Band: Tool
Song: The Grudge
Album: Lateralus
Guitarist: Adam Jones
Transcribed by: Flake
Tuning: Drop D
I updated the riff on the middle part. I gave it a closer listen and it sound more like Adam plays the 3rd fret A string and then pulls off to an open 6th string after playing the fifth fret of the same string. With this update, I'm expecting the two jackasses that copied this tab to "update" theirs in the same way.
Notation Legend
h=hammer on
p=pull off
pm=palm mute
^(1/2)=bend string(s) one-half step step
x=muffled strings
()=ghost note
tr~~~=trill
/=slide up
=slide down
Intro
Elevator shaft sound
Approx. 8 seconds play 4 times
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|
slight pm-------------------------|
play 8 times play 9 times
E-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A----------5--------------|--------------------------------------|
D--0h1-0-------0h1-0---3--|--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|
slight pm-------------------------|
play 4 times
E----------------------------|--------------------------10--0--|
B----------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--10--0--|
G----------------------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---7--0--|
D----------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|
A----------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-12--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-----|
pm------------------|
play 3 times
E--------------------|----------------------------------|
B--------------------|----------------------------------|
G--------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------------|----------------------------------|
A--------------------|----------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
pm-------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Palm mute open 6th string until Maynard sings "be humbled again"
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------7----------7--5----------7----------7-5------------|
A--5h6p5------5h6p5---------5h6p5------5h6p5---------5^(?)----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
grad. bend
and release
play 8 times
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D--0--x-x--15--x-x--10--x--3h5--|--0-x-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|
A--0--x-x--15--x-x--10--x--3h5--|--0-x-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|
D--0--x-x--15--x-x--10--x--3h5--|--0-x-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|
E---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D--10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|--10-x-x-x-10h12-x-x-x12h13-x-x-x-10h12--|
A--10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|--10-x-x-x-10h12-x-x-x12h13-x-x-x-10h12--|
D--10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|--10-x-x-x-10h12-x-x-x12h13-x-x-x-10h12--|
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D--10--12--13--10--|
A--10--12--13--10--|
D--10--12--13--10--|
Play open D5 chord until bridge
Bridge
play 4 times
E-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G-----------------------------|---------------------5-5--|
D-----------------------------|---------------------5-5--|
A--3------5p3--0-0--0-0--0-0--|--3------5p3--0-0-0--3-3--|
D----5p0-------0-0--0-0--0-0--|----5p0-------0-0-0-------|
E-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-------------------------|----------------------3-3-------|
D---------------------5-5-|----------------------3-3--3-3--|
A--3------5p3--0-0-0--5-5-|--3------5p3--0-0-0---1-1--3-3--|
D----5p0-------0-0-0--5-5-|----5p0-------0-0-0--------3-3--|
Repeat with muffled string fills
play 4 times
E---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------|
D--0---0---0---3---5--------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
A--0---0---0---3---5--3------5p3--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
D--0---0---0---3---5----5p0-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
play 4 times
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------------------|---------------------------|
G----------------------------|----------------------5-5--|
D----------------------------|----------------------5-5--|
A--3-----5p3---0-0-0--0-0-0--|--3-----5p3---0-0-0---3-3--|
D----5p0-------0-0-0--0-0-0--|----5p0-------0-0-0--------|
*
E------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G------------------------------|-------------------------3-3----------|
D--------------------x-x-x-5-5-|---------------------x-x-3-3--3-3--0--|
A--3-----5p3--0-0-0--x-x-x-5-5-|--3-----5p3---0-0-0--x-x-1-1--3-3--0--|
D----5p0------0-0-0--x-x-x-5-5-|----5p0-------0-0-0--x-x------3-3--0--|
* let ring
Interlude
fade in
E---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
B---------------------|--3--3--3--3--|-----------------------------------|
G---------------------|--2--2--2--2--|-----------------------------------|
D---------------------|--0--0--0--0--|--0--------------------------------|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--------------------------------|
D---------------------|--0--0--0--0--|--0--10--5--3h5---0--10--12--3h5--|
pm---------------|
E-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------------|--6--5---3--5--6--5/8--|
D--0--10--5--3h5---0--10--12--3h5--|-----------------------|
E------------------------------------------|--------------|
B------------------------------------------|--3--3--3--3--|
G------------------------------------------|--2--2--2--2--|
D------------------------------------------|--0--0--0--0--|
A--3--5--6--5--5(6)---3--5--6--5/8---3--5--|--0--0--0--0--|
D------------------------------------------|--0--0--0--0--|
tr~~~~~
play 3 times
E-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--0--10-10--5--3h5--0--10--12--3h5--|--0--10--5--3h5--0--10--12--3h5--|
play 4 times
E--------------------------10-10--|--------------------------------------|
B--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--10-10--|--------------------------------------|
G--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---7--7--|--------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|--------------------------------------|
A--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|--------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|
slight pm-------------------------|
play 8 times play 3 times
E----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
G----------------------|---------7------------|-----------7---------------|
D----------------------|--0h1-0--7--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--7--0h1-0-3p0-3--|
A---------5------------|--0h1-0--5--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--5--0h1-0-3p0-3--|
D--0h1-0-----0h1-0--3--|--0h1-0-----0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0-----0h1-0-3p0-3--|
E----------------------|-----------------------------|
B----------------------|-----------------------------|
G---------7------------|-----------7-----------------|
D--0h1-0--7--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--7--0h1-0-3p0-3p0--|
A--0h1-0--5--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--5--0h1-0-3p0-3p0--|
D--0h1-0-----0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0-----0h1-0-3p0-3p0--|
Outro
For the first part of the outro, palm mute open 6th string
play twice including next measure
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D--15-15-15-15-15--|
A------------------|
D------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12--10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15--|
A--12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12--10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15--|
D--12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12--10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15--|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--1--0---5--5--5--5--5--5---0--3--|
A--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--1--0---5--5--5--5--5--5---0--3--|
D--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--1--0---5--5--5--5--5--5---0--3--|
play 4 times play 8 times
E--------------------------------------|--------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------|
D--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--|
A--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--|
D--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--|
Lyrics:
Wear your grudge like a crown of negativity
Calculate what we will or will not tolerate
Desperate to control all and everything
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen
Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down
Justify denials and grip it to the lonesome end
Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down
Terrified of being wrong. Ultimatum prison cell
Saturn ascends, choose one or ten. Hang on or be humbled again
Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down
Justify denials and grip it to the lonesome end
Saturn ascends, comes round again
Saturn ascends, the one, the ten. Ignorant to the damage done
Wear your grudge like a crown of negativity
Calculate what you will or will not tolerate
Desperate to control all and everything
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen
Wear the grudge like a crown. Desperate to control
Unable to forgive. And we're sinking deeper
Defining, confining, sinking deeper
Controlling, defining, and we're sinking deeper
Saturn comes back around to show you everything
Let's you choose what you will not see and then
Drags you down like a stone or lifts you up again
Spits you out like a child, light and innocent
Saturn comes back around. Lifts you up like a child or
Drags you down like a stone to
Consume you till you choose to let this go.
Choose to let this go
Give away the stone
Let the oceans take and transmutate this cold and fated anchor
Give away the stone
Let the waters kiss and transmutate these leaden grudges into gold
Let go
