Tool Schism Chords
by Tool
Tool Schism by Tool is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
^ = Bend up
p = pull off
h = hammer on
p.m. = palm muting
sl. = slide
Use drop D tuning, as is the deal with almost every TooL song. This
was transcribed by ear so there may be a few errors, but here goes.
Intro:
e{-----------------------------------------
b{-----------------------------------------
g{---3--2--5--7------3--2--5--7------------
d{---0--3--5--8------0--3--5--7------------
a{-----------------------------------------
d{------------------------------------0----
(Bass arr. for guitar)
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------
g{--------------------------------------------------- (4x)
d{-------------3----2----------------3----2---5------
a{--0-h3-h5------0----0-----0-h3-h5----0-------------
d{---------------------------------------------------
(end bass)
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------
g{--------------------------------------------------- (4x)
d{-------------8----7----------------8----7---10-----
a{--0-h8-h10------0----0---0-h8-h10----0-------------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{--3----------3-------------8-------10--------------
g{--2----------2----------------7--------7-----------
d{---------------------------------------------------
a{---------------------------------------------------
d{---------------------------------------------------
(Let the first D chord shown above ring for 4 bars, let the second ring
for 2 bars.)
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------------------- (p.m.)
g{---------------------------------------------------
d{-------------10----9----------------10----9---12--- (4x)
a{--0-h10-h12------0----0---0-h10-h12----0-----------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------------------- (w/distortion)
g{---------------------------------------------------
d{-------------10----9----------------10----9---12--- (4x)
a{--0-h10-h12------0----0---0-h10-h12----0-----------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------------------- (p.m.)
g{---------------------------------------------------
d{-------------10----9----------------10----9---12--- (4x)
a{--0-h10-h12------0----0---0-h10-h12----0-----------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------------------- (w/distortion)
g{---------------------------------------------------
d{-------------10----9----------------10----9---12--- (4x)
a{--0-h10-h12------0----0---0-h10-h12----0-----------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------
g{--------------------------------------------------- (4x)
d{---------------------------------------------------
a{--0-xx-3-xx--5-3--3--5-5------------3--------------
d{--0-xx-3-xx--5-3--3--5-5--0-h3-h5------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------8-----
g{---------------------------------------------7----- (clean)
d{-------------3----2----------------3----2----5-----
a{--0-h3-h5------0----0-----0-h3-h5----0-------------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------------------- (p.m.)
g{---------------------------------------------------
d{-------------10----9----------------10----9---12--- (8x)
a{--0-h10-h12------0----0---0-h10-h12----0-----------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------------------- (w/distortion)
g{---------------------------------------------------
d{-------------10----9----------------10----9---12--- (4x)
a{--0-h10-h12------0----0---0-h10-h12----0-----------
d{---------------------------------------------------
e{------------------------------
b{------------------------------
g{------------------------------
d{------------10----9---12------ (8x)
a{--0-h10-h12----0--------------
d{------------------------------
Interlude:
e{---------------------------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------------------------
g{---------------------------------------------------------------------
d{--14-----17------14------19------12------14------10------12---10--12-
a{-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0----0---
d{---------------------------------------------------------------------
(Play 4 times clean, and the next 4 times with a delay pedal.)
e{---------------------------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------------------------
g{---------------------------------------------------------------------
d{--14-----17------14------14----14----14-------------------10-9--- (2x)
a{-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0-----0-0--0-h10-h12--------------
d{---------------------------------------------------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------------------
g{---------------7-7--9-9--------9----9-------------------------- (3x)
d{--10-10---5-5--5-5--7-7--------7----7--------------------------
a{--8--8----3-3--5-5--7-7--------7----7--------------------------
d{--8--8----3-3--5-5--7-7--------7----7--------------------------
e{---------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------
g{---------------------------------------------------
d{------7-----7----8-sl.7-7-8-sl.7--7----------------
a{--0-0-5--0--5-0--6-sl.5-5-6-sl.5--5----------------
d{--0-0-0--0--0-0--0----0-0-0----0--0----------------
e{------------------------------------------------
b{------------------------------------------------
g{------------------7-7---------------------------
d{--10-10---5-5-----5-5--------0-0--7-------------
a{--8--8----3-3-----5-5--------0-0--5-------------
d{--8--8----3-3-----5-5--------0-0----------------
e{--------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------
g{--------------------------------------
d{----------------------------7--------- (4x)
a{----5------0-----3-3^4--0---5---------
d{--7---0--5---0-3--------0-------------
e{---------------------------------------
b{--------------------------------------- (4x)
g{---------------------------------------
d{--------------------------------------- (p.m.)
a{--0-3--0-2--0-0--3-0-2-0--5------------
d{--0-3--0-2--0-0--3-0-2-0--5------------
e{---------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------
g{---------------------------------------
d{--------------------------------------- (4x)
a{--x-x-x-x-3-x-x-2-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-2-x-x-5--
d{--x-x-x-x-3-x-x-2-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-2-x-x-5---
e{----------------------------------------------------
b{---------------------------------------------------- (8x)
g{----------------------------------------------------
d{---------------------------------------------------- (p.m.)
a{---------------5---------------6-----------3--------
d{--0--0-h3-h5------0--0-h3-h5------0-h3-h5-----------