Guitar Tab for Parabola

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Transcribed by Nathan Syrus (nslf@hotmail.com)
Added to toolshed.down.net: 07/19/01 13:39:30

                        GUITAR TABLATURE FOR:


                              "PARABOL"
                                  &
                              "PARABOLA"


                  By TOOL, from their album "Lateralus"






Transcribed by Nathan Syrus Fitzgerald
(nslf@hotmail.com)


NOTE: This tablature is best viewed in the "fixedsys" font, or some 
other unispaced
      font so that there is no warping. The end of each line in the 
tablature clef
      should be exactly aligned.


*********************************
*        IMPORTANT !            *
*   Tune low E DOWN to low B    *
*   Tune low A DOWN to low E    *
*********************************


I read in a guitar magazine article that this is how Adam tunes his 
guitar for this
song, and it's important because you can't really get the song to 
sound right unless
you have that really low dropped B String.


b - means bend up to indicate step (ie. --2b(1\2)---  means
              pick 2 and bend until it raises a half step or
              1 fret up in pitch)
              (FULL) = Whole Step, or 2 frets.
              (1\2)  = Half Step, or 1 fret.
              (1\4)  = Quarter Step, or half a fret.


  h  - Hammer-on
  p  - Pull-off
  /  - Slide
  ~  - Vibrato
P.M. - Palm-Muted 
[5]  - Harmonic
A.H. - Artificial Harmonic
********************************



"PARABOL"
                                                                    
    REPEAT THIS 9 TIMES


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-0h2----------------------------|-7h9----------------------------|
    E-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                      
                                                                       
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-0h2----------------------------|-7h9-7--------------------------|
    E-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                                    


(1:48) VARIATION


                                                                    
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-2---2---0----------------------|-9---9---7----------------------|
    E-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                 
                                                                 
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-2---2---0----------------------|-9---9---7----------------------|
    E-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                                    




THEN DO THE MAIN RIFF 9 TIMES AGAIN


********************************


"PARABOLA"




With good chorus and distortion, Volume swell into,...




VERSE RIFF: (0:00)


    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|   X4
    D--------------------------------|
    E-------------------3p0----5---5-|
    B--3h5---5b(1/4)--5------0h3---3-|


    




