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Ænema

    Band : Tool
    Album: Ænima
    Track: 13
    Song : Ænema

    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) 
    

    ***
A very Important note before you start
--------------------------------------
-The A and low D strings are played by hammer on the 2nd fret
 with your fret hand and pulling off to the open D5 chord to an
 8th note pattern.
-The open G and high D strings are played with regular picking
-When it says (no pm) above the G and high D strings, it only
 applies to the G and high D strings
***

*breathing*

(distortion)

e---------------------
b---------------------
g--------0------------ x8
d--------0------------
a--2p0-2p0-2p0-2p0-2--
d--2p0-2p0-2p0-2p0-2--

              x3                             x4
e---------------|---------------|---------------
b---------------|---------------|---------------
g--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
d--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
   pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|

              x3                             x4
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------
b---------------|---------------|----(no pm)----|----(no pm)----
g--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
d--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--|--5p0-5p0------
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--|--5p0-5p0------
   pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - -|

              x3                             x4
e---------------|---------------|---------------
b---------------|---------------|---------------
g--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
d--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
   pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|

              x3                             x2
e---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------
b----(no pm)----|----(no pm)----|---------------|--------------------------
g--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0-----------------
d---------------|---------------|--------0------|--5p0-5-0-5-0--0-0-0--0---
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--|--5p0-5---5-0--0-0-0--0---
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--|--5p0-5---5-0--0-0-0--0---
   pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|

e-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
b-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
g-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--3--0--
a--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--3--0--
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--3--0--

e-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
b-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
g-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--10-0--
a--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--10-0--
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--10-0--

e-------------------------
b-------------------------
g-------------------------
d-------------------------
a-------------------------
d--2-----5---0-------2----

*feedback*

              x3                             x4
e---------------|---------------|---------------
b---------------|---------------|---------------
g--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
d--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
   pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|

              x3                             x4
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------
b---------------|---------------|----(no pm)----|----(no pm)----
g--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
d--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--|--5p0-5p0------
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--|--5p0-5p0------
   pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - -|

              x3                             x4
e---------------|---------------|---------------
b---------------|---------------|---------------
g--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
d--------0------|--------0------|--------0------
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--2p0-2p0-4p0--|--5p0-5p0-5p0--
   pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|     pm - - - -|

              x6
e-----(no pm)---|---------------------
b--------0------|---------------------
g---------------|---------------------
d---------------|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0---
a--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0---
d--2p0-2p0-2p0--|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0---
   pm - - - -|

e-----------------------------------|------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------|------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------|------------------------------------
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--3--0---
a--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--3--0---
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--3--0---

e-----------------------------------|------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------|------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------|------------------------------------
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--10-12--
a--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--10-12--
d--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--5--0--|--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--2-x-xxx--10-12--

e-------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------
d--0--0-0-0--10-10-10-12--2--2-2-2--10-10-10-12--- x2
a--0--0-0-0--10-10-10-12--2--2-2-2--10-10-10-12---
d--0--0-0-0--10-10-10-12--2--2-2-2--10-10-10-12---

e-------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------13-13-13-15---
g-----------------------------------12-12-12-14---
d--0--0-0-0--10-10-10-12--2--2-2-2--10-10-10-12---
a--0--0-0-0--10-10-10-12--2--2-2-2----------------
d--0--0-0-0--10-10-10-12--2--2-2-2----------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
b-15-15-15-13-13-13--15--13----(flange)-----------------
g-14-14-14-12-12-12--14--12-----------------------------
d-12-12-12-10-10-10--12--10--2------------2~~---2--~~---
a----------------------------2--------------------------
d----------------------------2--------------------------

*with a slide*

(clean with flange and delay)

(this is behind the last bit of the previous riff)
e-------------------------
b-------------------------
g-------------------------
d--12/11/-----12/11/------
a-------------------------
d-------------------------

(vocals come in)

e----------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------
d--9-----7-----10-----9/----9-----7-----5-----4---0--
a----------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------

(distortion)

e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------
d--2-------------2/5------------5\2----------
a--2-------------2/5------------5\2----------
d--2-------------2/5------------5\2----------

e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------
d--2/5----------5\2---------2---2/5---5------
a--2/5----------5\2---------2---2/5----------
d--2/5----------5\2---------2---2/5----------

