Ænema (Tool) - Bass Cover (With Tabs) by Leo Düzey

[@ElliYeetYT]

“Pass The Goddam Butter.” -Justin Chancellor.

[@ericstalnaker9988]

Caught myself saying the exact same thing.

[@kylewoodson]

Yes, Justin's catchphrase when it comes to this song lol

[@First.Take.Jake.]

Dude, you're a bassist of extraordinary calibre. Spiral out!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Thank you so much!

[@NoahsArcade]

Thanks for the great cover. This song really highlights my lack of endurance, but it will no doubt improve it too.

[@LeoBassCovers2]

No problem! Good luck with that :)

[@tenebrismustdie]

Those power chord triplets on F# really gets me every time I play it!! I'm in love with this song..

[@garrettwilson2626]

This is definitely one of the best rhythmic bass lines ive ever heard. JC is a Genius.

[@mrbavenger]

the way learn these songs is by creating playlists of previously played setlists, and i just add the bass covers to the playlist in the order of whatever setlist im playing (basically i have about 1:30:00 jam sessions whenever i feel like playing a setlist all the way through.) AND HOLY GOD DOES IT FEEL AMAZING TO END A SET WITH THE FINAL STRIKE OF THIS SONG!!

[@mrbavenger]

And the setlist goes (from '96): 1. Third Eye 2. Stinkfist 3. Forty Six & 2 4. Cold and Ugly 5. Eulogy 6. Prison Sex (i dont play this one because there are no tabbed covers of it on yt) 7. Pushit 8. Merkaba 9. Sober 10. Opiate 11. Ænema

[@bosephdfrog8761]

@@mrbavenger wait there’s a tab for merkaba?

[@charliepekin8940]

Jesus... my fingers are about to fall off

[@LeoBassCovers2]

It's alright, mine fell off too

[@Isa-hr8lu]

It's kind of funny. First I played violin in grade 3. Then I switched to cello in grade 5. I switched to standup bass in grade 7. I switched to bass guitar in grade 8, entirely self taught, using mostly Tool and A Perfect Circle. My body is CONDITIONED to play Tool, so I don't really notice the pain.

[@eddominates]

@@Isa-hr8lu The pain is an illusion

[@tenebrismustdie]

@@eddominates This is the way lol

[@yves2348]

Don´t give up ;)

[@BigBoss-cz3sh]

After months of learning bass and using your videos (this and the other channel) I’ve finally decided to try out Ænema. My fretting hand was not ready 🤣🤣 but it’s going well. Part of why I love instruments is seeing the improvement, I used to think I’d never play Ænema, now I can play it but pretty rough 😅 Thanks for the awesome videos man, they’ve been a huge help learning bass!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

And don't feel discouraged if you're having trouble with Ænema. It definitely wasn't easy when I recorded it! Glad I could help :)

[@First.Take.Jake.]

If you think, this is hard, check out triad... fingers still sore from it!

[@cabusta9580]

Leo can you please re upload the jambi cover in this channel? I was learning it when you went private

[@LeoBassCovers2]

I'll try to upload it today.

[@GT-bz9nc]

This was awesome to watch. Multiple Tool shows but I’ve never sat on Justin’s side close enough to watch him play in any detail. As a non-bass player it’s even more incredible to catch a glimpse into his style of play. Great cover - obviously you are very talented.

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Thank you very much! I've only seen them inside an arena where Justin was as big as a star in the sky basically.

[@hearthshinemusic2941]

sometimes I search for you covers just so I can listen to the bass better, and get ideas as to interesting basslines or tricks

[@dmarkj22]

This cover makes you appreciate Justin Chancellor’s creativity and skill. Nice video and thanks for sharing it with us.

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Thank you! Yeah I had no idea what Justin was actually doing until I covered it. It's insane..

[@BradMurphy84]

Justin didn't write Aenema. Paul did.

