Tool - Lateralus
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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*-|
