TOOL - SCHISM
Lateralus (2001)
as tabbed by Tad Fisher
thre5her@yahoo.com
http://tadfisher.cjb.net

Should sound pretty close. Use your imagination.

Drop D tuning (e B G D A D)

(#) = harmonic
#h# = hammer
#/# = slide

Listen to the song for timing.

(0:00) Intro
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3-------3---3---3---5--|
G|---3---2---5---3-------3---2---5---7--|
D|---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0--|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|

(0:13) This is probably on bass, here it is in guitar
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-0h12h14h15-0-14-0--0h12h14h15-0-14-0-17-|
x7

(0:26) Muted guitar line when drums kick in
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--0h5h7-8--7---0h5h7-8--7-10-|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
x3  pm.........................

(0:36) Fourth time it's played, right before vocals
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--0h5h7-8-0-7---0h5h7-8-0-7-10-0-0--|
A|---------------------------------0--|
D|---------------------------------0--|

(0:53)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------12-------------14---|
D|--12-------------12-------------12-|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

(1:07)
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------5---4---------5---4---7--|-----------------------------5--|
D|--0h5h7---0-----0h5h7---0---0----|--05h7-8-0-7---0h5h7-8-0-7-0----|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x2  pm..............................................................

(1:20) Main riff
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------5-4------------5-4-9--|
D|--0h5h7-----0----0h5h7--------|
A|------------0-----------------|
D|------------0-----------------|
x4

(1:35) Same as 1:07, play x8

(2:01) Main riff x4; end on this note instead
e|-10-|
B|----|
G|-7--|
D|----|
A|----|
D|----|

(2:16)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-0---3---5-3----3-5-5-0-----|
A|-0---3---5-3----3-5-5-0h1h3-|
D|-0---3---5-3----3-5-5-0-----|
x4

(2:32) Harmonic after 3-second interlude
e|------|
B|------|
G|-(12)-|
D|-(12)-|
A|------|
D|------|

(2:33) Same as 1:06/1:35, play x4

(2:59) Main Riff x4, let last note ring

(3:14)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--------5-4-9--|
D|--0h5h7--------|
A|---------------|
D|---------------|
x8

(3:30) Awhile into this part, there's a flange and a delay.
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---8-----10--10-------------------------|
G|--9---9-----9---9------7---7-9---9-5--5-7--5--7-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
x12     (The A string might be played muted throughout 
	this whole part. It could be on the bass, but 
	I doubt it. Play it if you want to.)

(5:02) There's some strange offbeat stuff here, play with it.
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------8---8-----8---8---------|
G|--9---9-----9---9-----9--9--9--|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---00---00---00---00---00-0----|
D|-------------------------------|
x4 (Mute the A string and slowly unmute.)

(5:21)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--10-10-----------12-12------|
D|--10-10---10-10---12-12---7--|
A|--8--8----10-10---10-10---7--|
D|----------10-10-----------7--|
x2

(5:36) Outro, i.e. The Fun Part(tm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--10-10-----------12-12------|
D|--10-10---10-10---12-12---0--|
A|--8--8----10-10---10-10---0--|
D|----------10-10-----------0--|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0-0--13-0--13-0--0-13--0--|
A|--0-0--0-0--13-0--13-0--0-13--0--|
D|--0-0--0-0--13-0--13-0--0-13--0--|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--3-3---------5-5------|
D|--3-3---3-3---5-5---0--|
A|--1-1---3-3---3-3---0--|
D|--------3-3---------0--|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-0----0---------------------|
A|----0-------0-----3-3-------|
D|--------0-5---0-3-----0---0-|
x3

e|----------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------|--------------------------|
D|-0----0---------|--3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-|
A|----0-------0---|--3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-|
D|--------0-5---0-|--3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-|
		  x4 pm.....................

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-xxxx-3-x-2-xxxx-3-x-2-x-5-|
A|-xxxx-3-x-2-xxxx-3-x-2-x-5-|
D|-xxxx-3-x-2-xxxx-3-x-2-x-5-|
x4 pm..   .   ....   .   .

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-0--0h7h9/12--0--0h8h10/13--0h5h7/10-|
A|-0--0h7h9/12--0--0h8h10/13--0h5h7/10-|
D|-0--0h7h9/12--0--0h8h10/13--0h5h7/10-|
x8 pm.(barely)........................

That's it! Any comments or mistakes, just email me above.

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