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Band : Tool
Album: 10000 Days
Track: 2
Song : Jambi

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)

Ok guys, I was ast the Tool concert in Peoria, with binoculars, and finnally 
figured out the main riff. Its not a 3p2p0 pulloff.
What you have to do is kind of drag your finger down the top two strings to 
get the triplet sound. It's kinda tricky at first,
but I swear to god that this is correct.


Effects: Apparently, according to a bunch of interviews, he used the foxx 
tone machine for this song.
In addition to that he uses delay, Wah, and a talkbox.


e--------------------------------------------------------|x5
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------|
a----p0------------p0--------p0---------p0---------------|
D--3p0--0-0-0-0--5p0--0-0--1p0--0-0--10p0--0-0-----------|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

e--------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------
a----p0------------p0--------p0---------p0---------------
D--3p0--0-0-0-0--5p0--0-0--1p0--0-0--10p0--0-0-0---------
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

e------------------------------------|x19
b------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------|
a----p0------------p0----------------|
D--3p0--0-0-0-0--3p0--0-0-0-0-0------|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]

e------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------|
a----p0------------p0----p0----------|
D--3p0--0-0-0-0--3p0-0-3p0--0--------|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

e------------------------------------|x11
b------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

e------------------------------------|x3 |e---------------------------------
b------------------------------------|   |b---------------------------------
g------------------------------------|   |g---------------------------------
d------------------------------------|   |d---------------------------------
a------------------------------------|   |a-----------------------------p0--
D--0---33-55--3---33-55-3-2----------|   |D--0----33-55--3~~~--33-55--3p0---
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - -]                [- - - - - ]      [- - - - - - ]

e------------------------------------|x4 |e--------------|
b------------------------------------|   |b--------------|
g------------------------------------|   |g--------------|
d---0-----------3--------------------|   |d---0----------|
a---0-----------3------------p0------|   |a---0----------|
D---0---33-55---3---33-55--3p0-------|   |D---0----------|
pm     [- - -]     [- - - - - - -]

first time only
e--------------|     |----------------------------------------------|x3 |-----------------------------------------
b--------------|     |----------------------------------------------|   |-----------------------------------------
g--------------|     |----------------------------------------------|   |-----------------------------------------
d--------------|     |----------------------------------------------|   |-----------------------------------------
a--------------|     |----------------------------------------------|   |-----------------------------------------
D----00--------|     |-000--000--00000--000--000--000--00000--000---|   |--000--000--00000--x0000--0000-x000000---
pm- - -]              [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]        [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

e------------------------------------|x3 |e---------------------------------
b------------------------------------|   |b---------------------------------
g------------------------------------|   |g---------------------------------
d------------------------------------|   |d---------------------------------
a------------------------------------|   |a-----------------------------p0--
D--0---33-55--3---33-55-3-2----------|   |D--0----33-55--3~~~--33-55--3p0---
pm    [ - - ]    [ - - - - ]                [- - - - - ]      [- - - - - - ]

					    *only play open first time through
e------------------------------------|x8 |----------------------------------------|x16.
b------------------------------------|   |----------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------|   |----------------------------------------|
d---0-----------3--------------------|   |----------------------------------------|
a---0-----------3------------p0------|   |--*------p0------------p0---------------|
D---0---33-55---3---33-55--3p0-------|   |--0----3p0--0-0-0-0--3p0--0-0-0-0-0-----|
pm     [- - -]     [- - - - - - -]         [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]

e------------------------------------
b------------------------------------
g------------------------------------
d------------------------------------
a----p0------------p0----------------
D--3p0--0-0-0-0--3p0--0-0-0-0-0------
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

3:41    * play as a three count instead of a two on the second time through 
so everything flows
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--*------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--00---0-00---0-00---0-0000---0-00---0-00---0-0000---0-0000---0-00---0-0000---0-0000---|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]

                                      * on the album this note is on the solo track, which is a different
                                       track than the previous heavy riff. the heavy riff just plays another
                                       open low D then the open higher d tracks over top of it at the same
                                       time when the solo track comes in. since it's more prominent, and he
                                       does it live, I tabbed it here.

e---------------------------------|x3 |--------------------------------
b---------------------------------|   |--------------------------------
g---------------------------------|   |----------------------------*---
d---------------------------------|   |----------------------------0---
a---------------------------------|   |--------------------------------
D--0000---0000---00--00x---0--0---|   |--0000---0000---00--0-0000------
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - ]           [- - - - - - - - - - - - ]

solo
effect: talkbox, and delay. (wah and delay can substitute fine.)

