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Forty Six & 2

    Band : Tool
    Album: Ænima
    Track: 5
    Song : Forty Six & 2

    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)
    
    
    (light distortion with flange)
    
    *volume off, hit open D5 chord and volume swell*
    
    e------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------
    d------------------------------------------ x8
    a------------------------------------------
    d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8/10---
      pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12--8/10--
    
    e------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------
    d--0---------------3-----------------0-----
    a--0---------------3-----------------0-----
    d--0---------------3-----------------0-----
    
    e-------------------------------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------------------------------
    d------------12-------------------------------------------------0---
    a-------12-------------------12---15--------------12---15-------0---
    d--12-------------------12---------------------15---------------0---
    
    e------------
    b------------
    g------------
    d--5\4-------
    a------3/5---
    d------------
    
    e----------------------------------------------
    b----------------------------------------------
    g----------------------------------------------
    d--0---------------3-----------------0-----12--
    a--0---------------3-----------------0---------
    d--0---------------3-----------------0---------
    
    e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d------------12---------------------------------------------------------12---
    a-------12-----------------12---15------------12---15--------------12--------
    d--12-----------------12-------------------15-----------------12-------------
    
    (clean)
    
    e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    g--19-19-19-19-19-19-19----17-17-17-17-17-17-17---16-16-16-16-16-16-16--
    d--19-19-19-19-19-19-19----19-19-19-19-19-19-19---17-17-17-17-17-17-17--
    a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    e-----------------------------------------------------------------
    b--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
    g--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
    d-----------------------------------------------------------------
    a-----------------------------------------------------------------
    d-----------------------------------------------------------------
    
    (distortion)
    e---------------------------
    b--3------------------------
    g--2----7----7----7----7b---
    d--0-------0----0----0------
    a--0------------------------
    d--0------------------------
    
    e--------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------------
    d-------------------------------------------------- x4
    a--------------------------------------------------
    d--0--12--0--10-h-12--0--13\12--0--10-h-12---8/10--
    
    e----------------------------------------
    b----------------------------------------
    g----------------------------------------
    d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10-- x3
    a--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10--
    d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10--
    
    e----------------------
    b----------------------
    g----------------------
    d--0----0----0----0----
    a--0----0----0----0----
    d--0----0----0----0----
    
    e-------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------
    d------------------------------------------- x4
    a-------------------------------------------
    d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8/10----
    
    e-------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------
    d------------------------------------------- x7
    a-------------------------------------------
    d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8/10----
      pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e---------------------------------
    b---------------------------------
    g---------------------------------
    d---------------------------------
    a---------------------------------
    d--0-12--0-12--0-12--0-12--0-12---
                         ph - - - |
    
    e------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------------
    d------------------------------------------------ x4
    a------------------------------------------------
    d--0--12--0--10--12--0--13\12--0--10--12---8/10--
    
    e-----------------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------------
    g-----------------------------------------
    d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10--- x3
    a--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10---
    d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10---
    
    e----------------------------------
    b----------------------------------
    g----------------------------------
    D--0--12---0--12---0--12---0--12---
    A--0--12---0--12---0--12---0--12---
    D--0--12---0--12---0--12---0--12---
    
    e--------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------
    d--5h7--0-0--3h5--0--5h7--0--3h5--5h7--0--0-- x4
    a--5h7--0-0--3h5--0--5h7--0--3h5--5h7--0--0--
    d--5h7--0-0--3h5--0--5h7--0--3h5--5h7--0--0--
            pm-      pm      pm            pm -
    
    e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--12-(Trem. Pick)---15-(Trem. Pick)---14-(Trem. Pick)---13b-(Trem. Pick)--
    a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d--0--0-0-12\\\3--3----------- x4
    a--0--0-0-12\\\3--3--3-3-3h5--
    d--0--0-0-12\\\3--3-----------
    
                         x4                      x4
    e-----------------------|-----------------------
    b-----------------------|-----------------------
    g-----------------------|-----------------------
    d-----------------------|----------------------- (x2)
    a-----------------------|-----------------------
    d--12--0--10--0--13\12--|--12--0--10--0--13\12--
                              pm - - - - - - - - -|
    
                         x4                      x8
    e-----------------------|-----------------------
    b-----------------------|-----------------------
    g-----------------------|-----------------------
    d-----------------------|-----------------------
    a-----------------------|-----------------------
    d--12--0--10--0--13\12--|--12--0--10--0--13\12--
                              pm - - - - - - - - -|
    
    (with wah open)
    
    (increase the wah gradually over the 4 bars)
    e------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------
    d--12--10---13\12----12--10---13\12-- x4
    a--12--10---13\12----12--10---13\12--
    d--12--10---13\12----12--10---13\12--
    
    (increase the wah to fully closed)
    e-----------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------
    g-----------------------------------
    d--12--10---13\12--12--10--13\12---- x2
    a--12--10---13\12-------------------
    d-----------------------------------
    
    e-----------------------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------------------
    g-----------------------------------------------
    d--12---10---13---12---10---13---12---10---13b--
    a-----------------------------------------------
    d-----------------------------------------------
    
    (wah off)
    
    (ph with pick hand moving up and down string)
    e--------------------------------
    b--------------------------------
    g--------------------------------
    g-------------------------------- x5
    a--------------------------------
    d--12-10--13-12---12-10--13-12---
    
    e-----------------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------------
    g-----------------------------------------
    d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8h10-- x4
    a--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8h10--
    d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8h10--
    
    e-----------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------
    g-----------------------------------
    d--12--10--13\12----15--10--12---1--
    a--12--10--13\12----15--10--12---1--
    d--12--10--13\12----15--10--12---1--
    
    e---------------------------------------
    b---------------------------------------
    g---------------------------------------
    d--0--12--10h12---13\12---10h12---8h10--
    a--0--12--10h12---13\12---10h12---8h10-- x4
    d--0--12--10h12---13\12---10h12---8h10--
    
    e------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------
    d--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
    a--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
    d--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---