The Tool Page: Guitar Tab for Lateralus

Guitar Tab for Lateralus

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Transcribed by Valerio Morettini (valerio@wnet.it) Added to toolshed.down.net: 07/20/01 07:25:00

Artist: TOOL Album: Lateralus Song: Lateralus Tuning: Dropped-D Written by Valerio Morettini. Send comments, corrections, money or mail-bombings to valerio@wnet.it. Notes: Bf = bend full step Bh = bend half step Bfr = bend full and release Bhr = bend half and release ^^^ = vibrato h = hammer-on p = pull-off / = slide up \ = slide down pm = palm mute x = muted string AH = artificial harmonic NH = natural harmonic [INTRO] Clean guitar: E|-------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------- G|-----------------------5-------------------------------- D|-------7---5-h-7-----------7-------5--h--7---5--h--7---- 4 Times A|-------------------5------------------------------------ D|---0---------------------------------------------------- ( It can also be played this way everywhere in the song: ) ( E|-------------------------------------------------------- ) ( B|-----------------------1-------------------------------- ) ( G|-------2---0-h-2-----------2-------0--h--2---0--h--2---- ) ( D|-------------------0------------------------------------ ) ( A|-------------------------------------------------------- ) ( D|---0---------------------------------------------------- ) echo... echo... D|--------7---------7--- A|---------------------- D|----5---------3------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-----------------------5-------------------------------------------------- D|-------7---5-h-7-----------7-------5--h--7---5--h--7--------7---------- 7-- 6 Times A|-------------------5------------------------------------------------------ D|---0----------------------------------------------------5----------3------ G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------12--14-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- 2 Times A|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3--3-h-5--3-\---- A|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3--3-h-5--3-\-0-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3---------0-\-0-- [VERSE] Lyrics over drums: Black then white are all I see in my infancy. Red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me. Lets me see. Bass part. Guitar gets in: As below so above and beyond I imagine A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--0----0-------0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--0--0- -0--0-- p.m..................................................................... drawn beyond the lines of reason A|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--- p.m......................................................... Push the envelope A|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--- p.m......................................................... Watch it bend A|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--7--5--3--0--- p.m......................................................... A|------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Times D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--7--5--3--0--- p.m......................................................... D|----------------------------------------------------------------------5--5-- 5--5-- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------5--5-- 5--5-- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--5------- 5--5--5--5-- p.m............................................................ [CHORUS] Over thinking over analyzing separates the body from the mind G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------12--14-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- A|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- Withering my intuition, missing opportunities and I must G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------12--14-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- A|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- Feed my will to feel my moment drawing way outside the lines B|----------3---------------------6------------------------------------------- ------- G|----------2---------------------5------------------------------------------- ------- D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---3--3--3--3---5--3--0--3-/-5--5----5--3--3- h-5--3-h-5----- A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---3--3--3--3---5--3--0--3-/-5--5----5--3--3- h-5--3-h-5--0-- D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---3--3--3--3---5--3--0--3-/-5--5----5--3------ ----------0-- Drums & Bass with this lyrics: Black then white are all I see in my infancy. red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me. lets me see Bass gets in: there is so much more and beckons me to look through to these infinite possibilities. Guitar gets in: As below so above and beyond I imagine A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--0----0-------0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--0--0- -0--0-- p.m..................................................................... drawn outside the lines of reason A|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--- p.m......................................................... Push the envelope A|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--- p.m......................................................... Watch it bend A|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--7--5--3--0--- p.m......................................................... A|------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Times D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5--7--5--3--0--- p.m......................................................... G|-------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-- D|-------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5-- A|-------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5-- D|--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0------0--5--5--5--5---------5--5--5--5-- p.m........................................... [CHORUS] Over thinking over analyzing separates the body from the mind G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------12--14-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- A|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- D|--0--0--x--0--0--x--5--5--5--5--3-h-5--3--3--x--3--3--x--5--3--0--3- /-5--5--x--5-\-3-/--10--12-- Withering my intuition leaving all these opportunities behind B|----------3---------------------6------------------------------------------- -- G|----------2---------------------5------------------------------------------- -- D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---3--3--3--3---5--3--0--3-/-5--5----5--3--3- h-5-p-3--- A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---3--3--3--3---5--3--0--3-/-5--5----5--3--3- h-5-p-3--- D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---3--3--3--3---5--3--0--3-/-5--5----5--3------ -------- [SOLO] With WAH AH................................................................................................ ... E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- G|------5---7-----------5---7----------5---7----------5---7----------5---7- ---------5---7----------5---7--- D|--0------------0--0-----------0--0-----------0--0-----------0--0--------- --0--0-----------0--0----------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- AH................................................................................................ ..... E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B|--------5-h-6-p-5----------------5-p-6-h-5-------------------5-h-6-p-5- -------------------------------5-h-6-p-5---- G|-------------------0-h-2--------------------0--2-p-0--------------------0- -5--4---5-p-0--2---/---7--------------0-- D|----0-------------------------------------------------3--------------------- --------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- AH............................................. Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- B|-----------------------5-h-6-p-5------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- G|--2-p-0---------------------------0--5--4----5-p-0--2-- ===== Play- this-note-continuosly with closed wah === D|---------3---/---7---------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- cross the line open wah........... E|------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------- G|======== -----2---/---5-----5---/---7----- D|------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------- Reaching out to embrace the random Reaching out to embrace whatever may come E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- G|-----5-/-7------5-/-7------5-/-7------5-/-7------------------------------- ----------------------------- D|-----3-/-5------3-/-5------3-/-5------3-/-5------------------------------- ----------------------------- ...bass... A|-0---3-/-5--0---3-/-5--0---3-/-5--0---3-/-5------0--0--0--0----0--0-- 0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-- D|-0----------0----------0----------0--------------0--0--0--0----0--0--0-- 0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-- Clean guitar: G|---------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------7-------------------7-------------------7^^-- A|---------------------------------------------------------- D|------5-------------------3-------------------0----------- G|------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|-------------7-------------------7-------------------7--------5--h--7--- A|------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|------5-------------------3-------------------0------------------------- I embrace my desire to G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5-- ------ D|-------------7-------------------7-------------------7--------5--h--7------ ----7--- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ D|------5-------------------3-------------------0----------------------------- ------- Next bar with these lyrics: I embrace my desire to feel the rhythm, to feel connected enough to step aside and weep like a widow to feel inspired, to fathom the power, to witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain, G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5-- ----------------------------- D|-------------7-------------------7-------------------7--------5--h--7------ ----7------5--h--7---5--h--7--- 5 Times A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- D|------5-------------------3-------------------0----------------------------- ------------------------------ Swing on the spiral to... G|---------------------------------5--------------------------------- D|-------------7-----5--h--7------------7--------5--h--7---5--h--7--- 2 Times A|-----------------------------5------------------------------------- D|------0------------------------------------------------------------ Light distortion (just set the "volume" knob of the guitar to a low value): G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ D|-------------7---------------7------------7----5--h--7----------------7--- -5--h--7---5--h--7--- A|------5--------------3--------------0-------------------------3------------- ------------------- D|------5--------------3--------------0-------------------------3------------ -------------------- to swing on the spiral of Our divinity and still be a human B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------7-------------5----- D|------------7----------------7------------7----5--h--7----------------7--- ---10-h-12---10-h-12----5-------------3----- A|--/---5--------------3--------------0-------------------------3----------/-- -10-h-12---10-h-12----5-------------3----- D|--/---5--------------3--------------0-------------------------3----------/- --10-h-12---10-h-12------------------------ With WAH: B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- G|-------2-- ====== Pick this note continuosly, slowly opening wah 1st time, wah closed 2nd time === ---- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- G|--/----7-- ====== Pick once normally, then start picking continuosly after a few seconds ====== -- D|------------------ Scretch one string with the pick after some seconds at the end of this bar -------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Bh Bh Bh Bh Bhr A.H.............................................................................. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- G|--/--77777---7---7---7---5---h---7---5---------------------------------- --------------------------7---------5-- D|----------------------------------------------5---3---5---3---3---5---3--- 5---3---3---5---5-------5---------3-- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------5---------3-- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------5---------3-- Next bar with these lyrics: With my feet upon the ground I lose myself between the sounds and open wide to suck it in. I feel it move across my skin. I'm reaching up and reaching out. I'm reaching for the random or what ever will bewilder me... 1st time only 10 Times e|------------|------------------------------------------------------- B|---3----3---|--x---3----3----x---3----3----x---3----3---x---3----3-- G|---2----2---|--x---2----2----x---2----2----x---2----2---x---2----2-- D|---0----0---|--x---0----0----x---0----0----x---0----0---x---0----0-- A|------------|------------------------------------------------------- D|------------|------------------------------------------------------- ..what ever will bewilder me e|--------------------------------- B|-x-----3------3------3------3---- G|-x-----2------2------2------2---- D|-x-----0------0------0------0---- A|--------------------------------- D|--------------------------------- (Play the next bar picking from higher to lower strings or it won't sound good) And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- G|-----7----7------5----5------7----7------10----10------7----7------5---- 5------10----10------7----7----- D|-----0----0------0----0------0----0-------0-----0------0----0------0---- 0-------0-----0------0----0----- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been G|---7---7----x--x---7---7----x--x---7---7----x--x---7---7----x--x---7-- -7----x--x---7--7--x--x--7--7--7--7--7-- D|---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5-- -5----x--x---5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--5-- A|---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5-- -5----x--x---5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--5-- D|---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5---5----x--x---5-- -5----x--x---5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--5-- Spi - ral - out keep going... E|------------------------------------------------------------ B|--x--3-------6-------3---x--x--x--x--3---3--x--x------3--x-- G|--x--2-------5-------2---x--x--x--x--2---2--x--x------2--x-- 4 Times D|--x--0-------3-------0---x--x--x--x--0---0--x--x--3-\-0--x-- A|--x--0---0---3---0---0---x--x--x--x--0---0--x--x--3-\-0--x-- D|--x--0---0---3---0---0---x--x--x--x--0---0--x--x--3-\-0--x-- A.H.............................................................................................. 1st time next 5 times next 4 times B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------ ----------------------- G|---7^^------------------5------|------------------------5-------|---7^^-- ----------------5---------- D|----------3---3----5--------0--|---7^^----3---3----5--------0---|------- ----3---3----5--------0----- A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------ ----------------------- D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------ ----------------------- A.H............................. last time END B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------- G|------------------------0---------|-------------------------------------- D|---5---------------0---------0----|----5-----3----/----10---12-----0----- A|----------3---3-------------------|----5-----3----/----10---12-----0----- D|----------------------------------|----5-----3----/----10---12-----0----- IMHO this is the best song on Lateralus. I've got one of the 2 million copies in which Lateralus is spelled "Lateralis"...maybe in a thousand years it will turn out to be a rarity... :) See You! Valerio Morettini (valerio@wnet.it)