Song - Schism
Band - Tool
Album - Lateralus
Tabbed by Colin Oakes

#~ = let ring
~ = harmonics
[#] = palm mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
b# = bend to
FXb = Digtal FX bend
x = muted scratching

Intro

e]-------------------------
b]-------------------------
g]-3-2-5-7~~\3-2-5-7-------
d]-3-2-5-7~~\3-2-5-7-------
a]-1-0-3-5~~\1-0-3-5-------
d]-------------------0~~~~~

[to get the fade in effect while the bass plays intro, best to play guitar
intro [above] with guitar volume at 1/2 [5/10] and then gradually bring it up
to full]

time reference - 0:27/6:45

[play palm muted]

e]-----------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------
d]-------3---2---------3---2---5-----
a]-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0~~~
d]----------------------------------- x4

time reference - 0:40/6:45
lyrics - "i know the pieces fit..."

1st Verse

[let open [a] from the intro ring out before guitar plays the following at [0:53/6:45]]

e]-----------------------------
b]-3~~~~~~~~~~10~~~~~~~15~~~~~~
g]-----------------------------
d]---0~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~12~~~
a]-----------------------------
d]-----------------------------

time reference - 1:05/6:45
lyrics - "you light the fuel..."

[play palm muted]

e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------3---2---------3---2---5---------2---0---------2---0---3---
a]-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-0h2h3---0---0-0h2h3---0---0---0-
d]-----------------------------------------------------------------

e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------5---3---------5---3---5---------5---3---------5---3---5---
a]-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-
d]-----------------------------------------------------------------

time reference - 1:20/6:45
lyrics - "communication..."

1st Bridge

e]-----------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------
d]---------10---9-7~---------10---9---12---
a]-0h10h12----0---0~-0h10h12----0---0----0-
d]----------------------------------------- x3

e]---------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------
g]---------------------------------------
d]---------10---9-7~---------10---9---12-
a]-0h10h12----0---0~-0h10h12----0---0----
d]---------------------------------------

time reference - 1:34/6:45
lyrics - "i know the pieces fit..."

e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------3---2---------3---2---5---------2---0---------2---0---3---
a]-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-0h2h3---0---0-0h2h3---0---0---0-
d]----------------------------------------------------------------- x3

e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------5---3---------5---3---5---------5---3---------5---3---5---
a]-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-
d]-----------------------------------------------------------------

time reference - 2:01/6:45
lyrics - "communication..."

2nd Bridge

e]-----------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------
d]---------10---9-7~---------10---9---12---
a]-0h10h12----0---0~-0h10h12----0---0----0-
d]----------------------------------------- x3

e]---------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------
g]---------------------------------------
d]---------10---9-7~---------10---9---12\
a]-0h10h12----0---0~-0h10h12----0---0----
d]---------------------------------------

time reference - 2:16/6:45
lyrics - "the poetry..."

Chorus

e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-0-xx-3-xx-5-3-xx-3-5-5-0h8h10-
a]-0-xx-3-xx-5-3-xx-3-5-5-0h8h10-
d]-0-xx-3-xx-5-3-xx-3-5-5-0h8h10- x3

e]---------------------------------
b]---------------------------------
g]---------------------------------
d]-0-xx-3-xx-3h5p3-xx-3-5-5-0h8h10-
a]-0-xx-3-xx-3h5p3-xx-3-5-5-0h8h10-
d]-0-xx-3-xx-3h5p3-xx-3-5-5-0h8h10-

time reference - 2:29
lyrics - in between "a beauty such as this" and "there was a time that the..."

After Chorus/Pre Verse

[bass plays song riff once before this]

e]-----
b]-15~~
g]-14~~
d]-12~~
a]-----
d]-----

[guitar uses delay effect so riff above fades out while 3rd Verse is being played. to
do this without delay effect, i usually let it fade out and begin playing 3rd Verse where
the * is shown]

3rd Verse


                                   *
e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------3---2---------3---2---5---------2---0---------2---0---3---
a]-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-0h2h3---0---0-0h2h3---0---0---0-
d]----------------------------------------------------------------- x3
                                   *

e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------5---3---------5---3---5---------5---3---------5---3---5---
a]-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-0h3h5---0---0-0h3h5---0---0---0-
d]-----------------------------------------------------------------

time reference - 2:58/6:45
lyrics - "communication..."

