Tool - Lateralus

Drop D tuning

key:  s=slide   b=bend


As the drums build up:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus Riff  (the rythym may take a while to pick up)

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------3-5--
D--0-0--0-0-0--0-5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5-3-3-3h5-5-5-3------

Verse Riff

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------3-------5--------------------------------------------------
D--0--3----0--5----------------------------------------------------

Verse Riff 2

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--------------------------

Repeat this until:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------

2nd Verse Riff:

G-----------5----------7-------------------------------------------
D---------3----------5---------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--12s0-0-----12s0-0-----------------------------------------------

2nd Part of the Solo:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------3-5-----------------------------
D--0----5b----3--3--3b--3h5--5-5-3---------------------------------

Before the calm:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---------3---------3---------------------
D--0-----0-----0-----0------0-0--0----0-0--0-----------------------

Calm part: (repeat for a while)

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

Then:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5*----------3-3-3-3---------------------
A--5-5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-5------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

*-hold this note, while you play the next set of D's on the A sting.

It changes to this later:

G-----------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------------
D-----------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------
A--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

Then later:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------3-3-3-3s10---------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

During the second solo:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------0------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3s5-5--0-----3s10------------------------------

When it gets heavy again:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5----3----------------------------------------------------------

Wierd bass part:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------0s12b-(x3)-0s15b-0s12b-0s10b-0s15b-0s12b------------
A--0s10b-(x8)------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

Fiddle with that above for a while, then;

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0-3-0--0-3s15---------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

After that bit:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-------3-------------------------------------------------------
D----0-0-5---0-----------------------------------------------------

Then:

G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------3-5---------------------------------------
D--0----3----5----5-3--------0-------------------------------------