Band : Tool
Album: Undertow
Track: 4
Song : Bottom
Part : Guitar
Tuning: drop D
Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
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) |
(distortion)
e---------------------------------
b---------------------------------
g---------------------------------
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0-- x3
a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--
e---------------------------------
b---------------------------------
g---------------------------------
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---
a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---
*hold last note for 4 bars with a bit of feedback at the end*
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d-------------------------------- x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d-------------------------------- x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
x2
e------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------
b------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------
g------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3b--
a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3b--
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3b--
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d-------------------------------- x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d-------------------------------- x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g------------------------xx-5----
d--------------------2-3-xx---3-- x4
a---------xxxxxx-----------------
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--------------
pm - - - - - - - |
x2
e------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------
b------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------
g------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--
a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--
x8
e------------------------|------------
b------------------------|------------
g------------------------|------------
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------
a--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------
*hold note*
e------------------------------------------------15-----b--
b----------------------------------------------------------
g--12---(bends, strange flutter effect------12b---\\-------
d--------more bends, feedback, the works)------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------10h12--12b-\\\---
a-----3-------------------3------------------------
d--3-----0-------------3-----0---------------------
e--------------------------
b--------------------------
g--------------------------
d-------------------------- x12
a-----3--------------------
d--3-----0-----------------
x8
e------------------------
b--6---13-----8-9-6------
g--5---12-----7-8-5------
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---
a--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---
x2
e----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------
b----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------
g----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------
d--------------3-------|-----------------------|---------------------
a----5----3---------5--|-----5----3----3----5--|-----5----3----3-----
d-0----3----5----3-----|--0----3----5----3-----|--0----3----5----3b--
ph - - - - - - - -| ph - - - - - - - - | ph - - - - - - - -|
x3
e------------------|------------------------
b-------8-9-6------|--6---13-----8-9-6------
g-------7-8-5------|--5---12-----7-8-5------
d--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---
a--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---
d--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---
e--------------------
b-------6----8----6--
g-------5----7----5--
d--0--0-3--0-5--0-3-- x8
a--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--
d--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--
e--------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------
d--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--
a--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--
d--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--
x3
e------------------------------|---------------------------------
b------------------------------|---------------------------------
g------------------------------|---------------------------------
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--
a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--
speed solo
(with wah closed)
*best of luck everyone, go like a bat outta hell. The lead solo part on the
album is very muddy at best (most likely double or triple tracked parts).
This transcription was taken from a live recording*
(gradual release)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------12------12--12--12--12--12--12--12------------------------------------
g---------14b(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)(14)(14)(14)-14p12-12p10-10h12-10--10----------
d---------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12--
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--3b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------9b-7h9------------------------------------------------------
d--12h15-12-10-12--------10-8-10p8-10-888-8b(9)r8-8--10-888-------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------12-10-12b(14)r\\--
(turn wah off)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
e-------------------------------
b-------------------------------
g-------------------------------
d--5---0----*slight feedback*---
a--5---0------------------------
d--5---0------------------------
*have neck pickup volume set to 0 and switch guitar on and off*
e-------
b-------
g-------
d--0----
a--0----
d--0----