Song - Lateralis
Band - Tool
Album - Lateralus
Tabbed by Colin Oakes - 13th November 2002

#~ = 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

[play with guitar volume at 1/2 [5/10] and on last note crank up to full
this should bring plenty of harmonic distortion [with gain of course]]

e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]----------5-----------
d]---7--5h7---7--5h7p5p-
a]----------------------
d]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ x4

e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]---------------------5---------
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7---7-5h7p5-
a]-------------------------------
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ x7

e]------------
b]------------
g]------------
d]---7~~~~~7~~
a]------------
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~

time reference - 1:12/9:24

1st Chorus

e]--------------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------------
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12-
a]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12-
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12- x2

e]-------------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------------------
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-
a]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-

time reference - 1:38/9:24
lyrics - "black then white are..."

1st Verse - guitar is silent

time reference - 2:03/9:24
lyrics - "as below so above and beyond..."

1st Bridge

[palm muted]

e]-----------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------
d]-0-0-0-0--0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-
a]-0-0-0-0--0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-
d]-0-0-0-0--0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0- x3

e]--------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-7-5-3-0-
a]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-7-5-3-0-
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-7-5-3-0- x4

e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-
a]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-

palm muted             not palm muted
e]-------------------- ---------
b]-------------------- ---------
g]-------------------- ---------
d]-0h5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5- -5-5-5-5-
a]-0h5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5- -5-5-5-5-
d]-0h5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5- -5-5-5-5-

time reference - 2:32/9:24
lyrics - "over thinking, over analysing..."

2nd Chorus

e]--------------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------------
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12-
a]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12-
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12- x2

e]-----------------------------------------------------
b]-----3-3-------------6-6-----------------------------
g]-----2-2-------------5-5-----------------------------
d]-0-0-0-0-5-5-3p2h3-3-3-3-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-
a]-0-0-0-0-5-5-3p2h3-3-3-3-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-
d]-0-0-0-0-5-5-3p2h3-3-3-3-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-

time reference - 2:56/9:24
lyrics - "black then white are..."

2nd Verse - Guitar is silent

time reference - 3:22/9:24
lyrics - "as below so above and beyond..."

2nd Bridge

[palm muted]

e]-----------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------
d]-0-0-0-0--0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-
a]-0-0-0-0--0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-
d]-0-0-0-0--0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0- x3

e]--------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-7-5-3-0-
a]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-7-5-3-0-
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0h5-5-5-5-7-5-3-0- x4

e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-
a]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-
d]-0h3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-

palm muted    not palm muted
e]----------- ---------
b]----------- ---------
g]----------- ---------
d]-0h5-5-5-5- -5-5-5-5-
a]-0h5-5-5-5- -5-5-5-5-
d]-0h5-5-5-5- -5-5-5-5-

time reference - 3:49/9:24
lyrics - "over thinking, over analysing..."

3rd Chorus

e]--------------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------------
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12-
a]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12-
d]-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3p2h3-3-x-3-3-x-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-10-12-

e]-----------------------------------------------------
b]-----3-3-------------6-6-----------------------------
g]-----2-2-------------5-5-----------------------------
d]-0-0-0-0-5-5-3p2h3-3-3-3-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-
a]-0-0-0-0-5-5-3p2h3-3-3-3-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-
d]-0-0-0-0-5-5-3p2h3-3-3-3-5-3p2h3/5-5--5-3-5h7p5\3h5p-

time reference - 4:06/9:24
lyrics - "I..."

Solo

[need Digtal FX pedal]

e]-------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------
d]-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-
a]-------------------------------------------------
d]-------------------------------------------------

e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------
d]-0-14h15p14p0-7~~~14h15p14p0-----------14h15p14p0-10-9-9h10-7/12~
a]-----------------------------12-10-8~~~--------------------------
d]-----------------------------------------------------------------

e]---------------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------------
g]---------------------------------------------------
d]-0-14h15p14p0-------------14h15p14p0-10-9-9h10-7~~~
a]--------------12-10-8/12---------------------------
d]---------------------------------------------------

time reference - 4:30/9:24
lyrics - "feed my will to feel this moment..."