FIRST LEAD (0:09) With slight wah effect


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16~~~-----16~---16--16--16\|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14\|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16-14~~-----14b(1/2)
~~~~~~\|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14\|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|








AT 0:19 THE GUITAR CUTS OUT LEAVING ONLY BASS AND DRUMS FOR 
FOUR BARS. 








PRECHORUS PICK SCRACTCHES (0:29)



    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-x-x----------------------------|-x-x----------------------------|
    E-x-x----------------------------|-x-x----------------------------|
    B-x-x----------------------------|-x-x----------------------------|




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-x-x----------------------------|-x-x------x-x----------x-x-x-x--|
    E-x-x----------------------------|-x-x------x-x----------x-x-x-x--|
    B-x-x----------------------------|-x-x------x-x----------x-x-x-x--|














CHORUS (0:38)   


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|-5-------5------5---5---5---5---|
    g--------------------------------|-4-------4------4---4---4---4---| X3
    D-5-------5---5--7-------7---7---|-2-------2------2---2---2---2---| 
    E-3-------3---3--5-------5---5---|-0-------0------0---0---0---0---|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


(THE 4TH TIME THE CHORUS REPEATS, THE END IS A LITTLE 
DIFFERENT)
    
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-5-------5---5--7--------7---7--|--------5-----------------------|
    E-3-------3---3--5--------5---5--|-3--3---3-------5--5------------|
    B--------------------------------|-1--1-----------3--3------------|
                                       (Choosing to be here in,........












    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|   X7
    D--------------------------------|
    E-------------------3p0----5---5-|
    B--3h5---5b(1/4)--5------0h3---3-|




THEN AT (1:14) DO THIS,....




    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|
    D-x--x----------x--x-------------|
    E-x--x----------x--x------5------|
    B-5--5----------5--5------3------|
      (P.M.-------------)




FILL 1 (1:17)




    e--------------------------------|   
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|  X3
    D----------------------0h2--4----|
    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7----0----2----|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|




THEN


    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|
    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--------------|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|




THEN VERSE RIFF 4X (1:26)




***********************GUITAR SOLO (1:36)
******************************


(NOTE: BACKING IS 2 BARS OF THE VERSE RIFF, THEN 4 BARS OF THE 
CHORUS)


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16~~~-----16~---16--16--16\|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14\|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|








    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|------------------15--14--12----|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16-14~----14b-----------12-|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14\|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|






    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------15--14------|--------------------------------|
    g-------11----12-------------12--|14B(FULL)--12~~~~~~~~~~~~----
---|
    D--14----------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|








    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--14-14b(FULL)14b--14--12-11-12-|-11b(1/2)-----------------------
|
    D--------------------------------|---------12/-14~~~~~~~~~~-------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


(NOTE: IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE SQUEAKY ARTIFICIAL HARMONIC 
SOUND HERE,
      OR THE NOTES WONT SOUND RIGHT. TRY TO STRIKE THE STRING 
WITH BOTH
      YOUR THUMB AND PICK AND PINCH IT AS YOU PLAY.) 


      (A.H.---------------------------------------------------------)
    e-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    b-------7----8-------------------|-------7----8-------------------|
    g------------------------7-------|------------------------7-------|
    D--9---------------9-------------|--9---------------9-------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|








       (A.H.--------)
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--8--8-----7--------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------7-------5/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------
-------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


SOLO ENDS AT (2:04)


*********************************************************
**************










(2:04) 


    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|   X7
    D--------------------------------|
    E-------------------3p0----5---5-|
    B--3h5---5b(1/4)--5------0h3---3-|






THEN AT (2:20) DO THIS,....


    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|
    D-x--x----------x--x-------------|
    E-x--x----------x--x------5------|
    B-5--5----------5--5------3------|
      (P.M.-------------)




FILL 2 (2:22)




    e--------------------------------|   
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|  X3
    D----------------------0h2--4----|
    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7----0----2----|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|




THEN


    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|
    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--------------|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|


(2:30) NOW THE GUITAR CUTS OUT FOR A BIT WHILE THE BASS DOES 
A LITTLE FILL




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E---------------------------2----|7-------------------------2-----|
    B---------------------------0----|5-------------------------0-----|


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

    E-7-------------------------2----|7-------------------------2-----|
    B-5-------------------------0----|5-------------------------0-----|






(2:49) THIS IS THE "BREAKDOWN" WHERE SOME WEIRD RYTHYMS 
COME INTO PLAY.
LISTEN TO THE SONG TO GET THE SYNCOPATED BEAT.


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X4
    D--------------------------------|-7---------5\-------------------|
    E-7--------5\--------------------|-5---------3\-------------------|
    B-5--------3\--------------------|--------------------------------|




(3:08) THE MORE OBVIOUS RYTHYM RETURNS


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5------------5--------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------3--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x------------------------|




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5---------------------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------2--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x---------------0--------|




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5------------5--------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------3--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x------------------------|




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5---------------------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------2--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x---------------0--------|




(3:28) SLOW GROOVY RIFF


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x3
    D-------------------0------------|--------------------------------|
    E-------5-----3------------------|-------------3------------------|
    B-5-----------------------3------|-5-----3-----------0-----3------|




THE FOURTH TIME AROUND, THE RIFF IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------------0------------------|--------------------------------|
    E-5-----3-----------3------------|-5-----3-----5------------------|
    B-------------------------3------|-------------------0-----3\-----|




(3:47) COOL SCALE RIFF




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-2-0----------------------------|-2-0----------------------------|
    E-----5-3-0------5----5----5-----|-----5-3-0-----------5----3-----|
    B-----------0----3----3----3-----|-----------0----5---------------|




    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-2-0----------------------------|-2-0----------------------------|
    E-----5-3-0------5----5----5-----|-----5-3-0------7---------------|
    B-----------0----3----3----3-----|-----------0----5---------------|




THEN BASS ONLY FOR 2 BARS


(4:01)


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------------------0------------|--------------------------------|
    E-------5-----3------------------|-------------3------------------|
    B-5-----------------------3------|-5-----3-----------0-----3------|




(4:06) MY FAVOURITE RIFF!


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E-----xxx-5h7-xxx-10h12--10\-----|-----xxx-5h7-xxx-10h12--10\--
---|
    B-3h5-xxx-----xxx----------------|-3h5-xxx-----xxx----------------|






    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E-----xxx-5h7-xxx-10h12--10\-----|-----x-5h7-x-10h12-x-5h7-x-5-
---|
    B-3h5-xxx-----xxx----------------|-3h5-x-----x-------x-----x-3----|




(4:14) MAYNARD STARTS SINGIN AGAIN. PLAY THIS....LISTEN FOR THE 
RYTHYM WHEN THE
CHORD IS ACCENTUATED AND THE PALM MUTE LIFTED


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X3
    E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
7-7|
    B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
5-5|
     (P.M.--) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----)






    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E---3h5-----3h5--x-x---x-x----5--|-------5/7-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2b
(1/2)|
    B-5-------3------5-5---5-5----3--|-------3/5-0---0---0---0--------|
We are eternal, 
      All this pain is an illusion....  




(4:36) THE MONSTER RIFF AT THE END


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b----------------5---------------|--------------------------------|
    g-----------4----4---------------|--------------------------------| X6
    D-2----2----2----2---------------|--------------------------------| 
    E-0----0----0----0-----5----5---0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-2b(1/2)-2-2b
(1/2)-|
    B----------------------3----3---0---0---0---0---------------------|




(5:38) THE NICE OUTTRO
    


    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-7h9----------------------------|-0h2----------------------------|
    E-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|




    e--------------------------------|----------------------------[12]|
    b--------------------------------|----------------------[12]------|
    g-4--4--2h4h2--0--------0--------|----------------[12]------------|
    D------------------4--------4--0-|-----2--------------------------|
    E---------------------------(P.M)|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


END


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