Band: Tool
Song: Lateralus (Track 9)
CD  : Lateralus

Tab By: Kyle Jasinski
        (Myownlabmonkey@yahoo.com)
Date: October 4, 2001

DROP D TUNING (DADGBE)

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Please use this tab as a reference, this is the way i play it.


KEY:

(lr) - let ring
pm - palmute (dashes "-" show where)
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato
() - lightly hit this note...listen to song you'll hear it.
/- slide up
\- slide down
AH - HARD artificial harmonic
ah - SOFT artificial harmonic


IMPORTANT:
x
x - is not usually a scrape in tool songs.
x   my version means heavily palm mute the open D
    chord (so u can barely make it out):
                       d|---0---|
     		     a|---0---| - but very heavily palm-muted.
		     d|---0---|

Intro (clean WITH DELAY)        play 3x
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|     The delay on the intro is what creates
g|----------------5----------------------|     a lot of the other notes you may hear.
d|------7--5h7------7------5h7p5p0-------|
a|---------------------------------------|
d|---0 (let ring)------------------------|


then play:
                                      play about 7x (0:13 to 1:13)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------5----------------------------------------------|
d|------7--5h7------7------5h7p5p0---------7-(lr)-------7-(lr)---|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---0 (let ring)---------------------5-(lr)-------3-(lr)--------|


 (kick in distortion)  PLEASE listen to song to understand the details im adding.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-xx-0-0-xx-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12---|
a|-0-0-xx-0-0-xx-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12---|
d|-0-0-xx-0-0-xx-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12---|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
a|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--3--3h5-3-2-0--|
a|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--3--3h5-3-2-0--|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--3--3h5-3-2-0--|


Verse 1: (Silence untill 2:04)


Prechorus 1:

 (distortion)                              play 7x
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----|
a|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----|
 pm------------------------------------------|

then:                                       play 1x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
a|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
 pm---------------------------------------------------|



Chorus 1:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
a|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
a|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|

 let them ring and strum them sometimes...listen to song or so it your own way
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
d|-0--------0----------00--3------3-------5-5-3--3/5-5-x-5--5----3--3h5-3\2-0-|
a|-0--------0----------00--3------3-------5-5-3--3/5-5-x-5--5----3--3h5-3\2-0-|
d|-0--------0----------00--3------3-------5-5-3--3/5-5-x-5--5----3--3h5-3\2-0-|
  (Feed my will to feel my moment drawing way out-side the lines)


Verse 2: (Silence from 2:59 - 3:24)


Prechorus 2:

 (distortion)                              play 7x
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----|
a|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----|
 pm------------------------------------------|

then:                                       play 1x
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
a|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
d|--0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
 pm-----------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
a|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|
d|-0-0-x-0-0-x-5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-3-2-2//5-5-x-5--0--10--12-----|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------2-2----------------------5--5---------------------------------|
d|-0-----0-0---5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3--3---5-5-3-2-2//5-x--5----3h5-3\2--|
a|-0-----0-0---5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3--3---5-5-3-2-2//5-x--5----3h5-3\2--|
d|-0-----0-0---5-5-3-3-2-0--3-3-x-3--3---5-5-3-2-2//5-x--5----3h5-3\2--|
 (Withering my   in-tu-i-tion   leaving  these opportunities behind.)



Bridge (4:08):

      (use soft artificial harmonics on notes on G string)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------5--7----5--7----5--7----5--7----5--7----5--7----5--7--|
d|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------5h6p5-------------5h6p5---------------5h6p5------------------|
g|------------0h2~~~~-----------0h2p0---------------0-5-4-5\\2~~~----|
d|--0---------------------------------3~~~~--------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----1/3-3~~~~-------5h6p5--------------------5h6p5------------------|
g|---------------------------0h2p0-------------------0-5-4-5\\2~~~----|
d|----------------------------------3~~ 3/7---------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Play with this note (use artificial harmonics and wah peddal from 4:32 to 4:40)
e|-----------|
b|-----------|
g|----2------|		 	g|---------|
d|-----------| 	           or    	d|----7----|
a|-----------|
d|-----------|

Then (4:40)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--2/5-5h7p5p0----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-0-xx-0-0-xx-0-0-xx-0-0-|
a|----------------0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-0-xx-0-0-xx-0-0-xx-0-0-|
d|----------------0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-0-xx-0-0-xx-0-0-xx-0-0-|

Silence from 4:49 to 5:05

then play (uses slight echo during clean parts - LET NOTES RING):

 (clean with DELAY)
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-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------5-----------------|
d|-----7-------------7--------------7-5h7-------7--------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--5-------------3--------------0-----------------------------|

