |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
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| [ 5 ] |
| [ 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 ] |
| [ 5 5 3 3 3 ] |
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| [ ]x4 |
| [ 5 5 5 3 ] |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
2nd Verse (2:22)
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| [ ]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.
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| [ 10 / 22 \ 10 ] |
| [ 10 / 22 \ 10 ] |
| [ 10 / 22 \ 10 ] |
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| [ 5 5 5 3 ] |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
Chorus (2:58)
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| [ 5 ] |
| [ 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 0 ] |
| [ 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 7 ] |
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| [ 5 5 5 3 ] |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
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| [ 5 ] |
| [ 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 ] |
| [ 5 5 3 3 3 ] |
(3:11)
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| [ ]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)
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| [ 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 ] |
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| [ 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 ] |
(3:45) Breakdown
4:12
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| [ h7 7 ] |
| [ 0h5 5 8 7 ]x4 |
| [ 0 0 0 8 8 0 8 ] |
whammy on, slowly raise pitch by 1 oct.
^
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
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| [ 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
FM4 off
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| [ 5 5 5 3 ]x3 |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
Chorus (5:24)
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| [ 5 ] |
| [ 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 0 ] |
| [ 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 7 ] |
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| [ 5 5 5 3 ] |
| [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ] |
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| [ 5 ] |
| [ 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 ] |
| [ 5 5 3 3 3 ] |
(5:38)
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| [ 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 ] |
| [ ] |
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| [ 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 \ ] |
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| [ 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)
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| [ 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 ] |