Guitar Tab for Prison Sex

[#414]

Transcribed by
best-tab (intagir@aol.com)
Added to t.d.n: 12/11/97 12:44:51

Prison Sex is one of my favorite Tool songs.  Itís got a really dense guitar line, 
which is probably due to the fact that itís in drop B!  Adam uses a lot of palm
muting and tricky timing (when doesnít he?) in this song.  Iíve taken the time to
make sure that all of the notes and parts are correct and follow the song track
as closely as possible.  If youíre really gonna try to learn the song, it would
be best to just listen to the song and follow the tab before you sit down and try
to play it.  Trust me!  Lyrics are below.  Use them to help with the timing.

tuning-
e
b
g
d
a
B (tune down E four steps)

tab explanation-

read tab left to right, top to bottom (like a book) and it with follow the entire
course of the song.

symbol explanation-

m	- palm mute
m...   - palm mute throughtout
^	- hammer-on/pull-off (example) 3^5=hammer-on, 5^3=pull-off
x	-percussive muffle (very strong palm muting)
R	-guitar rest (no sound whatsoever)
/	-slide to higher notes
\	-slide to lower notes
~	-sustain (let ring)
()	-do not strike (notes sounded by heavy fingering)
b	-string bend one whole step
ah	-artificial harmonic (pinch harmonic)
*	-tremelo picking (picking extremely fast -16th notes)



Prison Sex

with delay effect, depress tremelo bar-
hit low b string three times (4 beats apart), then pick scrape.
hit low b again and slowly release tremelo tension while string is ringing.
when tremelo is in normal position turn off delay

  m............        m............       m............
e--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
g--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
d----------------0^2-|---------------0^2-|----------------0^2-|
a--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B-0-x0-x0--x0-x------|-0-x0-x0--xxxx-----|-0-x0-x0--x0-x------|


e-----------------| 
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
d-2-20-0--------0-|
a-------2--2-0^2--|
B-----------------|

     m R    m             m.............             m
e-----------------|      e---------------|      e---------------|
b-----------------|      b---------------|      b---------------|
g-----------------| x4   g---------------| x8   g---------------| x4
d--------2~-------|      d---------------|      d---------------|
a-5------0~---0^2-|      a---------0^2---|      a--5---12\------|
B--3-0------3-----|      B-3005~-0----00-|      B-3--0-10\--3^0-|

  m............             m 		      m
e---------------|      e---------------|      e-------------|
b---------------|      b---------------|      b-------------|
g---------------| x8   g---------------| x3   g-------------|
d---------------|      d---------------|      d-------------|
a---------0^2---|      a--5---12\------|      a--5---12\----|
B-3005~-0----00-|      B-3--0-10\--3^0-|      B-3--0-10\----|

     m    m   m   m   m  
e--------------------------|      e----------------------------------|
b--------------------------|      b----------------------------------|
g--------------------------| x3   g----------------------------------|
d--------------------------|      d----------------------------------|
a-2----12---5---7---7---5--|      a-------7-7-7-5-5-5-1010107-7-5-5--|
B-0--0-10-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-3-x|      B-0-0-0-5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-5-5-3-3--|


     m R    m                 m               m        m.............
e-----------------|      e-----------------------|   e----------------|
b-----------------|      b-------5---------------|   b----------------|
g-----------------| x3   g-------4---------------|   g----------------| x4
d--------2~-------|      d-------2-0^2-2^0-----0-|   d----------------|
a-5------0~---0^2-|      a-5--------------2^0----|   a---------0^2----|
B--3-0------3-----|      B--3-0---------------0--|   B-3005~-0-----00-|

  m.....     m......       m..    m......             m
e--------------------|   e----------------|      e---------------|
b--------------------|   b----------------|      b---------------|
g--------------------|   g----------------| x3   g---------------| x3
d--------------------|   d----------------|      d---------------|
a---------7~---0^2---|   a-----7~---0^2---|      a--5---12\------|
B-300000--5~-0----00-|   B-300-5~-0----00-|      B-3--0-10\--3^0-|

     m               m    m   m   m   m
e-----------|   e--------------------------|
b-----------|   b--------------------------|      
g-----------|   g--------------------------| x3   
d-----------|   d--------------------------|
a--5---12\--|   a-2----12---5---7---7---5--|
B-3--0-10\--|   B-0--0-10-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-3-x|