3rd Bridge

e]-----------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------
d]---------10---9-7~---------10---9---12---
a]-0h10h12----0---0~-0h10h12----0---0----0-
d]----------------------------------------- x3

e]---------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------
g]---------------------------------------
d]---------10---9-7~---------10---9---12-
a]-0h10h12----0---0~-0h10h12----0---0----
d]---------------------------------------

e]---------------------
b]---------------------
g]---------------------
d]---------10---9---12-
a]-0h10h12----0---0----
d]--------------------- x7

e]---------------------
b]---------------------
g]
d]---------10---9-7~~~~
a]-0h10h12----0---0~~~~
d]---------------------

time reference - 3:30/6:45

Soft, mellow part

[palm mute [a] and play [g] softly]

e]-------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------
g]-9-----12-----9-----14-----7-----9-----5-----7---5---7-
d]-------------------------------------------------------
a]---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---
d]------------------------------------------------------- x7

e]---------------------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------------------
g]-9-----12-----9-----14-----7-----7h9-----5-----7---5---7-
d]---------------------------------------------------------
a]---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0---0---
d]---------------------------------------------------------

lyrics - "cold silent hands..."

e]-------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------
g]-9-----12-----9-----14-----7-----9-----5-----7---5---7-
d]-------------------------------------------------------
a]---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---
d]------------------------------------------------------- x3

e]---------------------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------------------
g]-9-----12-----9-----14-----7-----7h9-----5-----7---5---7-
d]---------------------------------------------------------
a]---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0---0---
d]---------------------------------------------------------

time reference - 5:01/6:45
lyrics - "sense of compassion..."

Outro build-up

e]-----------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------
g]-9-----12-----9-----12-----9---9---
d]-----------------------------------
a]---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-
d]----------------------------------- x2

e]----------------------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------------------
g]------------------------12-----9-----12-----9---9---
d]---------10---9---7---------------------------------
a]-0h10h12----0---0---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-
d]----------------------------------------------------

e]-----------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------
g]-9-----12-----9-----12-----9---9---
d]-----------------------------------
a]---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-
d]-----------------------------------

time reference - 5:19/6:45

e]---------------------------------
b]---------------------------------
g]---------------------------------
d]-10-10-5-5-12-12-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
a]-8--8--3-3-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
d]-8--8--3-3-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x2

e]-------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------
d]-10-10-5-5-12-12-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-
a]-8--8--3-3-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-
d]-8--8--3-3-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-

e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]----------------------
d]-8-8-3-3-10-10-0-0h12-
a]-8-8-3-3-10-10-0-0h12-
d]-8-8-3-3-10-10-0-0h12-

time reference - 5:43/6:45

e]---------------------------
b]---------------------------
g]---------------------------
d]---0-----0-----0-10-0-0h12-
a]-----------------10-0-0h12-
d]-7---0h5---0h3---10-0-0h12- x3

e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]---0-----0-----0---
a]-------------------
d]-7---0h5---0h3---0-

time reference - 5:57/6:45
lyrics - "i know the pieces fit..."

Outro

[play palm muted]

e]-------------------------
b]-------------------------
g]-------------------------
d]-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-
a]-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-
d]-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0- x4

[not palm muted]

e]--------------------------------
b]--------------------------------
g]--------------------------------
d]-x-x-3-xx-2-x-x-3-xx-2-xx-5-x-x-
a]-x-x-3-xx-2-x-x-3-xx-2-xx-5-x-x-
d]-x-x-3-xx-2-x-x-3-xx-2-xx-5-x-x- x4

time reference - 6:22/6:45
lyrics - just after "...pieces fit"

[bass plays variation of song riff while guitar plays open D power chord palm muted]

open D

e]---------
b]---------
g]---------
d]-0-0-0-0-
a]-0-0-0-0-
d]-0-0-0-0-

finish

something which angers me is that this is the second time i have had to submit this tab
because some F*****G C**K S*****G B*****D had it removed!!!! dont do it again you ametuer,
cause i got plenty more tabs where this came from (stickdeath rules!!)