[@vslunar]

@@BradMurphy84 Justin did write Ænema, however he did not write Stinkfist, Eulogy and Pushit, that was all the work of Paul.

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

I absolutely love the way Justin Chancellor constructs his basslines. I play finger-picking, so I don't get the same quality of tone, but his style is so fun to play. These videos are so constructive.

[@LeoBassCovers2]

One of the most creative bassists for sure

[@waltergalimberti8327]

I would have never been able to translate Justine C this way, a unique bass player. thanks mate. great job

[@LeoBassCovers2]

No problem!

[@eddominates]

trying to play this stuff fingerstyle is an exercise in futility. or maybe fertility, I'm pretty sure this video made me pregnant

[@bellchattin]

This made me laugh both times I read it Edit: and 3rd

[@flynnwatson5971]

Good for getting the 3 finger technique going

[@window524]

Nah your crazy

[@window524]

But that’s hilarious

[@mr.sandman9565]

I play it better strumming then with a pic, the only tool song I prefer with my fingers

[@jeremey89jl]

Your channel is a treasure trove 🤗🤘🏻

[@bassdrummer9849]

Awesome cover🤘 Man, all those pull-offs and the triplets part ... some bunch of statima/dexterity required haha

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Oh for sure! It's almost as bad as Triad.. Thanks :)

[@jamescollins5345]

I had always figured the doubled line in the second verse (0:15) were overdubbed as I've never picked it up in live footage. I like the single line you've put it into though, works well :)

[@Shaybot]

If you were still wondering after all this time, he just turns on his Digitech whammy set on the 5/6 chord setting and plays it on the d string.

[@jamescollins5345]

@@Shaybot yea that makes sense.

[@cesarst3720]

This songs was indeed made with so much love to bass.

[@corvus_kay6755]

Hey, quick Question. How did your EQ look for this song? I feel like its somehow a tiny bit diffrent from other tool songs. Maybe less treble then normal?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Oof, I made this video like 5-6 years ago. I sold this bass because I didn't like how it sounded, too metallic and the treble was just a bit much. Tried different strings but I could never get a good Tool tone out of this bass for some reason. So what you're hearing is probably why I sold it lol

[@corvus_kay6755]

@@LeoBassCovers2 oh well. I actually meant it more towards the original song. Its not like i didn't like it. It just felt distinguished. Although I obviously can understand why you cant remember the EQ haha

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Oh right. I guess Justin went a little bit heavy on the treble in that case. It was his first Tool album and possibly his first song that he recorded? Not sure..

[@corvus_kay6755]

@@LeoBassCovers2 hm okay i'll try and find out how I can maybe replicate it. Thanks for the quick answers by the way.

[@judetchua]

Perfect! This is how I play the bassline.

[@yellowtardbot5113]

Justin would usually have a lower strap than that but all in all really great!!

[@zakthewack]

God why does the triplet stuff feel like the hardest part of the song

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Cause it is!

[@alexanderteodor-maziluiii1489]

Yeah it really is. I can play it with a pick intuitively, but for some reason why I try to play it with my fingers using 3 fingers it doesnt quite make sense. Now im trying to dissect the part and I am confused. 4 bars of each note (2 and 5) and they are played as 16th note triplets each note right? counting it in 6. So is this just 6/8? but then how does each bar have 18 notes?

[@ryanhaller8896]

Is this the pass the butter part?

[@zakthewack]

@@ryanhaller8896 learn to swim

[@ryanhaller8896]

@@zakthewack literally: I can swim very well, thank you. Metaphorically: drowning everyday. No there's a video about 3 minutes long from bassist magazine made several years ago with Justin Chancellor about the bassline.

[@BigBerias]

Wow soo well played man, this cover will help me a lot!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Glad I could help!

[@BlairTomb]

Amazing job. Buy have you seen Justin play it. Un France. It looks so different

[@briant.v.5799]

SUPER HELPFUL! Thank you for making this

[@LeoBassCovers2]

No problem!

