Justin Chancellor's bass line provides the song's foundational "grind."
For guitarists, "Stinkfist" is often recommended as an entry point into TOOL's style because it utilizes many of Adam Jones's core techniques without being overly complex. TOOL - Stinkfist
: Features dissonant, sliding guitar licks higher up the neck and heavily palm-muted 16th-note "speed bursts" that build into an aggressive finale. TOOL - Stinkfist
: The song heavily uses palm muting, "dead notes," and rhythmic variations between time signatures. TOOL - Stinkfist