Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 9
Song : Lateralus
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 |
(clean, delay)
e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g----------5----------------
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-- x3
a---------------------------
d--0------------------------
e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g----------5--------------------------------
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-----7------7----- x8
a-------------------------------------------
d--0-------------------------5------3-------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12-- x2
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
*rest for 8 bars*
e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e---------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12-- x2
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6------------------------------------
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5------------------------------------
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
*rest for 8 bars*
e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e-------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6---------------------------------
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
1st solo (w/wah, starts closed, move gradually to open)
e------------
b------------
g------------
d--0--10-12-- x7
a------------
d------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------
g--9h10p9-0-----9h10h9-0---------9h10p9-0---------------------
d-----------7------------7-5-3------------10-9--10-5-7-/-12~--
a-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--9h10h9-0-----------9h10p9-0-------------------------------------------------
d-----------7-5-3\7------------10-9--10-7-(rock wah back/forth)--/10h12p10p0---
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------
b---------------------
g---------------------
d--0-10-12-12-10-12--- x2
a--0-10-12-12-10-12---
d--0-10-12-12-10-12---
e------------
b------------
g------------
d--0-0-0-0--- x4
a--0-0-0-0---
d--0-0-0-0---
*rest, 8 bars*
(clean, delay)
e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----7----7----7--------------
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------
e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----7----7----7--5h7---------
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------
e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g---------------------5-------
d----7----7----7--5h7---7-----
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------
e-------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------
g---------------------5---------------
d----7----7----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x5
a-------------------------------------
d--5----3----0------------------------
e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g-----------5---------------
d----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x2
a---------------------------
d--0------------------------
e---------------------------------
b---------------------------------
g---------------------------------
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-5h7-5-0--
a--5----3----0-------3------------
d--5----3----0-------3------------
e-------------------------------
b-------------------------------
g-------------------------------
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-\-10---
a--5----3----0-------3-----10---
d--5----3----0-------3-----10---
e-------------
b-------------
g-------------
d--5----3-----
a--5----3-----
d--5----3-----
(distortion)
============
2nd solo (w/wah, this is a solo you have to 'feel' to play properly)
(first note: wah starts open (bass), gradually going to close (treble),
then back to open, rock the wah)
(second note: wah is closed)
e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g--(tremolo pick)-----------------------------------
d------------------12~~~bbbb~~~~--///pick scrape//--
a--12~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------
d--12~~~--12-10--5p3p0-5--3---5p3p0-5--3--0h3h5-5b----
a-----------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------
============
e-------------
b-------------
g-------------
d--5----3-----
a--5----3-----
d--5----3-----
e---------------
b---------------
g---------------
d--0--0-0-0-0--- x4
a--0--0-0-0-0---
d--0--0-0-0-0---
e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-0--0--- x40
a--x-0--0---
d--x-0--0---
e-------------------------------------------------------------
b--15-15--13-13--15-15--18-18----15-15--13-13--18-18--15-15---
g--14-14--12-12--14-14--17-17----14-14--12-12--17-17--14-14---
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
a--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-5--5--- x7
a--x-5--5---
d--x-5--5---
e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-3------
a--x-3------
d--x-3------
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0-- x4
a--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
nh -| nh-
(and this is how the ending was done live...)
(wah closed, ie treble sound)
e--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d--------------------
a--17----------15----
d-----15-15-17----0--
e--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d-------------------- x5
a--12-----------15---
d-----15-15-17----0--
e--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d-------------------- x4
a--17----------15----
d-----15-15-17----0--
e---------------------
b---------------------
g---------------------
d---------------------
a--12----------10-----
d-----10-10-12----12--
(wah off)
e----------------------------
b----------------------------
g----------------------------
d--5---3----10---12--0-------
a--5---3----10---12--0-------
d--5---3----10---12--0-------