Intension Bass

by Tool
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G
Capo: no capo
Author SnowTau [a] 62. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
[NOTE]: UPDATED! 28/02/2014 - I think I've finally got the harmonics in the main section down.
I only ever had (5) and (7) on the A, but in the song the harmonics all seem to give off a
slightly different tone and I think I've finally figured it out, give it a look!
It has been over 5 years since I uploaded this tab (late 2008), and I think it's finally
getting there ;) A few of what I thought were muted notes are likely still harmonics just
either quieter or not played correctly by Justin imo, will fix those when I get some more time.
 
The change is essentially from
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----(7)---(5)-----(7)---(5)---(7)------|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/--|
 
to this
 
|---------------------------------------|
|----------(7)--------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)------|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/--|
 
The (7) on the higher D gives a slightly different tone to the (5) on the A despite being
the same note, giving some variance between the two harmonics which is what I was hearing
on the track but couldn't figure out why. The change from (7) to (12) on the A after the /10 just
seems to sound right as well. Small changes but I feel it was pretty major to the overall song
and sounds more correct to me now, hope it's the same for everyone else. Cheers, Snow.
 
Band - Tool
 
Song - Intension
 
Album - 10,000 days
 
Tabbed By - SnowTau
 
Tuning - Drop D
 
Key - / Slide up
      \ Slide Down
     (#)Harmonic
      x Mute note
 
Any errors / corrections just PM me =]
 
(1:15)
 
|----------------|  7x
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-5/10--5/9--2/7-|
 
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|--5/10--10--|
 
(1:48)
 
|---------------------------------------|
|----------(7)--------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)------|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/--|
 
|---------------------------------(7)----|
|----------(7)---------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)---(7)-|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8-----------|
 
|-----------------------------------|
|----------(7)----------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)--|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8------|
 
 
|-----------------------------(12)-------------|
|-----------------(7)--------------------------|
|-----------(7)----------x---------------------|
|--2/----7------5-----10---10------10--10--/17-|
 
(2:06)
 
|--------------------------------------|  3x
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
 
|----------------------(12)------------|
|---------(7)--------------------------|
|---(7)-----------x--------------------|
|-7-----5-----/10---10------10-10-10\--|
 
 
(2:24)
 
|--------------------------------------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
 
|----------------------------------(7)-|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8---------|
 
 
|--------------------------------------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
|----------------------(12)--------------|
|---------(7)----------------------------|
|---(7)-----------x----------------------|
|-7-----5-----/10---10------10-10-10-10/-|
 
|---------(12)----------|
|-----------------------|
|----x------------x-----|
|-12---12------12---12\-|
 
(2:44)
 
|-------(7)-------(5)---------------(12)--------------|  x3
|---(7)-------(5)-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------(12)--------------(12)-----|
|-7---------5----------10--------10------10-------10--|
 
|-------(7)-------(5)------------(12)------------(12)------------(12)----------------|
|---(7)-------(5)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------(12)------------(12)------------(12)------------(12)--------|
|-7---------5---------10------10------10------10------10------10------10------10-10\-|
 
(3:04)
 
|--------------------------------------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
|----------------------------------(7)-|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8---------|
 
|--------------------------------------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
|----------------------(12)-------------|
|---------(7)---------------------------|
|---(7)-----------x------------(12)-----|
|-7-----5-----/10---10------10------10\-|
 
|--------------------------------------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
|----------------------------------(7)-|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8---------|
 
|--------------------------------------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
|----------------------(12)--------------|
|---------(7)----------------------------|
|---(7)-----------x----------------------|
|-7-----5-----/10---10------10-10-10-10/-|
 
|---------(12)----------|
|-----------------------|
|----x------------x-----|
|-12---12------12---12\-|
 
 
 
REST
 
 
 
(4:22)
 
|---------(7)---------(7)---------(7)--------------------(12)----------|-|
|---------------(7)---------------------(7)----------------------------| |
|---(7)---------------------(7)------------------(12)------------(12)--| |
|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7/10------10------10-------| |
                                                                         > x4
|---------------(12)-------------|                                       |
|--------------------------------|                                       |
|-------(12)------------(12)-----|                                       |
|-10/12------12------12------12--|---------------------------------------|
 
(5:03)
 
|----------(7)---------------------(7)---------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----(7)--------(7)---(7)----(7)--------(7)----|
|--8-----8----8-----8------8-----8----8-----8\-|
 
|--------------------------------------|--------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|        |
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|        |
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8------2/-|        |
                                                |
|-------------------------(12)-------------|    |
|---------(7)------------------------------|    |
|---(7)-----------(12)------------(12)-----|    |
|-7-----5-----/10------10------10------10\-|    |
                                                >  x3
|--------------------------------------|        |
|--------------------------------------|        |
|----(7)---(5)-----(7)---(5)---(7)-----|        |
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8------2/-|        |
                                                |
|----------------------------------(7)-|        |
|----------(7)-------------------------|        |
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|        |
|--7-----5-----/10-----5-----8---------|--------|
 
(6:01)
 
|--------------------------------------|
|----------(7)-------------------------|
|----(7)----------(12)---(5)---(7)-----|
|--7-----5-----/10-----5------8-----2/-|
 
|-------------------------(12)----------|
|---------(7)---------------------------|
|---(7)-----------(12)---------(12)-----|
|-7-----5-----/10------10-----------10/-|
 
|------------(12)-------------|
|-----------------------------|
|----(12)------------(12)-----|
|-12------12------12------12\-|
 
|---------(7)---------(7)---------(7)--------------------(12)-----|
|---------------(7)---------------------(7)-----------------------|
|---(7)---------------------(7)------------------(12)-------------|
|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7/10------10------10--|
 
|---------------(12)---------|  x2
|----------------------------|
|-------(12)-----------------|
|-10/12------12------12--12\-|
 
(6:32)
 
|---------(7)-|  x10 (gradually slow down)
|-------------|
|---(7)-------|
|-8-----8-----|
 
(6:49)
 
|-------(7)--------(3)-------(5)---|
|---(7)----------------------------|
|--------------(3)-------(5)-------|
|-7---------3----------5---------0-|
 
END!
 
Have fun with this great bass line.
 
-SnowTau
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