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Vicarious

    Band : Tool
    Album: 10000 Days
    Track: 1
    Song : Vicarious

    Part : Guitar
    Tuning: drop D

    Tabbed: Noah Cherry

    Legend

    nh – natural harmonic ph – pinch harmonic
    pm – palm mute x – muted string
    h – hammer on p – pull off
    // – slide down \\ – slide up
    b – bend ~~ – vibrato
    <7> – natural harmonic x/// – pick scrape (directions same as slide)
    
    
    Adam doesn't use clean channels EVER. He always has his amps running a heavy 
    crunch, to get any clean tones he rolls his volume down on his bridge pickup 
    and picks lightly. Similarly, he brings his guitar volume back up to bring in distortion.
    
    Effects: delay, and mxr micro amp for boosting the level of certain parts.
    
    delay, volume rolled down.
    e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   x 4
    b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g--------------5------------------7-------------5------------------------------------5-----------------5----------------5--------------------7--|
    d------7----------7-----7-----5---------7----------7-----7-----5-------------7----------7------7----------7------7---------7------7------5------|
    a---5-----8----------5-----8---------5-----8----------5-----8-----7------5------8----------5------8----------5------8---------5------8----------|
    d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    pm - - - - -]    [- - - - - - -]    [- - - - ]    [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]   [ - - - - - - ]   [- - - - - - ]   [ - - - - - - - -]
    
    Note: on the 4th time this completes the intro.
    0:40
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |-----7---------7------7------5---------------------------------------------------------------------
    |--5-----8---------5------8-------7b^---let ring out, slowly increase bend, roll up volume----------
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    pm- - - - -]   [- - - - - - - - ]
    
    delay off.
    e-------------------------------------------------- x4
    b--------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------------
    d--------------------------------------------------
    a------------------------------------15------------
    d----0---0h12---0---0--10---0----0h15--------------
    
    e----------------------------------------------|x4  |---------------
    b----------------------------------------------|    |------3--------
    g----------------------------------------------|    |------2--------
    d---------------------------------0h15---15----|    |------0--------
    a---13p12--x--12~~~---x-12--13----0h15---15----|    |------0--------
    d----0--0--x---0------x--0---0----0h15---15----|    |------0--------
    
    Note: roll volume back down, strike chord, roll volume back up
    1:17
    e-------------------------------------------|
    b-------------------------------------------|
    g-------------------------------------------|
    d---0----------------let feedback-----------|
    a---0---------------------------------------|
    d---0---------------------------------------|
    
    e-------------------------------------------|x2   |-----------------------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------|     |-----------------------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------|     |-----------------------------------------------------------
    d-------------------------------0h15--15----|     |-------------------------------0h15-15----0h10-10----------
    a---13p12--x--12~~---x-12--13---0h15--15----|     |---13p12--x--12~~--x--12--13---0h15-15----0h10-10----------
    d----0--0--x---0-----x--0---0---0h15--15----|     |----0--0--x---0----x---0---0---0h15-15----0h10-10----------
    
    e--------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------
    d---0---x-x--3--0--x-x-5--0---x-x-3--0-------
    a---0---x-x--3--0--x-x-5--0---x-x-3--0---7h8-
    d---0---x-x--3--0--x-x-5--0---x-x-3--0-------
    
    1:39
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d------------------------------0h15-15--------------------------------------0h15-15--
    a------------------------------0h15-15---------------------------10p0--0----0h15-15--
    d---0---0h12---0---0-10--0-----0h15-15-------0---0h12---0--0-----10p0--0----0h15-15--
                                                                  pm[--------]
    
    e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
    g------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
    d------------------------------------------------------------------------0h15--15----0----------|
    a--------------------------------0h15-0-h15------------------------------0h15--15----0----------|
    d---0---0h12---0----0-10---0-----0h15---h15-----0---0h12--0----0-10--0---0h15--15----0----------|
    
    2:00
    don't roll volume down, just pick lightly. Theres a second guitar tracked on 
    half way through but I'll just tab what he does live.
    
    Delay                                              						        
                                                                                                       let ph delay once. then kick off delay.
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   x 4
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g--------------5------------------7-------------5---------------7---------------5-----------------7--------------5---------------ph-5------|
    d------7----------7-----7-----5---------7----------7-----7---------------7----------7------7--------------7----------7------7--------ph-7--|
    a---5-----8----------5-----8---------5-----8----------5-----8---------5------8----------5------8-------5-----8-----------5------8----------|
    D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    pm - - - - -]    [- - - - - - - -]  [- - - - -]   [- - - - - -]    [- - - - - -]  [ - - - - - - -]   [- - - - -]   [ - - - - - - ]
    
    e--------------------------------------------|x2  |------------------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------|    |------------------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------|    |------------------------------------------------------------
    d-------------------------------0h15---15----|    |-------------------------------0h15-15-----0h10-10----------
    a---13p12--x--12~~---x-12--13---0h15---15----|    |---13p12--x--12~~--x--12--13---0h15-15-----0h10-10----------
    d----0--0--x---0-----x--0---0---0h15---15----|    |----0--0--x---0----x---0---0---0h15-15-----0h10-10----------
    
    e---------------------------------------------
    b---------------------------------------------
    g---------------------------------------------
    d-------------------------------0h15---15-\\\-
    a---13p12--x--12~~---x-12--13---0h15---15-\\\-
    D----0--0--x---0-----x--0---0---0h15---15-\\\-
    