*light feedback*

slide solo

e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
g--------------9--------9--------9--------9--
d--------7/9-9----7/9-9----7/9-9----7/9-9----
a--------------------------------------------
d--10/12-------------------------------------

e------------------------------
b-------------------------12\--
g-----12------12----12---------
d-12--12------12-------12------
a----------------12------------
d------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------//12--
b----------------------------------------------12----//12-//12-//12-//12-//12--
g--------9--------9----9--------12----14-------12----//12-//12-//12-//12-//12--
d--7/9-9----7/9-9----------9----12---------12--12----//12-//12-//12-//12-------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(triplet feel)

           x7
e-------------|------------------
b-------------|------------------
g-------------|------------------
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
a-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
  pm - - - - |

*get rid of the slide*

*rest*

e-------------
b-------------
g-------<5>---
d--<5>--------
a-------------
d-------------

           x7
e-------------|------------------
b-------------|------------------
g-------------|------------------
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
a-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
  pm - - - - |

*rest*

                         x6
e---2---------|-------------|------------------
b-------------|-------------|------------------
g-------------|-------------|------------------
d-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
a-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
d-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-/-/-/-5-5--
  pm - - - - |  pm - - - - |

e----------------------------------------------------
g--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\20--
b--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\19--
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\17--
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\17--
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\17--

e---------------------------------------
b--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20--
g--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--
d--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--
a--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--
d--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--

e---------------------------------
b--8-8-8-8-8-8/20-20-20-20-20-20--
g--7-7-7-7-7-7/19-19-19-19-19-19--
d--5-5-5-5-5-5/17-17-17-17-17-17--
a--5-5-5-5-5-5/17-17-17-17-17-17--
d--5-5-5-5-5-5/17-17-17-17-17-17--

e---------------------------------
b--5-5-5-5-5-5/17-17-17-17-17-17--
g--4-4-4-4-4-4/16-16-16-16-16-16-- x4
d--2-2-2-2-2-2/14-14-14-14-14-14--
a--2-2-2-2-2-2/14-14-14-14-14-14--
d--2-2-2-2-2-2/14-14-14-14-14-14--

(normal feel, bring down volume)

(flange)

e---------------------------------------------
b--8--------------8-------8--8----------------
g--7-----------7----7-----7----7--------------
d--5-----------5------5---5------5---5--------
a--5-----------5----------5----------5--5\14--
d--5----------------------5----------5--------

e-----------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------
a--14---14--14-14--14--14/12--12---12--12-12--12--12--
d-----------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------
a--15---15--15-15--15--15-14--14--14--14br---
d--------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------
a--14--14--14-14--14--14--14\12--12-12--12--12-12--
d--------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------
b----------------------------------
g----------------------------------
d----------------------------------
a--10---10--10-10--10--10-10--9----
d----------------------------------

(volume up)

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------12----------------12-------
g--------------------------------------11----------------11-------
d--2--2-p0--0--0--5--5--0--0-/9--9-9-9-9--0-0-/9--9-9-9-9--0-0-0-- x2
a--2--2-p0--0--0--5--5--0--0-/9--9-9-9-9--0-0-/9--9-9-9-9--0-0-0--
d--2--2-p0--0--0--5--5--0--0-/9--9-9-9-9--0-0-/9--9-9-9-9--0-0-0--

e------------------------------------------
b--5--5-----3--3--8--8--3--3-----------12--
g--4--4-----2--2--7--7--2--2-----------11--
d--2--2-p0--0--0--5--5--0--0-/9--9-9-9-9---
a--2--2-p0--0--0--5--5--0--0-/9--9-9-9-9---
d--2--2-p0--0--0--5--5--0--0-/9--9-9-9-9---

e-----------------------
b------------------12---
g------------------11--- x3
d--0-0-0-/9--9-9-9-9----
a--0-0-0-/9--9-9-9-9----
d--0-0-0-/9--9-9-9-9----

e-----------
b--12b------
g--11b------
d--9b-------
a--9b-------
d--9b-------

             x11
e----------------|-------------
b---12--12--12---|--12---------
g---11--11--11---|--11---------
d---9---9---9----|--9----------
a---9---9---9----|--9----------
d---9---9---9----|--9----------