[@andreaklass2857]

Omg I always wanted to see this bass. Beautiful talented fingers straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥thank you

[@tenebrismustdie]

I play that song but wanted to see if I play it correctly. Thanks for the video 🙏😂

[@adriangodoy5285]

Me vas a hacer llorar amigo, ese bajo suena espectacular y la canción es pura magia. Gracias, nuevo subscriptor 🙏

[@catherinemotl7156]

The bass at 4:10-4:40 is insane. The entire track is just scathing.

[@andres.moore997]

why? is just a one note, with a repetition...Leo is an excelent player, btw.

[@guitarpsychobilly]

@@andres.moore997 Have you tried playing the whole thing without stopping? It's a workout

[@vXn-vXn]

As easy as it is to imagine playing one note repetitively it’s actually quite difficult to maintain your timing without it slightly going askew.

[@victormolina3247]

Good cover

[@Insanalyst]

A small upward bend can accomplish your ten cent increase at 4:58 without too much trouble.

[@LordSesshomaru584]

thanks. my finger hurts though..

[@sebastianearavenaa5952]

excelente trabajo.

[@window524]

Can you do Lateralus, it is my friends favorite tool song

[@SlapNSniff]

Awesome!

[@blakehatcher697]

groovy

[@Apathetic_Trash]

Today on *let's test your carpal tunnel: Tool edition* 👏🏻👏🏻 All jokes aside, I adore your videos. I'm enjoying being able to play my favorite things on bass.

[@LeoBassCovers2]

True lol... glad I could help though!

[@Apathetic_Trash]

@@LeoBassCovers2 👏🏻👏🏻

[@BlairTomb]

Thank you so much

[@LeoBassCovers2]

No problem!

[@vXn-vXn]

Been playing this today thanks to you my friend :)

[@LeoBassCovers2]

That's great!

[@liamfslal]

What's happening, Leo? Can I get Aenima bass only link? Thank you and I hope that you are doing well!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

A lot of bass notes is what's happening! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpOaqXZ7bteCf6s

[@liamfslal]

@@LeoBassCovers2 As always, I appreciate you taking your time to respond! I can't tell you how much you help me improve! Every day, I practice with your videos and I just can't thank you enough! Thanks again! ...And keep those notes coming! It's greatly appreciated, Man!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

No problem :)

[@rayrodriguez2784]

Excellent!!!

[@applepeel1662]

Thanks a ton bro

[@LeoBassCovers2]

No problem!

[@thethoughtsofourlife]

CoverSolutions if he played a 5 string and actually had an Ænima cover You've got great skills, man!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Fair enough haha, thank you!

[@commando1912]

this is hard :( .... i love you covers you are so talented

[@LeoBassCovers2]

You can do it!

[@joelniv24]

Awesome! One of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands! What did you use for transcribing this?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Thanks! Guitar Pro 6 and Go PlayAlong :)

[@joelniv24]

@@LeoBassCovers2 But what do use for listening to the bass? I can't find an isolated track on KZbin

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Well, it's done by ear. Isolated tracks don't exist except for bands that have songs in games like Rocksmith. I typically use an equalizer to get rid of certain frequencies so that the bass becomes clearer.

[@drphilsranch6782]

@@LeoBassCovers2, I’ve seen one for schism from guitar hero.

[@enzo198323]

How do you work that technique and make it sound so good in the 2.11 min? amazing men u fuk... rock hell yeah!!!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

I think new strings certainly helped there, but yeah. Just pulling hard I guess

[@brianhulsey7437]

Hey Leo at the end during the whole note chord on the 5th and 6th fret, I hear some kind of of tapping between the chords and I have seen several tabs showing something being played. It sounds like a hammer tap pulloff thing going on. Can you check it out and see if you hear it too and help us decipher it?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

hmmm, I personally don't hear it. I checked some live videos and Justin is only playing the chords live. I do hear the "taps", but I think it's just some noise from the guitar or something. Wouldn't make any sense for the bass to start tapping during such a heavy intro.

[@Lebowski333]

Yes 🎉

[@oscarquezada5561]

Amazed, like your yuna t shirt man!

[@PeterGrenader]

why not just place the notes on the staff instead of the intervals? I dint get how this is easier. Are you trying show which string to play them on..is that the deal here?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

I have no say in what will appear on the screen. This is just the standard conversion from Guitar Pro to Go Playalong which is mainly focused on showing the tabs in a fancy way. I feel like this is fine though.

[@PeterGrenader]

@@LeoBassCovers2 ah! got it

[@3ngi_n33r]

So did you just tune the E string to D?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Yep :)

[@3ngi_n33r]

Using the B string or is the 5 string out of convenience? I couldn’t quite tell. @@LeoBassCovers2

[@LeoBassCovers2]

I'm not touching it :) I added the 5th string to the tab for some reason while I don't use it. Silly right

[@3ngi_n33r]

@@LeoBassCovers2 My bass player friend appreciated it none the less. He was clueless. Great job 👍😜

[@levimcgowan4732]

That bassline even makes God dance

[@seb5542]

How the fuck did you know about that, but not how to punctuate your username.

[@Walter370z]

Nice 🤘🏻

[@MoriBruno]

very helpful, thanks a lot!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

No problem!

[@rorythompson2836]

Hi, I really like your videos can I use some as demonstrations in my dissertation comparing the playing styles of Paul and Justin? Would you be able to send me the tabs as well please? Yours are the most accurate online but some of the note beams are cropped by the screen. Thanks!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Thank you! Sure you can use my videos. You can find the tab in the description :)

[@rorythompson2836]

@@LeoBassCovers2 LEGEND!

[@JohnMatayas]

Wow. Super hammery. I though it was a flanger!

[@reeree488]

I started playing bass about a year and a half ago, a month ago I couldn’t dream of playing this song, but after some attempts I’ve played it 2nd try

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Well done!!

[@danielled115]

lord- trying to play this as a beginner is not as easy as i thought

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Definitely not one of the easier Tool songs to play lol

[@karlsjunior466]

Nice

[@pjotrvangriensven]

Hi Leo, have you maybe got any tips on how to properly pull off the part at 4:01? Cause at this rate, my right arm will have me looking like I have a severe masturbating addiction in no time. Oh and great cover by the way, you’re a huge help as always!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Thank you! I have no idea what to say really. Do you have trouble with keeping up the rhythm? Or is it more about the stamina? Cause if it's the stamina, I'd suggest to just keep practicing and try not to be to wild with your picking arm. That might help

[@pjotrvangriensven]

LeoBassCovers It’s a bit of both actually lol. Mainly though, it’s keeping the rhythm tight. Whenever I play along with it, that triplet feet just gets completely lost in all the mindless chugging. Maybe I should start slow and really get that triplet feel down first, before I try speeding up.

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Try doing it slowly yeah, always helps. Don't forget that I also had a lot of trouble with keeping up in this song. Most bassists do lol

[@edoriva]

Great

[@felixalbert8098]

EPIC

[@MrCameratape]

Is that an Ibanez Sr 5 string bass?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Yep! SR1805

[@Sami-vw5iz]

Bro does your hand not get tired from playing this?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

I haven't played this song in 2 years I think, but I remember the tired arm for sure. Especially during the build-up.

[@alfonsoalfonzo8227]

Pain

[@dude-pt4gz]

I need a 6 string for this ?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Definitely not. 4 strings is fine

[@dude-pt4gz]

do you just hammer on and pull off?

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Depends on which part. At some parts I just hammer-on and pull-off without strumming yeah.

[@Mr.Bruno.]

Not sure if you're going to read but in case you do, leo could you do a tab for jobs lament from godspeed you! Black emperor

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Oof.. I love that song. I'll see what I can do

[@Mr.Bruno.]

@@LeoBassCovers2 awesome, anyway thanks and love your tabs they are pretty accurate in my opinion

[@johantitulaer1052]

Such a cool song but this is very hard on the hands, physically. I need to get it right when recording otherwise my fingers give in for the day lol.

[@bartulaminecraft]

aaaaAAAAA my fingers

[@LordSesshomaru584]

Ah.... The first song I learnt on my bass.... Thanks Leo :)

[@Sami-vw5iz]

Vishal Jagannath sick dude did it sound good?

[@LordSesshomaru584]

@@Sami-vw5iz yeah! I was able to add some of my own flavor to it for jamming with other people. I mean it's definitely not as fluent as this video but I'm getting there.

[@Sami-vw5iz]

Vishal Jagannath so you are still learning bass in general?

[@cocojinx9193]

Disappointed by Death Grips Justin Chancellor is featured playing bass

[@applepeel1662]

Can someone help me with how to do the intro

[@Sami-vw5iz]

Apple Peel I am very late and by now you probably have gotten it but what I did was pick the low D string once and just keep hitting on the 2nd note and then letting it go so it could be an open note or 0 and then hit the two again but this time I’m not picking on it, I’m doing a pull off (I think that’s what it’s called) where I’m just holding the note and then I pull off the note to an open string. So what I did was continuing doing that and I didn’t worry about the high D string cuz I knew that would be confusing for me. So I just kept working on that and then when I felt ok with it, I did the pull off and quickly shifted the pick over to the high d string and played an open note or 0. Keep doing pull offs on the low D and try to hit the high d when you hear it or when it feels right. For finger picking, I can’t really tell you I just alternate my fingers and my fingers really do the work I don’t think about it. I hope that helped.

[@applepeel1662]

@@Sami-vw5iz thanks for replying but ya I got it down

[@Sami-vw5iz]

Apple Peel figured

[@a2swebber]

Intro is ghost notes but well effi g done my god

[@skippersmith9158]

Not exact by any means. Lots of errors and things left out.

[@TannerZOnline]

I need a riff exercise for this one

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Which riff?

[@zoeguidry7234]

OOoooooooOOooooooOooooOooooOo-

[@germanboy3161]

Damn. There's literally a video of Justin showing how major sections of this song are played, and nobody in any cover plays it correctly

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Yeah this video is just a reupload. The Justin Aenema video came out in 2017 while this video came out on my old channel on 2016. So yeah..

[@germanboy3161]

@@LeoBassCovers2 Not taking away from your cover. Still kicks ass man \m/ learned most of my tool songs from your channel

[@rebeccajoystudios]

THIS is under your "intermediate" section? Are you insane??? 1:10 for example

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Seems like I'm insane after all :o I don't think this riff is enough to be considered expert or master. Especially since half of the song is nothing but those triplets after the 2nd chorus.

[@rebeccajoystudios]

@@LeoBassCovers2 True. Actually watching it again, I think I may have been trying to play it too fast.

[@ericcrittenden7553]

God that looks painful...chancellor must have fingers made of leather

[@westdoze]

Paul damour

[@michaelcullen9468]

You're good bro, but you're making that bass line more complex then it is. It's played on a 4 string in dropped d tuning and it's really rather simple. I learned it right out of a official tool tab bass book. The 1st song I learned off this album. I suggest you look it up again. Nothing at all against you or your playing, it's just unfortunately not right!!

[@LeoBassCovers2]

I didn't play any note on the fifth string though. There is no official tab book by the way.

[@tcotroneo]

Justin chancellor showed the main riff in an interview for bassiste magazine which is on KZbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpuQmGyXarutoZI It’s played on the low D string..

[@jokawild555]

“Official tool tab bass book” lmao. There are various tabs for this song. There are three that I’ve found to be the most accurate, this vid being one of them. At the end of the day, if it sounds like the song, who gives a shit? There’s more than one way to skin a cat 😉