							Play 5x
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------5-----------------|
d|-----7-------------7--------------7-5h7-------7------5h7p5p0-|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--5-------------3--------------0-----------------------------|

                               Play 2x
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|------------------5-----------------|
d|---------7-5h7-------7------5h7p5p0-|
a|------------------------------------|
d|------5----------(3)----------------|

 Then some easy distortion here at 6:20

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----7-------------7----------7-5h7-5p0-----7-5h7-5p0----------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--5-------------3----------0--------------3--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----7-------------7----------7-5h7-5p0-----7-5h7-5p0----------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--5-------------3----------0--------------3--------------------|

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

KICK IN THE DISTORTION!
Now mess around with these notes at their times in the song.
Remember that he uses wah and artificial harmonics! pick at 32'nd notes (fast!)

 (6:42 to 6:58)
e|-----------|
b|-----------|
g|----2------|
d|-----------|
a|-----------|
d|-----------| ------------|
                           You might like to use a
 (6:58 to 7:08)            wah too for these parts.
e|-----------| ------------|
b|-----------|
g|----7------|
d|-----------|
a|-----------|
d|-----------|

 then, with a little wah and some art. harmonics before chords (7:08):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----7\5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------3/5\3/5-3---3/5\3/5-3--3/5--5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3----|
a|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3----|
d|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3----|
      ah+wah|---------------------------|

 (7:18)
e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|
d|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0-0--x--0-0---|
a|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0-0--x--0-0---|
d|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0-0--x--0-0---|

  (8:04)                        1x
e|----------------------------------|
b|- 15-15---13-13---15-15----18-18--|
g| -14-14---12-12---14-14----17-17--|
d|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0--0--x--0--0---|
a|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0--0--x--0--0---|
d|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0--0--x--0--0---|

 then:                          1x
e|----------------------------------|
b|--15-15---13-13---18-18----15-15--|
g|--14-14---12-12---17-17----14-14--|
d|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0--0--x--0--0---|
a|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0--0--x--0--0---|
d|--0-0--x--0-0--x--0--0--x--0--0---|

 then this once:                1x
e|--------------------------------|
b|--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8---|
g|--7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---|
d|--5-5--x--5-5--x--5-5--x--5-5---|
a|--5-5--x--5-5--x--5-5--x--5-5---|
d|--5-5--x--5-5--x--5-5--x--5-5---|

 then this once:          1x
e|--------------------------|
b|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
g|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
d|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
a|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
d|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

  (8:21)                 Play 4x
e|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|------------------------------|
d|--3--5--0--xx--0-0--x--0-0----|
a|--3--5--0--xx--0-0--x--0-0----|
d|--3--5--0--xx--0-0--x--0-0----|
 (Spi-ral out...keep...going...)

USE SOFT ARTIFICIAL HARMONICS (soft as in not so hard :p) on all the notes...

                 Play 10x
e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|---7------------5-------|
d|-------3----3-5----0----|
a|------------------------|
d|------------------------|
  ah --------------------
                  Play 1x
e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|------------------------|
d|-------0----0-3--5--0---|
a|---5--------------------|
d|------------------------|
  ah --------------------

                  Play 1x
e|-------------------------|
b|----------------------3--|
g|------------5---7-----2--|  hold last
d|--5---3-----5---7-----0--|  chord
a|--5---3-----3---5-----0--|
d|--5---3---------------0--|

           END

Lyrics for Verse 1:
Black then white are all I see in my infancy.
red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me.
lets me see...

Lyrics for prechorus 1:
As below, so above and beyond, I imagine
drawn beyond the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

Lyrics for chorus 1:
Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, missing opportunities and I must
Feed my will to feel my moment drawing way outside the lines.

Lyrics for Verse 2:
Black then white are all I see in my infancy.
red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me.
lets me see...
there is so much more and
beckons me to look through to these infinite possibilities...

Lyrics for prechorus 2:
As below, so above and beyond, I imagine
drawn outside the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

Lyrics for chorus 2:
Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition leaving all these opportunities behind.


LYRICS FOR REST OF SONG (tab is in order)

Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to cross the line.
Reaching out to embrace the random.
Reaching out to embrace whatever may come.

I embrace my desire to
feel the rhythm, to feel connected
enough to step aside and weep like a widow
to feel inspired, to fathom the power,
to witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain,
to swing on the spiral
of our divinity and still be a human.

With my feet upon the ground I lose myself
between the sounds and open wide to suck it in,
I feel it move across my skin.
I'm reaching up and reaching out,
I'm reaching for the random or what ever will bewilder me.
And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been.
We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been.

Spiral out. Keep going...

Lyrics thanks to http://toolshed.down.net

all lyrics property of Tool and recieved from "http://toolshed.down.net."