Band : Tool
Album: Opiate
Track: 2
Song : Hush

Part : Guitar
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net

Legend

nh - natural harmonic
 ph - pinch harmonic
 
pm - palm mute
 x - muted string
 
h - hammer on
 p - pull off
 
 - slide down
 // - slide up
 
b - bend
 ~~ - vibrato
 
 - natural harmonic
 x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------(distortion)

*bass for two bars*

e----------------------
b--------14-14-x-12----
g--------13-13-x-11----
d--12----11-11-x-9----- x2
a--12----11-11---------
d--12------------------

                           x3
e-----------------------------|--------------------------
b-----------------------------|--------------------------
g-----------------------------|--------------------------
d--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--
a--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--
d--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--

                           x4                            x4
e-----------------------------|-----------------------------
b-----------------------------|-----------------------------
g-----------------------------|-----------------------------
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--
a--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--
  pm - - - - - - - - - - - -|   pm - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e-------------------------------------
b--12-12-12-12-12--12-10-10-10101010--
g--11-11-11-11-11--11-9--9--9-9-9-9---
d--9--9--9--9--9---9--7--7--7-7-7-7--- x4
a--9--9--9--9--9---9--7--7--7-7-7-7---
d--9--9--9--9--9---9--7--7--7-7-7-7---

                           x3
e-----------------------------|--------------------------
b-----------------------------|--------------------------
g-----------------------------|--------------------------
d--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--
a--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--
d--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--

                           x4
e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--
a--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--
  pm - - - - - - - - - - - -|

                           x2
e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--
a--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-12--

e----------------------------------------------
b--12------------------------------------------
g--11------------------------------------------
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-7--9----7h9-7--------
a--9------------2h3p2-0-0---------------9p7----
d--9------------2h3p2-0-0-------------------9--

e-------------------------------------
b--12-12-12-12-12--12-10-10-10101010--
g--11-11-11-11-11--11-9--9--9-9-9-9---
d--9--9--9--9--9---9--7--7--7-7-7-7--- x4
a--9--9--9--9--9---9--7--7--7-7-7-7---
d--9--9--9--9--9---9--7--7--7-7-7-7---

e------------------
b------------------
g------------------
d--9----7-----2-3-- x4
a--9----7-----2-3--
d--9----7-----2-3--

e----------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------
d--3-2-2--3-2-2--3-2-2--3-2-2--10-10-10-- x4
a--3-2-2--3-2-2--3-2-2--3-2-2--10-10-10--
d--3-2-2--3-2-2--3-2-2--3-2-2--10-10-10--

e-----------------------------------------------------------
b----------------12--12-12-----------------10/12-12--12-10--
g----------------11--11-11-----------------9-/11-11--11-9---
d--7h9-xx-9--xx--9---9--9----7h9-xx-9--xx--7-/9--9---9--7---
a--7h9-xx-9--xx--------------7h9-xx-9--xx---------------7---
d--7h9-xx-9--xx--------------7h9-xx-9--xx---------------7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------
b----------------12--12-12-----------------15-15-15-14------
g----------------11--11-11-----------------14-14-14-13------
d--7h9-xx-9--xx--9---9--9----7h9-xx-9--xx--12-12-12-12------
a--7h9-xx-9--xx--------------7h9-xx-9--xx-------------------
d--7h9-xx-9--xx--------------7h9-xx-9--xx-------------------

                           x3
e-----------------------------|--------------------------
b-----------------------------|--------------------------
g-----------------------------|--------------------------
d--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--
a--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--
d--7h9-xx-9--xx-2h3p2-0-0-12--|--7h9-xx-9--xx-333-2-2-0--

e------------------
b------------------
g------------------
d--999999-9x------- x6
a--999999-9x-------
d--999999-9x-------
   pm - - -| 

 Bass tab for Hush by Tool
This is the second track off of Opiate.

Intro riff
g                                         x 7^9
d        7 7 7^9
a                    7 7 7^9 x 5^7
d  7^9

Verse riff
g               4
d
a  0^2 2 2                                    5
d                          x x 2^3^2 0  0

Repeat this riff three times the play:
g                4
d
a  0^2 2 2
d                           x x 3  3 2  2 0

Transcribed by Jeremiah Jones