Schism Guitar Tablature

Schism Guitar Tablature
Tool - Schism

TABBED BY: theshinman77
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Tuning: Drop D [DADGBE]

Key:  [PM] = palm mute
       *   = let ring
       h   = hammer on
      [PH] = pinch harmonic
          = slide down
       X   = mute



INTRO [slight distortion]

   [0:20]
 E|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|-0-|
 A|-0-|
 D|-0-|

-=(NOTE: Fade in gradually and softly.)=-

   [0:26]                       3x [0:36]
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|------3---2--------3---2---5---|------3---2--------3---2---5-----7*-|
 D|-0h3h5--0---0-0h3h5--0---0---0-|-0h3h5--0---0-0h3h5--0---0---0-0-0*-|
 A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[PM]. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .   . . .. . . . . . .. .



VERSE 1 [distortion]

   [0:53] "Pure intention..."
 E|-------------------------|
 B|----------8*-------10*---|
 G|-7*---------7*--------7*-|
 D|---0*--------------------|
 A|-------------------------|
 D|-------------------------|

   [1:06] "The light..."       3x [1:17] "Crippling..."
 E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9---------10-9-12--|--------10-9---------10-9-12--|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0--0-|-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0--0-|
 D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
[PM]. .  . . ... . .  . . .... .   . .  . . ... . .  . . ...



CHORUS 1

   [1:20]                        4x
 E|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9-----------10-9-12--|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0---0h10h12--0-0--0-|
 D|--------------------------------|



VERSE 2

   [1:34] "I know..."          7x [1:58] "Rediscover..."
 E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9---------10-9-12--|--------10-9---------10-9-12--|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0--0-|-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0--0-|
 D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
[PM]. .  . . ... . .  . . .... .   . .  . . ... . .  . . ...



CHORUS 2

   [2:01]                        3x [2:12]
 E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9-----------10-9-12--|--------10-9-----------10-9-12-|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0---0h10h12--0-0--0-|-0h10h12--0-0---0h10h12--0-0-----|
 D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                 [PH]                           .



BRIDGE 1

   [2:16] "The poetry..."       3x [2:26] "Finding beauty..."
 E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-0-XX-3-XX-5-3-XX-3-5-5--------|-0-XX-3-XX-3h5p3-XX-3-5-5--------|
 A|-0-XX-3-XX-5-3-XX-3-5-5------3-|-0-XX-3-XX-3h5p3-XX-3-5-5------3-|
 D|-0-XX-3-XX-5-3-XX-3-5-5-0h3h5--|-0-XX-3-XX-3h5p3-XX-3-5-5-0h3h5--|

   [2:32]
 E|----|
 B|-8*-|
 G|-7*-|
 D|----|
 A|----|
 D|----|

-=(NOTE: On the ablum, this chord rings out while 'Verse 3' begins playing on
a second guitar. I usually hold the chord out until [2:34] then resume playing 
the verse.)=-



VERSE 3

   [2:32] "There was..."                                  3x
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9---------10-9-12---------9-7---------9-7-10--|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0--0-0h10h12-0-0-0h10h12-0-0--0-|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
[PM]. .  . . ... . .  . . .... . . .  . .... . .  . ..... .

   [2:53] "Doomed..."
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9---------10-9-12---------9-7---------9-7-10--|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0--0-0h10h12-0-0-0h10h12-0-0--0-|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
[PM]. .  . . ... . .  . . .... . . .  . .... . .  . ....



CHORUS 3 and TRANSITION

   [2:59]                        4x
 E|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9-----------10-9-12--|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0---0h10h12--0-0--0-|
 D|--------------------------------|

   [3:14]                         4x
 E|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|--------10-9-12---------10-9-12--|
 A|-0h10h12--0-0--0-0h10h12--0-0--0-|
 D|---------------------------------|

-=(NOTE: On last note of this sequence, let it ring out through 'Solo 1' until
about [3:37].)=-



SOLO and TRANSITION [distortion, delay]

  [3:31]                               4x
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-14--17--14--19--12--14--10--12-10-12--|
A|---00--00--00--00--00--00--00--0--0--0-|
D|---------------------------------------|
[PM] ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  .  .  .

  [4:01]                               3x [4:24]
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-14--17--14--19--12--14--10--12-10-12--|-14--17--14--19--12--12h14--10--12-10-12-|
A|---00--00--00--00--00--00--00--0--0--0-|---00--00--00--00--00-----00--00--0--0--0|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[PM] ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  .  .  .     ..  ..  ..  ..  ..     ..  ..  .  .  .

-=(NOTE: At [4:01] Adam uses a special delay effect.)=-

  [4:32] entrance of "Cold silence..." 3x [4:55] "Any..."
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-14--17--14--19--12--14--10--12-10-12--|-14--17--14--19--12--12h14--10--12-10-12-|
A|---00--00--00--00--00--00--00--0--0--0-|---00--00--00--00--00-----00--00--0--0--0|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[PM] ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  .  .  .     ..  ..  ..  ..  ..     ..  ..  .  .  .

  [5:03]                
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14--17--14--17--14-14-14--17--14--17--14-14-------10-9-14--17--14--17--14-14--|
A|---00--00--00--00--0--0--00--00--00--00--0--0h10h12--0-0--00--00--00--00--0--0-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[PM] ..  ..  ..  ..  .  .  ..  ..  ..  ..  .           . .  ..  ..  ..  ..  .  .

  [5:16]
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-14--17--14--17--14-1414-|
A|---00--00--00--00--0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------|
[PM] ..  ..  ..  ..  .



BRIDGE 2

   [5:21] entrance of "Between..."      2x [5:36] "Lovers..."
 E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------|--------------------7777-|
 D|---10---5----12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---10---5----12--0--7777-|
 A|-8----3---10-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8----3---10-----0--5555-|
 D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------0--0000-|

   [5:40]                          [5:44]
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-------------5-5-------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-108-105-3-5-5-5-000*------------------------5-|
 A|-5-5-6-5-5-6-5-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-000*----5---0-5-----0-----3*--|
 D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-3-3-3-----000---0---------0-5---0-3*----|

-=(NOTE: Timing is strange at [5:40] but just play the chords in a straight 
eighth-note sequence and you should make it through. Also pay attention to breaks 
in the timing of next sequence at [5:44].)=-

   [5:48]                     2x [5:56]
 E|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 D|---------------------------5-|-----------------------|
 A|-------5---0-5-----0-----3*--|-------5---0-5-----0---|
 D|-0---0---------0-5---0-3*----|-0---0---------0-5---0-|



ENDING

   [5:59] "I know..."     3x [6:09] "I know..."
 E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 D|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-XXXX-|
 A|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-XXXX-|
 D|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-0-0-|-3-0-2-0-0-3-0-2-0-5-XXXX-|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . . 

   [6:11] "I know..."          4x
 E|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-3-XX-2-XXXX-3-XX-2-XX-5-XXXX-|
 A|-3-XX-2-XXXX-3-XX-2-XX-5-XXXX-|
 D|-3-XX-2-XXXX-3-XX-2-XX-5-XXXX-|

   [6:24]            8x
 E|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|
 D|--------------------|
 A|------5------6-5653-|
 D|-0-035--0-035-------|
[PM]. .... . .... ....

-=(NOTE: These notes are picked not hammered.)=-
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