Song - H
Band - Tool
Album - Aenima
Tabbed by Colin Oakes

#~ = let ring
~ = harmonics
[#] = palm mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
b# = bend to
FXb = Digtal FX bend
x = muted scratching

Intro
bass plays from the beginning and guitar plays these chords during it:

e]----------------------------
b]-----3-------3-------3---15-
g]-----2-------2-------2---14-
d]-----0-------0----xx-0---0--
a]-----0-------0----xx-0---0--
d]-~12-0-------0----xx-0---0--

time reference - 0:38/6:07

1st Verse

e]------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------
g]-------5---5h7p5------------5-5p4h5-
d]---7-----7-------5h7----7-----------
a]-5---8----------------5---8---------
d]------------------------------------

e]-------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------
g]-------5---5h7p5------------5-5p4h5-2--2-0-2h3p2-
d]---7-----7-------5h7----7------------------------
a]-5---8----------------5---8----------------------
d]-------------------------------------------------

e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]-2-0------------------
d]-----2-0------5---7-0-
a]----------3h5---5-----
d]----------------------

e]------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------
g]-------5---5h7p5------------5-5p4h5-
d]---7-----7-------5h7----7-----------
a]-5---8----------------5---8---------
d]------------------------------------

time reference - 1:08/6:07

1st Bridge

e]------------------------------
b]------------------------------
g]------------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5-------
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8---7-5-0-
d]------------------------------

e]--------------------------
b]--------------------------
g]--------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5-\-
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8-5-\-
d]----------------------5-\- x3

e]-----------
b]-----------
g]-----------
d]---7---5-\-
a]-5---8-5-\-
d]-------5-\- x4

time reference - 1:36/6:07
lyrics - "considerately"

e]-----------------------
b]-3--15-15b16-3---------
g]-2--14-14b15-2-15-14\0-   [sounds good with delay effect]
d]-0-----------0---------
a]-0-----------0---------
d]-0-----------0---------

2nd Verse
bass plays the riff from the 1st verse while guitar softly plays this:

[all palm muted]

e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]---------5---
a]-----------8-
d]-0-0-0-0----- x8

after the 8th repeat, play [still palm muted]:

e]-----------
b]-----------
g]---5-7-5---
d]-5-------7-
a]-----------
d]-----------

time reference - 2:05/6:07
lyrics - "gravity...."

2nd Bridge

e]------------------------------
b]------------------------------
g]------------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5-------
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8---7-5-0-
d]------------------------------

e]--------------------------
b]--------------------------
g]--------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5-\-
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8-5-\-
d]----------------------5-\- x3

e]-----------
b]-----------
g]-----------
d]---7---5-\-
a]-5---8-5-\-
d]-------5-\- x7

e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]---7---------
a]-5---8b9b8-\-
d]-------------

time reference - 2:43/6:07

Chorus

e]----------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------
g]----------------------------------------
d]-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-/10-
a]-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-/10-
d]-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5-/10-

e]------------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------2-
g]----------------------------------------3-
d]-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5--10-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5--0-
a]-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5--10-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5--0-
d]-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5--10-0-7-3-5-\0-7-3-5--0-

time reference - 3:03/6:07
lyrics - "considerately killing me..."

bass plays intro riff again and guitar plays this chord as the
build up to the soft, mellow part of the song:

e]-----------
b]-3-3-3-3-3-
g]-2-2-2-2-2-
d]-0-0-0-0-0-
a]-----------
d]-----------

time reference - 3:26/6:07

Soft, mellow part:

[all palm muted]

e]---------
b]-----1h3-
g]-0h2-----
d]---------
a]---------
d]--------- duration - 3:26 to 4:02

time reference - 4:02

Overdrive Bridge

e]-------------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------------
g]-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-
d]-------------------------------------------------------------
a]-------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------------------------------------------------------------

e]----------------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------------
g]-0-9-5-7-2h3p2-9-5-7--0-9-5-7b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-\-
d]----------------------------------------------
a]----------------------------------------------
d]----------------------------------------------

[palm muted]

e]---------------------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------------------
g]---------------------------------------------------------
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
a]-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-

e]--------------------
b]-----------11-11-11-
g]-----------10-10-10-
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--
a]-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--

[not palm muted]

e]---------------------------
b]-11---11-\8---8-/13---13-\-
g]-10---10-\7---7-/12---12-\-
d]-8----8--\5---5-/10---10-\-
a]-8----8--\5---5-/10---10-\-
d]-8----8--\5---5-/10---10-\-

e]---
b]-3-
g]-2-
d]-0-
a]-0-
d]-0-

time reference - 4:45/6:07
lyrics - just after "i dont mind..."

Overdrive

[play very fast]

e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]----------------------
d]-3p-2p-3p-0h3p-3p-2h3-
a]-3p-2p-3p-0h3p-3p-2h3-
d]-3p-2p-3p-0h3p-3p-2h3- x3

e]------------------
b]------------------
g]------------------
d]-3p-2p-3p-0h3p-3p-
a]-3p-2p-3p-0h3p-3p-
d]-3p-2p-3p-0h3p-3p-

time reference - 4:54/6:07

Pre Chorus [straight after overdrive]

e]-----------------------------------------------
b]-/15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------
g]-/14-14-14-14-14-------------------------------
d]-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-8/10-10p8h10p8-
a]-----------------------------------------------
d]-----------------------------------------------

e]------------------------------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------------------------------
g]-/14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-12/14-14-7-7-7-7-7-
d]------------------------------------------------------------
a]------------------------------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------------------------------

e]------------
b]------------
g]-/b19b18b19-
d]------------
a]------------
d]------------

time reference - 5:23/6:07
lyrics - "well i am too..."

2nd Chorus

e]-----------------------
b]-----------------------
g]-----------------------
d]-0-7-1-1/3-3/5-5-10-12-
a]-0-7-1-1/3-3/5-5-10-12-
d]-0-7-1-1/3-3/5-5-10-12- x3

e]---------------------
b]-------------------3-
g]-------------------2-
d]-0-7-1-1/3-3/5-5--\0-
a]-0-7-1-1/3-3/5-5--\0-
d]-0-7-1-1/3-3/5-5--\0-

time reference - 5:43/6:07
lyrics - "considerately killing me..."

Outro - just vocals for the first and second "considerately killing me", then:

e]-----------------
b]---------------5-
g]-2--2-0--2-0---4-
d]-------------0-3-
a]-----------------
d]-----------------

finish

if you liked this tab [and even if u didnt] please e-mail me at
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[opiate, undertow, aenima or lateralus] cause im interested to see what
has inspired/affect people the most from tool's work.
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cheers