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Parabola

    Band : Tool
    Album: Lateralus
    Track: 7
    Song : Parabola

    Part : Guitar
    Tuning: drop B/E

    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)

    (distorion)
    
    e-----------------
    b-----------------
    g-----------------
    d--0h2-3p2-------- x4
    e--0-------3p0----
    b--------------3--
    
    e--------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------
    g--(wah closed)-----------(wah open)---------------
    d--12h14-14-14-14-14-14---19h21-21-21-21-21-21b----
    e--------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------
    
    e--------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------
    g--(wah closed)-----------(wah open)---
    d--12h14-14-14-14-14-14---19h21-21b----
    e--------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------
    
    *rest for 4 bars*
    
    e--------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------------
    d--xx---------xx---------xx---------xx--xx---xx-xx-
    e--xx-(1 bar)-xx-(1 bar)-xx-(1 bar)-xx--xx---xx-xx-
    b--xx---------xx---------xx---------xx--xx---xx-xx-
    
    e------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------------
    d------------------------------------------------
    e--10--10-10/12--12-12--5/7--7--7-7--7--7-7--5---
    b--8---8--8-/10--10-10--3/5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3---
    
    e---------------------------------------------------------
    b---------------------------------------------------------
    g---------------------------------------------------------
    d---------------------------------------------------------
    e--10--10-10/12--12-12--17/19--19--19-19--19--19-19--17---
    b--8---8--8-/10--10-10--15/17--17--17-17--17--17-17--15---
    
    e------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------------
    d------------------------------------------------
    e--10--10-10/12--12-12--5/7--7--7-7--7--7-7--5---
    b--8---8--8-/10--10-10--3/5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3---
    
    e-----------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------
    g-----------------------------------
    d-----------------------------------
    a--10--10-10/12---12--3-3--12-10-5--
    b--8---8--8-/10---10--1-1--10-8--3--
    
    e-----------------
    b-----------------
    g-----------------
    d--0h2-3p2-------- x7
    e--0-------3p0----
    b--------------3--
    
    e------------------------
    b------------------------
    g------------------------
    d------------------------
    e--5-7------5-7-----5----
    b--3-5------3-5-----3----
    
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d----------------2-2-0-2-2-4-- x3
    e----------5-----0-0-----0-0--
    b--0-3-3-3---5-0--------------
    
    e---------------------
    b---------------------
    g---------------------
    d----------------2----
    e----------5-----0----
    b--0-3-3-3---5-0------
    
    e---------------------
    b---------------------
    g---------------------
    d--------------------- x4
    e--5/7--7~--10/7--5---
    b--3/5--5~--8-/5--3---
    
    solo (with wah)
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--12h14-14-14-14-14-14--19h21-21-21-21-21-21-21--12h14-14-14-14-14-14---
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------15-14-----------10h12------------------------
    g-------------19-18----18h19--0-11-12-------12-14bp12-------12-11b12\11r10-9~~\\\--
    d--19h21-21b--------19-------------------------------------------------------------
    e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    e--------------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------------
    g----11-12----------11-12--------11-11-------------------
    d--9-------12-11--9-------12-11--------11b12--7~~-////---
    e--------------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------------
       ph - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
    
    e-----------------
    b-----------------
    g-----------------
    d--0h2-3p2-------- x7
    e--0-------3p0----
    b--------------3--
    
    e------------------------
    b------------------------
    g------------------------
    d------------------------
    e--5-7------5-7-----5----
    b--3-5------3-5-----3----
    
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d----------------2-2-0-2-2-4-- x3
    e----------5-----0-0-----0-0--
    b--0-3-3-3---5-0--------------
    
    e---------------------------
    b---------------------------
    g---------------------------
    d---------------------------
    e----------5-----7-(hold)---
    b--0-3-3-3---5-0-5----------
    
    e----------------
    b----------------
    g----------------
    d---------------- x3
    e---7--7-(hold)--
    b---0--5---------
    
    e--------------------------------
    b--------------------------------
    g--------------------------------
    d--------------------------------
    e---7---7-7--5\\\--12-12--10///--
    b---0---5-5--3\\\--10-10--8-///--
    
    e---------------------------
    b---------------------------
    g---------------------------
    d--------------------------- x3
    e--7-7--5\\\--12-12--10///--
    b--5-5--3\\\--10-10--8-///--
    
    e------------------------------
    b------------------------------
    g------------------------------
    d------------------------------ x4
    e--7-7--5-xx-xx--12-12--10-----
    b--5-5--3-xx-xx--10-10--8--0---
    
    e--------------------------
    b--------------------------
    g--------------------------
    d--------0----------------- x3
    e----5-3-----------3-------
    b--5-------3---5-3---0-3---
    
    e--------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------
    d--------------------------------------
    e--------10-10------------10---12///---
    b--12-10-------10---12-10----0-10///---
    
    e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--2p0----------------2p0-------------------2p0----------------2p0--------------
    e-----3p2p0--------------3p2p0-------5--3------3p2p0--------------3p2p0----7----
    b-----------3--3--3------------3--5------------------3--3--3------------3--5----
    
    e--------------------------
    b--------------------------
    g--------------------------
    d--------0-----------------
    e----5-3-----------3-------
    b--5-------3---5-3---0-3---
    
    e---------------------------
    b---------------------------
    g---------------------------
    d--------------------------- x3
    e-----------5-7-x-10h12-10--
    b--3-5-x-xx-----------------
    
    e------------------------------
    b------------------------------
    g------------------------------
    d------------------------------
    a-----0-5h7-0-10h12-0-5h7-0----
    d-3h5-----------------------3--
    
    b-------------------
    g-------------------
    d-------------------
    a------------------- x6
    e-------------------
    b--5-xxxxx-3-xxxxx--
    
    e--------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------
    d--------------------------------------
    e----3h5----3h5---5-7---5-7---5---/7---
    b--5------3-------3-5---3-5---3---/5---
    
    e----------------------------------------------
    b----------------------------------------------
    g----------------------------------------------
    d---------------------------2-2b-2b-2-2b------- x7
    a--0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-2b3r2b3--0-------0----5-5b--
    d--0---0---0---0---0---------------------3-3b--
    
    e-------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------
    d---------------------------2---------------
    a--0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-2b3r2b3--0---------------
    d--0---0---0---0---0------------------------
    
    (clean with slight delay)
    
    e------------------
    b------------------
    g------------------
    d--7h9----0h2------
    e--0------0--------
    b------------------
    
    e--------------------------------0--
    b------------------------------0----
    g----------------------------0------
    d-----9-7h9p7-5-4-5-4--0--2---------
    e--0--------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------