    2:21
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    d-----------------------10-10-10b^----0-----0h3--3---0h5--5--x-----0-----------------------------5--0--|
    a--7-7-7--8-8-8--7-7-7--10-10-10b^----0-----0h3--3---0h5--5--x-----0-----------3--x----------5---5--0--|
    d--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--10-10-10b^----0-----0h3--3---0h5--5--x-----0-----0h3h5----x----0h3h5-----5--0--|
    
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d-----------------------10-10-10b^----0----------------------------------
    a--7-7-7--8-8-8--7-7-7--10-10-10b^----0-------------------------------15-
    d--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--10-10-10b^----0------12--0----0--10--0----0h15---
    
    e---------------------------------------------| x2
    b---------------------------------------------|
    g---------------------------------------------|
    d---------------------------------------------|
    a------------------------------------15-------|
    d---0---0h12---0---0--10---0----0h15----------|
    
    e---------------------------------------|x3   |-------------------------------------
    b---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    g---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    d---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    a---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    d--0-0-0-0-x----0---00----0-x----00-x---|     |--0-0-0-0-x----0--00----0-x---xxxx---
    pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]       pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]
    
    e---------------------------------------|x3   |-------------------------------------
    b---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    g---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    d---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    a---------------------------------------|     |-------------------------------------
    d--0-0-0-0-x----0---00----0-x----00-x---|     |--0-0-0-0-x----0--00----0-x---xxxx---
    pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]        pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]
    
    e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
    b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    d-----------------------10-10-10b^----0-----0h3--3---0h5--5--x-----0---------------------------5--0--|
    a--7-7-7--8-8-8--7-7-7--10-10-10b^----0-----0h3--3---0h5--5--x-----0----------3--x---------5---5--0--|
    d--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--10-10-10b^----0-----0h3--3---0h5--5--x-----0-----0h3h5---x----0h3h5----5--0--|
    
    e----------------------------------
    b----------------------------------
    g----------------------------------
    d------------------------10b^------
    a--7-7-7--8-8-8--7-7-7---10b^------
    d--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5---10b^------
    
    3:25
    e-----------------------------------|x8
    b-----------------------------------|
    g-----------------------------------|
    d-----------------------------------|
    a-----------------------------------|
    d--0-0-0-0-----0---00--------00-----|
    pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]
    
    Note: this is played underneath the bass solo.
    e-------------------------------------------|x8
    b-------------------------------------------|
    g-------------------------------------------|
    d-------------------------------------------|
    a-------------------------------------------|
    d--0-0-0-0-x----0---00----0-x----00-x-------|
    pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]
    
    4:08
    e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
    b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    a--------5------------5-------3--------5/7----------3------5---------8-----------7------3---------5/7-----------3------5--|
    d--0000----0-00---0------00------0000-------0-00-0-----00-----0000-------0-00-0-----00-----0000--------0-00-0------00-----|
    pm- - - ] [- - - - -]   [- -]   [- - -]    [- - - -]  [- -]  [- - -]    [- - - -]  [- -]  [- - -]     [- - - -]   [- -]
    
    
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    a--------5----------5-------0h3h5---------7-----------3------0h3h5----------8-----------7------0h3h5----------7------------3--------0h3h5--|
    d--0000-----0-00-0------0h3h5-------0000-----0-00-0------0h3h5-------0000------0-00-0------0h3h5------0000--------0-00-0--------0h3h5------|
    pm- - -]   [- - - ]    [- - - - - - - - ]   [- - - ]    [- - - - - - - - ]     [ - - -]    [- - - - - - - -]      [- - - -]     [- - - - -]
    
    delay
    e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
      x 4
    b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g-------------5-----------------7-------------5---------------------------------5---------------5---------------5------------------7-----|
    d------7---------7-----7-----5---------7---------7-----7-----5------------7--------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7-----5---------|
    a---5-----8---------5-----8---------5-----8---------5-----8-----7------5-----8--------5-----8---------5-----8---------5-----8------------|
    D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    pm - - - - -]   [- - - - - - - ]  [- - - - -]   [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]  [ - - - - - ]   [- - - - - - ]  [ - - - - - - -]
    
    
    kicks on the mxr micro amp                                                   
               * Increase you picking streangth about here so delay comes 
    through better.
    e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------------------------------------------*-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    g-------------5----------------------7--------5----------------------7---------5----------------------7--------5--------------ph-5-----|
    d------7---------7-----7--------5h7-----7--------7-----7--------5h7-----7---------7-----7--------5h7-----7--------7-----7-------ph--7--|
    a---5-----8---------5-----8--5h7-----------8--------5-----8--5h7-----------8---------5-----8--5h7-----------8--------5-----8-----------|
    D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    pm - - - - -]   [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]  [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]  [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]  [ - - - - - ]
    
