The Pot Chords & Tabs
by Tool
[Content] Artist: Tool Album: 10,000 Days (2006) Track: 5 Song : The Pot Bassist: Justin Chancellor Tuning: Drop D Tabbed: Sean Doyle Date : May 2006 Email: bassmingo@gmail.com Visit: Tooltabs.net 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 [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [--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 [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] (0:47) [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------]x4 [-------5----------5------------5-------3-] [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [1st Verse] (1:05) [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------]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) [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-0---10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--0---0--0-10-0-0-12--0-10-0-0-12-0-10--] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-0---10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--0---0--0-10-0-0-12--0-10-0-0-13-0-10--] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-0---10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--0---0--0-10-0-0-13--0-10-0-0-13-0-10--] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-------5----------5------------5-------3-] [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [Chorus] (1:51) [------------------------------------------] [---------------------------5--------------] [------5--------3--3-3--3-3----------5-0---] [-5--5---3-3--3----------------5-5-7-------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-------5----------5------------5-------3-] [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [------------------------------------------] [---------------------------5--------------] [------5--------3--3-3--3-3-----6-6-6-6----] [-5--5---3-3--3----------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------]x4 [-------5----------5------------5-------3-] [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [2nd Verse] (2:22) [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------]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. [-----------------------------------------] [--10---/--22--\---10---------------------] [--10--/---22---\--10---------------------] [--10-/----22----\-10---------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-------5----------5------------5-------3-] [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [Chorus] (2:58) [------------------------------------------] [---------------------------5--------------] [------5--------3--3-3--3-3----------5-0---] [-5--5---3-3--3----------------5-5-7-------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-------5----------5------------5-------3-] [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [------------------------------------------] [---------------------------5--------------] [------5--------3--3-3--3-3-----6-6-6-6----] [-5--5---3-3--3----------------------------] (3:11) [----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------------------]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) [------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------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--] [------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------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-] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-0---------------------------------------------------------------] [(3:45) Breakdown ] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] 4:12 [-------------------------------] [------------h7-7---------------] [--------0h5------5---8-----7---]x4 [-0-0--0------------8---8-0---8-] whammy on, slowly raise pitch by 1 oct. ^ [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-0---------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] 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 [---------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------] [-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 [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-0---------------------------------------------------------------] FM4 off [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-------5----------5------------5-------3-]x3 [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [Chorus] (5:24) [------------------------------------------] [---------------------------5--------------] [------5--------3--3-3--3-3----------5-0---] [-5--5---3-3--3----------------5-5-7-------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-------5----------5------------5-------3-] [-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-0----0-0-3---] [------------------------------------------] [---------------------------5--------------] [------5--------3--3-3--3-3-----6-6-6-6----] [-5--5---3-3--3----------------------------] (5:38) [----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------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--] [----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------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-\-------] [----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------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) [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [--5---------3---------5-----------3-5-------------6-]x4 [----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-0-0h8---] ************************************ | h Hammer-on | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************