                                            m........... 
e----------------------------------|      e----------------------|
b----------------------------------|      b----------------------|
g----------------------------------| x3   g-----------------0^2--| x3
d----------------------------------|      d--------------0^2-----|
a-------7-7-7-5-5-5-1010107-7-5-5--|      a----------------------|
B-0-0-0-5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-5-5-3-3--|      B-0-x0-x0--0xx---------|

                            m                      m
e------------------|   e---------------|      e---------------|
b------------------|   b---------------|      b---------------|
g-2--20--0-------0-|   g---------------| x3   g---------------|
d---------2-2-0^2--|   d---------------|      d-------------4~|
a------------------|   a--5---12\------|      a--5---12~----2~|
B------------------|   B-3--0-10\--3^0-|      B-3--0-10~----0~|

(-bass plays 4 bars-)

								    
e-------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----7---7------------------------------------------------------------|
g---9-------9--7----7----------4~-------3~-------2~--------------------|
d-9--------------7---9~~----2^4------2^4------2^4------2^4-----(4)/----|
a---------------------------------------------------------2~---(2)/----|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
g----9^11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---9^11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         ah
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------|
g----9^11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----9^11------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------9~---9-9b---9b----9b\--|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------|
d----4---2--0------4----2---4--5--4---2--0-----------4~~----5~~-|
a-2-------------2----------------------------2~~----------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|

  m.................               m.................................
e------------------------|      e---------------------------------------|
b------------------------|      b--3p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-10p0---|
g--------------------0~--| x4   g-(high b is played on another guitar)--| x4
d--------------------5~--|      d-(it is not muted and played in synch)-|
a------------------------|      a---------------------------------------|
B-0---0--0-0---0-0-0-----|      B--3p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-10p0---|

    m   m   m    m    
e-12*************************-|
b---(trem is on guitar 2)-----|
g---(and it is not muted)-----| x4
d-----------------------------|
a-5---7---5---12--------------|
B-3-0-5-0-3-0-10-0-12p0-10p0--|

  m m.....   m.....   m.....   m.....
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------0~-|
g-0--------0--------0--------0--------0~-------------------------0~--|
d-4--------4--------4--------4--------4~------0~-------0~------0~----|
a-2--------2--------2--------2--------2~------2~-------2~------2~----|
B-0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0~------0~-------0~------0~----|

Lyrics

it took so long to remember just what happened
i was so young and vestal then, you know it hurt me
but i'm breathing so i guess i'm still alive
even if signs seem to tell me otherwise

got my hands bound, and my head down
and my eyes closed
my throatís wide open

do unto others what has been done to me
do unto others what has been done to you
i'm treading water
i need to sleep a while
my lamb and martyre, you look so precious

won't you, wonít you come on, a bit closer
close enough so i can smell you

i need you to feel this
i can't stand to burn too long
released in sodomy

for one sweet moment i am whole

do unto me now, what has been done to me
do unto me now, what has been done 
you're breathing so i guess you're still alive
even if signs seem to tell me otherwise

won't you, wonít you come on, a bit closer
close enough so i can smell you

i need you to feel this
i need this to make me whole
released in sodomy
i am your witness that blood and flesh can be trusted
i am your witness that blood and flesh can be trusted
only this one holy medium brings me piece of mind

got your hands bound, and your head down
and your eyes closed, you look so precious now

i have found some kind of temporary sanity in this
shit, blood and cum on my hands

i've come round full circle

my lamb and martyr, this will be over soon
you look so precious, you look so precious
you look so precious, you look so precious
you look so precious now
 you look so precious