    e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g-------------5----------------------7--------5---------------------7----------5----------------------7---------5---------------------------
    d------7---------7-----7--------5h7-----7--------7-----7-------5h7-----7----------7-----7--------5h7-----7---------7-----7---------5h7------
    a---5-----8---------5-----8--5h7-----------8--------5-----8--5h-----------8----------5-----8--5h7-----------8---------5-----8---5h7-----5---
    d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    pm - - - - -]   [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]  [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]  [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]  [ - - - - - - - - - - - ]
    
    e-------------------------------|x3
    b-------------------------------|
    g-------------------------------|
    d-------------------------------|
    a--------3-------5-----3--6--5--|
    d---0-0-----0-0-----0-----------|
    pm [- -]   [- -]   [-]
                                                             * delay off
    e------------------------------------------------------------------|x3
    b------------------------------------------------------------------|
    g-----------------------------------*------------------------------|
    d--xxxx--5--xxxx--7--xx--5--xx--7--xxxx--5--xxxx--7--xxxx--8--7----|
    a--xxxx--3--xxxx--5--xx--3--xx--5--xxxx--3--xxxx--5--xxxx--6--5----|
    d--xxxx-----xxxx-----xx-----xx-----xxxx-----xxxx-----xxxx----------|
            								*Mxr micro amp off
    e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*-----
    g-----------------------------------------------------------15--14---------12----------17------19---------
    d--xxxx--5--xxxx--7--xx--5--xx--7--xxxx--5--xxxx--7--xxxx---13--12--xxxx---10---xxxx---15--xx--17---xx----
    a--xxxx--3--xxxx--5--xx--3--xx--5--xxxx--3--xxxx--5--xxxx---13--12--xxxx---10---xxxx---15--xx--17---xx----
    d--xxxx-----xxxx-----xx-----xx-----xxxx-----xxxx-----xxxx---13--12--xxxx---10---xxxx---15--xx--17---xx----
    
    e--------------------------------------------|x2  |------------------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------|    |------------------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------|    |------------------------------------------------------------
    d-------------------------------0h15---15----|    |-------------------------------0h15-15-----0h10-10----------
    a---13p12--x--12~~---x-12--13---0h15---15----|    |---13p12--x--12~~--x--12--13---0h15-15-----0h10-10----------
    D----0--0--x---0-----x--0---0---0h15---15----|    |----0--0--x---0----x---0---0---0h15-15-----0h10-10----------
    
    ----------------------------------------------------
    ----------------------------------------------------
    ----------------------------------------------------
    ---0---x-x--3--0---x-x-5--0---x-x-3--0------7--0----
    ---0---x-x--3--0---x-x-5--0---x-x-3--0------7--0----
    ---0---x-x--3--0---x-x-5--0---x-x-3--0------7--0----
    
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g----------------------------------------------------------------------7-------5-----------
    d-----------------------------------10---10101010b^----0-----0-3-0---0-5-0---0-3-0---7--0--
    a--7---7777---8---8888---7---7777---10---10101010b^----0-----0-3-0---0-5-0---0-3-0---7--0--
    d--3---3333---3---3333---5---5555---10---10101010b^----0-----0-3-0---0-5-0---0-3-0---7--0--
    
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------------------------------19-------17-----------
    d-----------------------------------10---10101010----0-----0-3-0---0-17-0---0-15-0---5--0--
    a--7---7777---8---8888---7---7777---10---10101010----0-----0-3-0---0-17-0---0-15-0---5--0--
    d--3---3333---3---3333---5---5555---10---10101010----0-----0-3-0---0-17-0---0-15-0---5--0--
    
    e------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------
    d-----------------------------------10b^---
    a--7---7777---8---8888---7---7777---10b^---
    d--3---3333---3---3333---5---5555---10b^---
    
    e-------------------------------------------|x3   |------------------------------|
    b-------------------------------------------|     |------------------------------|
    g-------------------------------------------|     |------------------------------|
    d-------------------------------------------|     |------------------------------|
    a--00---0-3-0---00---0-2-0---------0h3h5----|     |--00----0-3-0---00---0-2-0----|
    d--00---0-3-0---00---0-2-0----0h3h5---------|     |--00----0-3-0---00---0-2-0----|
    pm- - ]        [--]          [- - - - - ]           [- -]         [- ]
    
    e-----------------------| x3
    b-----------------------|
    g-----------------------|
    d-----------0h3h5-------|
    a------0h3h5------0h3h5-|
    d-0h3h5-----------------|
    pm- - - - - - - - - - -]
    
    e----------------------|
    b----------------------|
    g----------------------|
    d----------------------|
    a-------0h3h5----------|
    d-0h3h5-------0h3h5-0--|
    pm- - - - - - - - - -]