Band : Tool
Album: Undertow
Track: 3
Song : Sober
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)
*feedback*
(The key here is to bend the shit out the g string, all the way up two semi-tones
and keep it there. The rythmn here is not exact)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--10------10----10----10----10----10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--
g--12b14--(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)-
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--
g-(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)-
d----------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------
(gradual release of the bend)
e-------------------------------------------
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---
g-(14)(14)(14)(14)(13)(13)(13)(12)(12)(12)--
d-------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g--14--------------15--------------14--------------15b-------------
d-------------------------------------------------------(slight----
a--12--------------13--------------12--------------13b--feedback)--
d---------------xx--------------xx--------------xx-----------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--14--14--14-14--14-12-12--12-12-12/15--15--15-15--15--12-12--12-12-12--
d------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--12--12--12-12--12-10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13--13-13--13-13-13--
d------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g-/14--14--14-14--14-12-12--12-12-12/15--15--15-15--15/17--17--17--
d------------------------------------------------------------------
a-/12--12--12-12--12-10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13/15--15--15--
d------------------------------------------------------------------
(clean with flange)
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g--14--------------15--------------14--------------15--------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
a--12--------------13--------------12--------------13--------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g--14--14--14-14--14\12-12--12-12-12/15--15--15-15--15\12-12--12-12-12--
d--12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13\10-10--10-10-10--
a--12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13\10-10--10-10-10--
d--12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13\10-10--10-10-10--
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g-/14--14--14-14--14\12-12--12-12-12/15--15--15-15--15/17--17--17--
d-/12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13/15--15--15--
a-/12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13/15--15--15--
d-/12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13/15--15--15--
(distortion, flange off)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------15------------15-------------------16------------16---
g----------------14------------14-------------------15------------15---
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13--13-13-13--13---
a--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13--13-13-13--13---
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13--13-13-13--13---
pm - - | pm - - | pm - - | pm - - |
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------15------------15-------------------16-16-16-16-16-16-16---
g----------------14------------14-------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15---
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13---
a--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13-13------------------
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13-13------------------
pm - - | pm - - | pm - - |
e-----------------------------------
b--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4----
g--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----
d--0--------------1----------------- x4
a--0--------------1-----------------
d--0--------------1-----------------
e---------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------14--------------
d---------------------------------------------
a--/-12------xx-13-b-r----12-----xx-13-/-15---
d---------------------------------------------
(clean with flange)
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g--14--------------15--------------14--------------15--------------
d--12--------------13--------------12--------------13--------------
a--12--------------13--------------12--------------13--------------
d--12--------------13--------------12--------------13--------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g--14--14--14-14--14\12-12--12-12-12/15--15--15-15--15\12-12--12-12-12--
d--12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13\10-10--10-10-10--
a--12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13\10-10--10-10-10--
d--12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13\10-10--10-10-10--
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g-/14--14--14-14--14\12-12--12-12-12/15--15--15-15--15/17--17--17--
d-/12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13/15--15--15--
a-/12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13/15--15--15--
d-/12--12--12-12--12\10-10--10-10-10/13--13--13-13--13/15--15--15--
(distortion, flange off)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------15------------15-------------------16------------16---
g----------------14------------14-------------------15------------15---
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13--13-13-13--13---
a--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13--13-13-13--13---
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13--13-13-13--13---
pm - - | pm - - | pm - - | pm - - |
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------15------------15-------------------16-16-16-16-16-16-16---
g----------------14------------14-------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15---
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13---
a--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13-13------------------
d--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12-----13--13-13-13--13-13------------------
pm - - | pm - - | pm - - |
e-----------------------------------
b--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4----
g--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----
d--0--------------1----------------- x4
a--0--------------1-----------------
d--0--------------1-----------------
e---------------------------------------
b--3---///--15----b---(feedback)--------
g--2---///--14----b---------------------
d--0------------------------------------
a--0------------------------------------
d--0------------------------------------
*rest for 4 bars*
(gradual release of pm)
x3
e---------------------------------|--------------------17-------
b---------------------------------|--------------------20b(22)--
g---------------------------------|-----------------------------
d--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--13-13-----13-13------------
a--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--13-13-----13-13------------
d--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--13-13-----13-13------------
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e-----------------------------------
b--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4----
g--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----
d--0--------------1----------------- x4
a--0--------------1-----------------
d--0--------------1-----------------
solo (this is a 'feel' solo, the bends are difficult to write down so
experiment until you get the right sound)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--4--4--4-4--6-6-4-4--3-----3------3----3--
g--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--3--3--3-3--5-5-3-3--5b(7)-5b(7)-(7)r5-5--
d--0------------------------------------------------------------------
a--0------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--4--4--4-4--6-6-4-4---15------15-------15-----15--
g--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--3--3--3-3--5-5-3-3---17b(19)-17b(19)-(19)r17-17--
d---------------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--15--15-15--15--15-15-15--16--16--16-16--18-18-16-16--15------15-------15-----15--
g--14--14-14--14--14-14-14--15--15--15-15--17-17-15-15--17b(19)-17b(19)-(19)r17-17--
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------
b--15--15-15--15--15-15-15--16--16--16-16--16-16-16-16--
g--14--14-14--14--14-14-14--15--15--15-15--15-15-15-15--
d-------------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------
d--12-12---12-12-------13-13---13-13------ x2
a--12-12---12-12-------13-13---13-13------
d--12-12---12-12-------13-13---13-13------
e-----------------
b-----------------
g-----------------
d--12-12---0-0----
a--12-12---0-0----
d--12-12---0-0----