Ok, here are the TOOL bass lines I promised way back when.  I figgured I'd
do something to "redeem" myself for my sins.  Bassists, for your jamming
pleasure I have transcribed (sometimes only parts of) "Prison Sex", "Bottom",
"Opiate", and "Sober".  I broke the songs down into riffs but you'll have to
listen tho the albums to get the exact tempo an rhythm.  Also, the E—string
is dropped to D (this is common in, I think, ALL TOOL songs.)

Tips on playing these songs:
        1)  Play with a pick.  Paul does.  Although, sometimes I do it
            w/ my fingers.
        2)  Boost your Treble and Mid a few notches to get a sharper sound.
            But, you still want to keep the low end rumbling.
        3)  Don't be afraid to experiment.  Paul varies his bass lines a lot,
            give it a try as well.  It's just easier to tab it when it's
            straight forward.
       |4)  Use a 'chorus' effect, 'specially w/ Sober. ——Bucky]
Enjoy!

        ——Rich T. Viking


Opiate by TOOL
==============
Originally posted to the TOOL mailing list on 12/4/94 by
Richard Pedersen 
Retabbed in BTC by Bucky LaDieu 


Intro:
                 
+—*5*—————+———————+
|—*5*—————|*—————*|
|—————0—2—|*—0—2—*|
+—————————+———————+

Riff 1  (with adlib)            Fill:
                       23       
+——————————4——————0———2——+      +—————————4—4—————4———4—+
|*———————————0—2————3———*|      |———————————————————————|
|*—2—2—2—2——————————————*|      |—2—2—2—2—————2—2———2———|
+————————————————————————+      +———————————————————————+

Riff 2
                 8
+——7—7——7—7——*5*——+
|*—0—0——0—0——*5*—*|
|*—5—5——5—5——————*|
+——0—0——0—0———————+

Riff 3
                          4
+———————————7—7—7—7—7—7—7——+
|*—7—7—7—7——7—7—7—7—7—7—7—*|
|*—5—5—5—5————————————————*|
+——0—0—0—0—————————————————+

Riff 1

Break
             4                   7
+——*5*————————+———*5*—————————————+—*5*——————————+
|*—*5*———————*|*——*5*————————————*|—*5*——————————|
|*——————2——0—*|*———————2—2—2—2—0—*|——————2—2—2—2—|
+—————————————+———————————————————+——————————————+

Riff 1          x12
Riff 2          x8
Riff3           x4

Outro
           4        8      (ad—lib rhythm till end)
+———————————+——7—————+————————
|*—————————*|*—0————*|————————
|*—————————*|*—5————*|—5——————
+——0—0—0—0——+——0—————+—0——————

Notes:  Paul D'Amour uses a chorus effect on Intro, Riff 1, and during the
        break.  This makes the harmonics come out better.
        
==========================================================================

                Created using the Bass Tab Creator
     __         by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+
   +|oo|+       Notes:  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
     ||
     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||                   (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||             #
     ||         +————+                   +————+
  _  ||  _      |*——*+  = MEASURE        |4:——|  = TIME
  _||_//      |*——*+    REPEATS        |4:——|    SIGNATURES
   |  |       +————+   (#=Num Repeats) +————+
   | || |
  /          + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  ______/      H = HAMMER ON     = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill