Please read: I submitted a tab for Goliath, and not long afterwards emailed the same tab Jon Stockman (Karnivool bassist) for his opinion. I had some notes and positioning wrong so he kindly corrected for me. below you'll find 100% correct Goliath tab, as played by Mr. Stockman Himself! In fact, I left in some of the performance notes that he included in the tab. Artist: Karnivool Album: Sound Awake Bassist: Jon Stockman Tabbed By: Jon Stockman/Sean Doyle Year: 2009 6 string bass tuned (low to high) BF#BEGC. You can probably play this song well on a standard tuned 5 string, or a 4 tuned BEAD, but since I have a 5 string, I decided to try it tuned BF#DEG (the bottom 4 strings of tuning) There is one section in the middle however, that requires the extra 6th string (see below) 5 string with distortion, tuned BF#BEG 0:24 [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-------------------------l/7--7-7-----------5--] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2------------------l/3--3---] 0:37 Verse 1 [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-/12-0-12\] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2---5--2-5-] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-2/12\] 1:02 [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------7--7\------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2/------2--2-2-------2--2-2-/12-0-12\] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------7--7\-----------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2/------2--2-2------2--2-2---2-5-2-5] 1:14 Verse 2 [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-/12-0-12\] [------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2---xx---2--2-2-------2--2-2-] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2\0----] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------7--7\------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2/------2--2-2-------2--2-2-/12-0-12\] [--------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------] [---------------------7--7\------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2/------2--2-2-----/-0--0-0--7\] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-----3--2-3-3-] [----------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------/7----------------------] [-2--2-2/12----\2--2-2-------2--2-2-------2--2-2-/12--0-12\] [---------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------] [-------/7------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2---------2--2-2-------2-2---0-----5-5---7---] 2:17 [---------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------] [-10-12-9--9--9--7-9-7-10-12-9--5-7-2---------] [--------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------] [--------------10-9--------------------------] [-10-12-9--9-9------9-10-12-9--5-7-2---------] [-------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------] [-----------------------5-------------] [-7--7--7--7-0h7--7--5-5----7------\--] 2:35 [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-/10-12-9\-9\-9\--7-9-7-10-12-9\--5-7\2--] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-/10-12-9\-9\-9\--7-9-7-10-12-9\--5-7--2-] [-----------------------------] [-----------------------------] [----------------7\5----------] [---------------7----5--------] [-7--7--7--7-0h7---------0--7-] 2:53 dist off and delay 462ms [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-2--------------x--2------------------x--] tap strings lightly with right hand where x is [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-------------------5---5-----------------] [----------------------------5------------] [-2--------------x-----------------7\-----] [----------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------14--p12-14-] [----------------------------------------------] [-2--------------x--2--------------------------] dist on, delay off [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------2-----5-----------------] [----------------2--------5---------------] [-2----------0-h2-----------5---0---7\----] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------] [---------------------------/7------------] [-2-------2--------2----------------------] This next section requires a 6 string bass as it uses the high c string. delay + milder distortion [-------------------------------] [-----13-----------13-------13--] [--------------12-----12-14---14] x3 (4th finger on 14th fret) [-14-------14-------------------] [-------------------------------] [-------------------------------] [---------------------------] [-----13--------------16-\15] [----------------14---------] [-14-----14-12--------------] [---------------------------] [---------------------------] [------13------13-------13--] [------------13----13-16--16] [-14------------------------] x3 (4th finger on 16th fret) [----14----14---------------] [---------------------------] [---------------------------] Delay off [-----------------------------] [-----------------------------] [-----------------------------] [-14---12---------------------] [-------------12----10---12--\] [-----------------------------] Big distortion on again from start [----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [----2----------------------2------------------------2-----------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] bend 1/4 to 1/2 [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------2-----------------------------------] [--------2---------0---3-2-0---------2-------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2----2--2-2------------2--2-2---2--2-2-0-3-2-0-3--] [-------------------------------------------------] [--------------------2----------------------------] [--------2---------0---3-2-0----------------------] [-------------------------------------------------] [-2--2-2----2--2-2------------5--0-5---5-p0~-0-7^-] 4:09 [----------------------] [----------------------] x3 [----------------------] [---5--------5---5-----] [-2---2----2---2---2---] [----------------------] [----------------------] [----------------------] [---5------------------] [-2---2----5-2-5-7-5-7-] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [---4--------4---4--------4--------------] [-1---1----1---1---1----1---1----1/13\1--] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [-------------------------0--------0-----] kind of do a little hand slide after the last [---4--------4---4--------5--------------] 1 up and down before hitting the 2 again, what the /--\ means! [-1---1----1---1---1/--\2---2----2---2/--]