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Tool - Official Lateralus guitar tab

Tool - Lateralus

Tuning: DADGBE

X = Mute

/ = Slide up

PM = Palm mute

~ = Vibrato

INTRO [clean, Delay]

4X [0:13] 9X

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B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------5---------------------|-----------------5-----------------------------------------|

D|------7---5--7--5-----7---5--7---5--0---|-----7---5--7--5-----7---5--7---5--0--------7--------7-----|

A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0--------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------5--------3----------|

CHORUS 1 [Distortion]

[1:15] 2x

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B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-----|

A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-----|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-----|

[1:29]

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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3-5-3-0-0-----|

A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3-5-3-0-0-----|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3-5-3-0-0-----|

VERSE 1

[2:04] "As below..." 4x

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B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------|

D|-0-0-0----0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5----|

[PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[2:17] 3x

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B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------|

D|--7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0----0-5-5-5-5-|

[PM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[2:27]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|

D|--7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0----0-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|

[PM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHORUS 2

[2:32] "Over thinking..." 2x

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|

A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|

[2:49] "Feed my will..."

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------3-----------------------------3--------------------------------------|

G|----------2-----------------------------2--------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33--0--3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-0--|

A|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33--0--3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-0--|

D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33--0--3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-0--|

VERSE 2

[3:23] "As below..." 3x

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G|---------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

D|--0-0-0----0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0----0-5-5-5-5----|

[PM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[3:36] 3x

E|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0----0-5-5-5-5----|

[PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[3:46]

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|

A|-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|

D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|

[PM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHORUS 3

[3:51] "Over thinking..."

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12----|

A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12----|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12----|

[3:59] "Feed my will..."

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------3-----------------------------3----------------------------------------|

G|----------2-----------------------------2----------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33--0--3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-0----|

A|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33--0--3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-0----|

D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33--0--3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-0----|

SOLO 1 and TRANSITION [Distortion, Wah]

[4:07] 7x [4:14]

E|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---5-7---|--9-10-9-0--------9-10-9-0-------------9-10-9-0-5-4-5-0---------|

D|-0-------|----------7~---0----------7-5-3~---0-----------------7~---/12~--|

A|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----9-10-9-0------------9-10-9-0-5-4-5-0-------------------------------------|

D|--0---------7-5-3~-/7~------------------7~----------------------/10-12-10-0--|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(NOTE: Listen to recording for the wah pedal effect.)

[4:40] "Reaching..." 2x [4:44] "Reaching..." 2x

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B|------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------------------------|---------------------------|

D|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-|

A|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-|

D|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-|

BRIDGE 1 [Slight Distortion, Delay]

[5:04]

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D|------7--------7---------7-----|------7-----7-----7---5--7---------|

A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D|--5-------3---------0----------|--5------3-----0-------------------|

[5:21] "I embrace..."-

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B|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------5-----|-------------------------------------5--------------------|

D|------7--------7---------7---5--7--5----7--|-------7--------7--------7---5--7--5----7---5--7--5--0----|

A|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

D|--5-------3---------0----------------------|--5--------3--------0-------------------------------------|

[5:37] "Feel the rhythm..." 4x

E|----------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------5--------------------|

D|-------7--------7--------7---5--7--5----7---5--7--5--0----|

A|----------------------------------------------------------|

D|--5--------3--------0-------------------------------------|

[6:11] "Swing on..."

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------1------------------------1-----------------|

G|---2--0-2-0----2--0-2-0-2----2--0-2-0--0-2--0-2-0------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

D|-5-----------3-------------0---------------------------|

[6:19]

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--2--------2--------2--0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2--------2--------2--0-2-0----------|

D|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-|

A|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-|

D|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-|

(NOTE: Slight distortion at [6:19].)

[6:36] "Still be..."

E|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|-5--------3-------------------------|

A|-5--------3-------------------------|

D|-5--------3-------------------------|

SOLO 2 [Distortion, Wah]

[6:41] [6:57] [7:00] 2X 2X

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G|-222222222222222222222222222222/--------|---777777777777777777777777777777777777----------|

D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

(NOTE: While tremelo picking, bend notes 1/2 step up and follow recording for

wah pedal effects. This applies to both tremelo picking parts.)

(NOTE: There is a pick scrape at [7:04] to transition to next part.)

[7:05]

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|-7--7--7~-7~-5-7-5-------------------------------------|

D|----------------------5-3--5--3----5-3--5--3-----3-5-7-|

A|----------------------------------------------3-5------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

[7:13]

E|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|-5--------3---3-3-3-----------------------|

A|-5--------3---3-3-3-----------------------|

D|-5--------3---3-3-3-----------------------|

BRIDGE 2 [Distortion]

[7:17] 3x

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B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|

A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|

[7:30] "With my feet..." 7x [7:59] "Whatever will..."

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B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-|

A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-|

D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--------|

G|-----------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--------|

D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-|

A|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-|

D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-|

ENDING

[8:19] "Spiral out..." 4x

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D|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3------------------------|

A|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3------------------------|

D|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3------------------------|

(NOTE: There are several variations of the phrase at [8:19]. It would

be best to listen to the recording.)

[8:36] [8:38] 5x [8:49] 4x

E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G|-7-8-7---------5---|---------------5---|-7-8-7--------5---|

D|-------------5---5-|-7-8-7-------5---5-|------------5---5-|

A|-------8---0-------|-------8---0-------|-------8--8-------|

D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

[PH]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[9:00]

E|------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|

G|------------------------------|

D|-5---3------10---12---0-------|

A|-5---3------10---12---0-------|

D|-5---3------10---12---0-------|

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