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Flood

    Band : Tool
    Album: Undertow
    Track: 9
    Song : Flood

    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)
    
    
    (distortion)
    
    *The intro is all bass, but I have tabbed the beginning bit
     out for guitar*
    
    bass intro
    
    e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    a-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--0----0--6---6---------6-////-12---12-12----18-18--\\\---0----0--6---6--
    
    *rest*
    
    *slight feedback*
    
    e-------------
    b--3----------
    g--2----------
    d--0----------
    a--0----------
    d--0----------
    
    e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---5-5-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-6---0---- x3
    a--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---5-5-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-6---0----
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---5-5-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-6---0----
                                                pm - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e-------------------------
    b--3-----------3----------
    g--2-----------2----------
    d--0-----------0----------
    a--0-----------0----------
    d--0-----------0----------
    
    *slight feedback*
    
    e---------------------------
    b---------------------------
    g---------------------------
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6--- x7
    a--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---
    
    (guitar 1)
    e---------------------------
    b---------------------------
    g---------------------------
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---
    a--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5--5-0-0-0-6---
    |
    |(guitar 2)                  x3
    e---------------------------
    b---------------------------
    g-----------------------10--
    d-------------------12------
    a---------------------------
    d---------------------------
    
    e-----------------------------------------------------------
    b------------------------------------------------------3----
    g------------------------------------------------------2----
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-6---0----
    a--5-5-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-6---0----
    d--5-5-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-6---0----
                       pm - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e-------------
    b--3----------
    g--2----------
    d--0---------- x9
    a--0----------
    d--0----------
    
                                     x4
    e------|-----------------------------
    b------|-----------------------------
    g------|-----------------------------
    d------|-----------------------------
    a--3-5-|--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5--
    d------|-----------------------------
    
    (let off pm during last bar)
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d----------------------------- x8
    a--6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0-3-5--
    d-----------------------------
      pm - - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5-- x4
    a--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5--
    d--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5--
    
    e------------------------------
    b------------------------------
    g------------------------------
    d------------------------------ x4
    a--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0--3-5--
    d------------------------------
      ph - - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e-------------------------------
    b-------------------------------
    g-------------------------------
    d--3--3--3--3--3-0h3--3--3-3-3--
    a--3--3--3--3--3-0h3--3--3-3-3--
    d--3--3--3--3--3-0h3--3--3-3-3--
    
                                     x4
    e------|-----------------------------
    b------|-----------------------------
    g------|-----------------------------
    d------|-----------------------------
    a--3-5-|--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5--
    d------|-----------------------------
    
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d----------------------------- x4
    a--6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0-3-5--
    d-----------------------------
      pm - - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e-------------------------------
    b-------------------------------
    g-------------------------------
    d--5--0------------0------------
    a--5--0---(rest)---0---(rest)---
    d--5--0------------0------------
    
    solo
    
    e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    d--------------------------------------------------------------------17-15---17-15---17-15--
    a--//-15---15-17--17-b--18-17-0-15-17-0-18-17-0-15-0-15-17-0-18-17-0-------0-------0--------
    d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    e----------------------------------------
    b----------------------------------------
    g----------------------------------------
    d--10-----xx-12-----xx-13----------12----
    a--10-----xx-12-----xx-13---x\\\\--12----
    d--10-----xx-12-----xx-13---x\\\\--12----
    
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5-- x4
    a--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5--
    d--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5--
    
    e-----------------------------
    b-----------------------------
    g-----------------------------
    d--6-5---3-5---6-5---3---3-5-- x4
    a--6-5---3-5---6-5---3---3-5--
    d--6-5---3-5---6-5---3---3-5--
    
    e------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------8------6--------
    g--------------------------7-(fb)-5--(fb)--
    d--5-----3-----5-----3-----5------3--------
    a--5-----3-----5-----3-----5------3--------
    d--5-----3-----5-----3-----5------3--------
    
    e---------------------------------------------------------
    b---------------------------------------------------------
    g---------------------------------------------------------
    d--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-0-2-3---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-2-3-2--
    a--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-0-2-3---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-2-3-2--
    d--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-0-2-3---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-2-3-2--
    
    e-----------------------------------------------------------
    b-----------------------------------------------------------
    g-----------------------------------------------------------
    d--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-0-2-3---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-000-000--
    a--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-0-2-3---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-000-000--
    d--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-0-2-3---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-000-000--
    
    e--------------------------------------------------
    b--------------------------------------------------
    g--------------------------------------------------
    d--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-000-000---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--
    a--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-000-000---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--
    d--0--0-6--0-5--0-8--0-000-000---0--0-6--0-5--0-8--
    
                                     x4
    e------|-----------------------------
    b------|-----------------------------
    g------|-----------------------------
    d------|-----------------------------
    a--3-5-|--6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3-5--
    d------|-----------------------------
       pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
    
    e-------------------------------
    b-------------------------------
    g-------------------------------
    d--3-xxx-3-xxx-3-xxx-5-6-5-xxx-- x4
    a--3-xxx-3-xxx-3-xxx-5-6-5-xxx--
    d--3-xxx-3-xxx-3-xxx-5-6-5-xxx--
    
    e----------------------
    b----------------------
    g----------------------
    d--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0x--
    a--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0x--
    d--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0x--