Build up to Intro Repeat

[still using Digtal FX]

e]-------r----------
b]-------e----------
g]-14FXb-p-17h18p12-
d]-------e----------
a]-------a----------
d]-------t----------

lyrics - "reaching out to embrace the random..."

[return to origional setting]

e]-------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------------
d]-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-
a]-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-
d]-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-

time reference - 4:46/9:24

bass plays low octive D before guitar similarly to the intro

e]---------------------
b]---------------------
g]---------------------
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7~~~~~
a]---------------------
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~

e]---------------------
b]---------------------
g]---------------------
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7-
a]---------------------
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~

lyrics - "come and erase my..."

e]-------------------------
b]-------------------------
g]---------------------5-----
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7---7-
a]-------------------------
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~

e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]---------------------5---------
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7---7-5h7p5-
a]-------------------------------
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ x3

e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]---------------------5---------
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7---7-5h7p5-
a]-------3~~~~~------------------
d]-5~~~~~------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]---------------------5---------
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7---7-5h7p5-
a]-------------------------------
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

lyrics - "swing on the spiral..."

e]---------------------------------
b]---------------------------------
g]---------5-----------------5-----
d]---7-5h7---7-5h7p5---7-5h7---7~~~
a]-------------------------------0-
d]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~0-

e]-------------------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------------------------
d]---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7---7p5h7p5p---7~~~~~7~~~~~7-5h7p---------------
a]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~~3-3-10-10--5--3-
d]-5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~3~~~~~0~~~~~~~~3-3-10-10--5--3-

time reference - 6:38/9:24
lyrics - just after "still be a human..."

[need Digital FX pedal]

e]-------r-------r------------------------------------------------
b]-------e-13FXb-e-13-11------------------------------------------
g]-14FXb-p-------p-------14-10-12h14p12p10-12h14p12p10-0-5-7-8-10-
d]-------e-------e------------------------------------------------
a]-------a-------a------------------------------------------------
d]-------t-------t------------------------------------------------

e]-------
b]-------
g]-------
d]-5~~3~~
a]-5~~3~~
d]-5~~3~~

time reference - 7:15/9:24

guitar plays open D [below] from 7:15 to 8:00

e]-----
b]-----
g]-----
d]-0-x-
a]-0-x-
d]-0-x-

time reference - 8:00/9:24
lyrics - "and following our will and wind..."

e]-------------------------------------------------
b]-15-15-13-13-15-15-18-18-14-14-13-13-18-18-15-15-
g]-14-14-12-12-14-14-17-17-15-15-12-12-17-17-14-14-
d]-------------------------------------------------
a]-------------------------------------------------
d]-------------------------------------------------

lyrics - "we'll ride the spiral to the end..."

[play similarly to the open D version but only from 8:08/8:15]

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

e]---------
b]---------
g]---------
d]-5-5-3-3-
a]-5-5-3-3-
d]-5-5-3-3-

time reference - 8:15/9:24
lyrics - "spiral out..."

e]------------------
b]------------------
g]------------------
d]-0-3-0-xxx-0--3-0-
a]-0-3-0-xxx-0--3-0-
d]-0-3-0-xxx-0--3-0- x4

time reference - 8:33/9:24
lyrics - just after "...keep going"

Outro

[need Digital FX pedal]

e]----------------------
b]-13FXb----------------
g]-------10-10-12-17-12-
d]----------------------
a]----------------------
d]----------------------

e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]-12FXb-10-10-12-17-12-
d]----------------------
a]----------------------
d]---------------------- x5

e]----------------------
b]-13FXb----------------
g]-------10-10-12-17-12-
d]----------------------
a]----------------------
d]---------------------- x4

e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]-12-12----------------
d]-------10-10-12-17-12\
a]----------------------
d]----------------------

time reference - 8:56/9:24

Ending

e]------------------
b]------------------
g]------------------
d]-5-3--10-12-0~~~~~
a]-5-3--10-12-0~~~~~
d]-5-3--10-12-0~~~~~

finish

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