Note: I believe that this whole solo is dual tracked as well as parts 
towards the end of the song.
I can here very subtle differences throughout. When there is a prominent 
dual track part I will tab it above the main part.

4:09
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---6-------8----5-------3-------3---5---6-------8----5------3-----------------------------------------
g---8b^-----10b^-7b^-----5b^GR---5b^-7b^-8b^-----10b^-7b^----5b^GR----12~~10~~~~-12s/14~~~12~~~~-------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            e----------------------------------|
  track 2   b-------13------13-----------------|
            g----------11~~----11--------------|
            d----------------------0-----------|
            a----------------------------------|
            D----------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------13--------13---------------------------------------------------------
g--12h14p12--11~~~~-------~-----------11~~~-----11------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------12---0------12~~~10~~~-12s/14--12~~~--12h14p12--11~~-
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---13------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----11----~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------0----------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
a----------0-------------3---------------3----3h5----------------3---------------------3----3h5-------------------|
D------------0-------3h5---h5-3~~~~--3h5---h5------0---------3h5---h5-3~~s/15~~~---3h5---h5------0---x\\\\\\\\\\--|

*same as last time play only
the first as a double so it flows.
e-------------------------------------|x4
b-------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a--*----------------------------------|
D--00---0-00---0-00---0-0000---0-0000-|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]

lower volume, he uses a volume pedal.
slight variations in the strumming amount after about 5x's,
but the main rythm is still the same so I won't bother to tab them out.

e--------------------------------------|x9
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------|
D-0-00---0-00---0-00---0-0000---0-0000-|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

full volume
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0---7----0---3h5--3h5---3---3s/5---5-5h7----0---7----0---3h5--3h5---3-----------------------|
a--0---7----0---3h5--3h5---3~~~3s/5---5-5h7----0---7----0---3h5--3h5---3~~~----------------p0--|
D--0---7----0---3h5--3h5---3~~~3s/5---5-5h7----0---7----0---3h5--3h5---3~~~--33-55-22-33-3p0---|

a lot of dual tracking on this part,
6:17
track one with wah
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d----0--7----0--3h5-3h5--3----3s/5--5-5h7-----0--7---0--3h5-3h5--3---3s/5--5-5h7-0---7---0--3h5-3h5--3--
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

track two
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------~--------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5---7----------------------
d----0--7----0--3h5-3h5--3----3s/5--5-5h7-----0--7---0--3h5-3h5--3----3h5-----5h7----0---0--3h5-3h5--3--
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

track one with wah
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------~----------------------------------------------------------|
d--3s/10-10-10h12--0--14-0-10h12-10h12-10~~-1010-1212-99-1010-99-----|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

track two
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------~----------------------------------------------------------|
d--3s/5--5-5h7-----0---7-0---3h5--3h5---3-------33-55-22-33-22-------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

end dual track and wah.

e-------------------------------------|x8
b-------------------------------------|
g---------~---------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a----------3-------------3----3h5-----|
D--0---3h5---h5-3~~~~3h5---h5---------|

e--------------------------------------------------------|x4
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------|
a----p0------------p0--------p0---------p0---------------|
D--3p0--0-0-0-0--5p0--0-0--1p0--0-0--10p0--0-0-----------|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]

e-------------------------------------|x4
b-------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a---------------------1s/3-3----3h5---|
D--00--0-00--0-00--0--1s/3---h5-------|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - ]

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------|
D--00---0-00---0-00---0-0000---0-000--0-|
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ]