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Artist: Tool
Album: Lateralus
Song: Reflection
Tabbed by: Andrew (theglorifiedmalcontent)

Tuning: Dropped D - D, A, D, G

------------= Key =------------
h  hammer on        p  pull off
~  let ring         *  stop string
/  slide up           slide down
PM palm mute on . notes

After playing this opening riff so many times you're
bound to eventually get good at it...

Main Riff (00:21)
G |--------------------2-------0---|
D |4-------------------------------| x68
A |2-----2-2-2-0-2-2-2-----3-------|
D |--------------------------------|

Preverse (03:28) (Heavy distortion on, left channel only)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A |2~----------------------3-------2~----------------------0-------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff (03:43) x14 (Distortion off)

Prechorus I (04:20)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------4-----------------5-------------12----------------17------| x1
A |2----------/5-------------------10---------/15--------------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (04:25)
G |--------------------------------|    |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x7 |--------------------------------| x1
A |--------------------------------|    |--------------------------------|
D |9-----9-----0-----0-----7--/10--|    |9-----9-----0~------------------|

Main Riff (04:47) x3

Riff Variation (04:55)
G |--------------------------------|
D |4-------------4-----------4-4---| x1
A |2-----2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|
D |--------------------------------|

Main Riff (04:57) x3
Riff Variation (05:05) x1
Main Riff (05:08) x3
Riff Variation (05:16) x1
Main Riff (05:19) x3
Riff Variation (05:27) x1
Main Riff (05:29) x4
Rest (05:40)
Preverse (06:01) x4
Main Riff (06:22) x8
Prechorus I (06:43) x4
Chorus (07:04) x7; x1

Postchorus I (07:26)
G |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x12
A |--------------------------------|
D |7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-7h9-9-7h9-9-7h9-|

Postchorus II (07:56)
G |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x4
A |------9-9---------9-9-----5h7p5-|
D |7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|

Postchorus III (08:06) (This is really hard to hear, but it's there--it sounds like the Main Riff)
G |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x7
A |0-2-2-------2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-----|
D |------0-0-0-----------------5-5-|

Rest (08:24)
Main Riff (08:27) x8

Prechorus II (08:48) (Let all lower notes ring out)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------4-----5-------------------------7-----5-------------------|
A |2~~-----------------------------5~~-----------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                | x2
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------12------------------------------17------------------------|
A |10~-----------------------------15~~--------------------15\10\|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro I (09:09) (not so sure about this, REALLY hard to hear)
G |------------------------7-------|    |--------------------7---12------|
D |------4-----0~------0---5---4---| x3 |------4-----0~------------------| x1
A |2-------------------------------|    |2-------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|    |----------------------------7---|

Outro II (09:20)
G |--------------------------------|    |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x4 |--------------------------------| x4
A |--------------------------------|    |--------------------------------|
D |9-----9-----0-----------*-------|    |9-----9-----0-----0-----7--/10--|
  |                                                                      |
G |--------------------------------|    |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------| x2 |--------------------------------| x2
A |--------------------------------|    |--------------------------------|
D |9-9-9-7---0h9-9-9-7-----0-------|    |9-9-9-7---0h9-9-9-7---0-7h9-7h9-|

Outro III (09:51)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |9-----9-----0-----0-----5---5---5-----5---0h5-----5-----7-7-7-0-|

Outro IV (10:01)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |9-----9-----0-----0-----0---0---5-----5---0h5-----5-----7-7-7-0-|
  |                                                                | x1
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |9-----9-----0-----0-------------5~~~~~~-~~~~~-~~~~-~~~-~~-~-----|

Rest (10:11) (but let the 5 ring as long as possible)

Triad Intro (11:02) (very, very quiet)
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| x1
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |2---x-2*--2-2---x-2*--2-|2---x-2*--2-2p0h2h3p2p0-|2---x-2*--2-2---x-2*--2-|2p0h2h3p2p0-2p0h2h3p2p0-|
PM           .           .            .                        .           .

That's right kids! Bonus riff--since it starts at the end of Reflection anyway I thought I'd add it.
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