Artist: Tool Album: Lateralus Song: Lateralus Tabbed by: Andrew (theglorifiedmalcontent) Tuning: Dropped D - D, A, D, G ------------= Key =------------ h hammer on p pull off / slide up \ slide down ~ let ring * stop string FX effects used PM palm mute on . notes > rock forward on whammy --------= Effects Key =-------- F flanger on f flanger off D distortion on d distortion off Something odd with the formatting is duplicating all of my backslashes and similar things and I can't fix it... Intro (0:08) (fade in very slowly) G |------------| G |------------| D |0000*-0000*-| x27 D |0000*-0000~-| x1 A |------------| A |------------| D |------------| D |------------| Chorus I (1:13) G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---5---| D |0-----0---0-0-----0---0-5-5-5-3-3---3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-0-3h5p3h5---5-----5---3-----------| PM . . . . Chorus II (1:29) G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |0-----0---0-0-----0---0-5-5-5-3-3---3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-0-3h5p3h5---5-----5---3---3-5-3-0-| PM . . . . Postchorus (1:37) G |----| D |----| x1 A |----| D |0-0-| Rest (1:38) Verse I (1:51) Verse II (2:17) G |----------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------| D |0~--------------10--0~--------------12--| x8 D |----------------------------------------| x4 A |------------8-------------------10------| A |0---------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------| D |--5-3-0*--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0*--0-5-5-5-5-| (Listen closely to Verse I...there are no low Ds!) Prechorus (2:31) G |------------| D |------------| x2 A |------------| D |----5-5-5-5-| Chorus I (2:33) x2 Chorus II (2:49) x1 Postchorus (2:57) x1 Rest (2:58) Verse III (3:10) (fretless bass, or use a whammy/pitch bend) G |----------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------| x8 A |5\\\\\\\0---8///15--5\\\\\\\0---10//17--| D |----------------------------------------| Verse II (3:37) x4 Prechorus (3:50) x1 Chorus I (3:51) x1 Chorus II (3:59) x1 Chorus I (4:07) x4 The Interlude is interesting. There are two bass parts going, the high Ds over and over like the Intro, plus the underlying notes on the low D string. You can play them both if you finger the high Ds and then hammer the low D-string notes with your other hand. It's a bit tricky. Preinterlude (4:40) Interlude I (4:48) G |------| |------------| G |------------| |------------| D |------| x4 |------------| x2 D |0000*-0000*-| x23 |0000*-0000*-| x1 A |--3-5-| |--------3-5-| A |------------| |------------| D |0-----| |000-3-5-----| D |------------| |------3~----| FX F Interlude II (5:37) G |------------------------------------------------| D |0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-| x3 A |------------------------------------------------| D |5~----------3~----------0~----------------3~----| Interlude III (6:03) G |------------------------------------------------| D |0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-0000*-| x2 A |------------------------------------------------| D |5~----------3~----------0~----------3~--//10~---| Interlude IV (6:19) G |------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------| x1 A |------------------------------------------------| D |5555*-5555*-3333*-3333*-0000*-0000*-3333*-3333*-| Interlude V (6:28) G |------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------| D |5555*-5555*-3333*-3333*-0000*-0000*-3333*-3//10-| Bridge (6:36) G |------------------------| D |------------------------| x1 A |5-----------3-----------| D |5-----------3-----------| FX f Interlude V (6:41) x4 Postsolo (7:13) G |------------------------| D |------------------------| x1 A |------------------------| D |5555*-5555*-3333*-3333*-| Rest (7:17) This part also uses a Whammy...set it so that when you rock forward it bends the pitch down one octave. Make sure your timing is right! Outro I (7:21) G |------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------| A |10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-| D |------------------------------------------------| FX D | x3 G |------------------------------------------------| D |12-->-10-->-12-->-15-->-12-->-10-->-15-->-12-->-| A |------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------| Outro II (8:11) G |------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------3-/10-| x1 A |10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-10-->-------| D |------------------------------------------------| Outro III (8:20) G |------------------------| |------------| |------------| D |7-/10\7-----7-----10\7--| x4 |------------| x6 |------------| x1 A |5-/8-\5-----5-----8-\5--| |--------3---| |--------3-*-| D |------------------------| |0-0-3-5---0-| |0-0-3-5-----| Rest (8:50) Outro IV (8:53) G |------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A |----------------------------------------------------3---5---------------| D |0-----------3-----------5-----------------5---3-------------0~----------|