Tool - Lateralus TABBED BY: theshinman77 I'm pretty confident about this tab. Make sure you follow this tab with a recording so that you can follow my cues! I'm open to any questions or comments. If you liked this tab then help me out with the rating and also check out my tab for 'Schism'! Tuning: Drop D [DADGBE] Timing: 6/8 Key: h = hammer on p = pull off X = mute / = slide up [PM] = palm mute ~ = vibrato tr = tremelo * = let ring b = bend up [PH] = pinch harmonic [H] = harmonic INTRO [clean, delay] [0:00] 3x [0:13] 8x E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|-------------1------------|-------------1-------------------------| G|----2--0h2p0---2~-0-2-0---|----2--0h2p0---2--0-2-0-----2--------2-| D|------------------------0-|------------------------0--------------| A|--------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|-0------------------------|-0------------------------5--------3---| CHORUS 1 [distortion] [1:13] 2x E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| [1:29] E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-| A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-| VERSE 1 [2:04] "As below..." 4x E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-| [PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2:17] 3x E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-| [PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2:27] E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-| D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-| [PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHORUS 2 [2:32] "Over thinking..." 2x E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| [2:49] "Feed my will..." E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------3----------------------------6----------------------------------------| G|----------2----------------------------5----------------------------------------| D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-| A|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-| D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-| VERSE 2 [3:23] "As below..." 4x E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-| [PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3:36] 3x E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-| [PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3:46] E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-| A|-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-| D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-| [PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHORUS 3 [3:51] "Over thinking..." E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-| [3:59] "Feed my will..." E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------3----------------------------6--------------------------------------| G|----------2----------------------------5--------------------------------------| D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-| A|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-| D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-| SOLO 1 and TRANSITION [distortion, wah] [4:07] 7x [4:14] E|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|---5-7---|-9h10p9p0-------9h10p9p0-----------9h10p9p0-5-4-5p0-----------| D|-0----00-|----------7~--p0---------7h5-3~--p0-----------------7~---/12~-| A|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9h10p9p0------------9h10p9p0-5-4-5p0-------------------------------------| D|-p0---------7h5-3~-/7~------------------7~----------------------/10h12p10p0-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -=(NOTE: Listen to recording for the wah pedal effect.)=- [4:40] "Reaching..." 2x [4:44] "Reaching..." 2x E|------------------------|---------------------------| B|------------------------|---------------------------| G|------------------------|---------------------------| D|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-| A|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-| D|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-| BRIDGE 1 [clean/distortion, delay] [5:04] E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2--------2--------2~-------------2--------2--------2-0h2-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--------3--------0--------------5--------3--------0-------| [5:21] "I embrace..." E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------1------------------------------------1------------| G|---2--------2--------2--0h2p0---2~------2--------2--------2--0h2p0---2~-0h2-0---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--------3--------0------------------5--------3--------0-----------------------| [5:37] "Feel the rhythm..." 4x E|-------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------1------------| G|---2--------2--------2--0h2p0---2--0h2-0---| D|-----------------------------------------0-| A|-------------------------------------------| D|-5--------3--------0-----------------------| [6:11] "Swing on..." E|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------1----------------------1-------------| G|---2--0h2p0----2--0h2-0---2--0h2p0----2--0h2-0---| D|------------------------0----------------------0-| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-5-----------3-----------0-----------------------| [6:19] E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2--------2--------2--0h2p0-2--0h2p0-2--------2--------2--0h2p0----------| D|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-| A|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-| D|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-| -=(NOTE: Slight distortion at [6:19].)=- [6:36] "Still be..." E|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-5--------3-| A|-5--------3-| D|-5--------3-| SOLO 2 [distortion, wah] [6:41] [6:57] [7:00] E|-----------|-----------------------| B|-----------|-----------------------| G|-2tr-------|-7*------7tr-----------| D|-----------|-----------------------| A|-----------|-----------------------| D|-----------|-----------------------| -=(NOTE: While tremelo picking, bend notes 1/2 step up and follow recording for wah pedal effects. This applies to both tremelo picking parts.)=- -=(NOTE: There is a pick scrape at [7:04] to transition to next part.)=- [7:05] E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-7--7--7~-7~-5h7-5-------------------------------------| D|----------------------5p3--5--3----5-3--5--3-----3-5b7-| A|----------------------------------------------3h5------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| [PH] . . [7:13] E|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-5*-------3---3-3-3-| A|-5*-------3---3-3-3-| D|-5*-------3---3-3-3-| BRIDGE 2 [distortion] [7:17] 3x E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-| A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-| [7:30] "With my feet..." 7x [7:59] "Whatever will..." (2nd one) E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-| A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-| D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-| [8:03] "Following..." E|-15--15X1313---13X1515---15X1818---18X1515---15X1313---13X1818---18X1515-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12--12X1212---12X1212---12X1515---15X1212---12X1212---12X1515---18X1515-| D|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| A|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| D|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--------| G|-----------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-| A|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-| D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-| ENDING [8:19] "Spiral out..." 4x E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3-| A|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3-| D|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3-| -=(NOTE: There are several variations of the phrase at [8:19]. It would be best to listen to the recording.)=- [8:36] [8:38] 5x [8:49] 4x E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| G|-7b8r7---------5---|---------------5---|-7b8r7--------5---| D|-------------5---5-|-7b8r7-------5---5-|------------5---5-| A|-------8--p0-------|-------8--p0-------|-------8--8-------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| [PH]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [8:57] [8:57] E|-------------| E|-------------| B|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| OR G|--------3----| D|--------5----| D|------4---4--| A|-3--3-5---5~-| A|-3--3--------| D|-------------| D|-------------| [PH]. . . . . [H] . . . . . -=(NOTE: Although it is not the correct way to play it, the second version is much easier to play.)=- [9:00] E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5---3------10---12---0*-| A|-5---3------10---12---0*-| D|-5---3------10---12---0*-|