Tool - Official Lateralus guitar tab
Tool - Lateralus
Tuning: DADGBE
X = Mute
/ = Slide up
PM = Palm mute
~ = Vibrato
INTRO [clean, Delay]
4X [0:13] 9X
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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
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-----|
[1:29]
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-5-5-3-3-5-3-0-0-----|
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
E|-------------------------------------------|
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
E|-------------------------------------------|
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
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
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
E|------------------------|---------------------------|
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]
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------7--------7---------7-----|------7-----7-----7---5--7---------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--5-------3---------0----------|--5------3-----0-------------------|
[5:21] "I embrace..."-
E|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
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
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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
E|-------------------------------------|
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..."
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
