Band: Tool
Song: The Grudge
Album: Lateralus
Guitarist: Adam Jones
Transcribed by: Flake
Tuning: Drop D

I updated the riff on the middle part. I gave it a closer listen and it sound more like Adam plays the 3rd fret A string and then pulls off to an open 6th string after playing the fifth fret of the same string. With this update, I'm expecting the two jackasses that copied this tab to "update" theirs in the same way.

Notation Legend
h=hammer on
p=pull off
pm=palm mute
^(1/2)=bend string(s) one-half step step
x=muffled strings
()=ghost note
tr~~~=trill
/=slide up
\=slide down


Intro

  Elevator shaft sound
  Approx. 8 seconds                                      play 4 times
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|
                                 slight pm-------------------------|

              play 8 times                           play 9 times
E-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A----------5--------------|--------------------------------------|
D--0h1-0-------0h1-0---3--|--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|
                             slight pm-------------------------|

                 play 4 times
E----------------------------|--------------------------10--0--|
B----------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--10--0--|
G----------------------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---7--0--|
D----------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|
A----------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-12\--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-----|
   pm------------------|

         play 3 times
E--------------------|----------------------------------|
B--------------------|----------------------------------|
G--------------------|----------------------------------|
D--------------------|----------------------------------|
A--------------------|----------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
   pm-------------------------------------------------|


Verse

Palm mute open 6th string until Maynard sings "be humbled again"


E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------7----------7--5----------7----------7-5\------------|
A--5h6p5------5h6p5---------5h6p5------5h6p5---------5^(?)----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                     grad. bend
                                                     and release

                    play 8 times
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D--0--x-x--15--x-x--10--x--3h5--|--0-x-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|
A--0--x-x--15--x-x--10--x--3h5--|--0-x-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|
D--0--x-x--15--x-x--10--x--3h5--|--0-x-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|

E---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D--10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|--10-x-x-x-10h12-x-x-x12h13-x-x-x-10h12--|
A--10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|--10-x-x-x-10h12-x-x-x12h13-x-x-x-10h12--|
D--10-x-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-x-12--|--10-x-x-x-10h12-x-x-x12h13-x-x-x-10h12--|

E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D--10--12--13--10--|
A--10--12--13--10--|
D--10--12--13--10--|

Play open D5 chord until bridge


Bridge
                  play 4 times
E-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G-----------------------------|---------------------5-5--|
D-----------------------------|---------------------5-5--|
A--3------5p3--0-0--0-0--0-0--|--3------5p3--0-0-0--3-3--|
D----5p0-------0-0--0-0--0-0--|----5p0-------0-0-0-------|

E-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-------------------------|----------------------3-3-------|
D---------------------5-5-|----------------------3-3--3-3--|
A--3------5p3--0-0-0--5-5-|--3------5p3--0-0-0---1-1--3-3--|
D----5p0-------0-0-0--5-5-|----5p0-------0-0-0--------3-3--|

Repeat with muffled string fills

                   play 4 times
E---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------|
D--0---0---0---3---5--------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
A--0---0---0---3---5--3------5p3--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
D--0---0---0---3---5----5p0-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|

                  play 4 times
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------------------|---------------------------|
G----------------------------|----------------------5-5--|
D----------------------------|----------------------5-5--|
A--3-----5p3---0-0-0--0-0-0--|--3-----5p3---0-0-0---3-3--|
D----5p0-------0-0-0--0-0-0--|----5p0-------0-0-0--------|
                                                                      *
E------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G------------------------------|-------------------------3-3----------|
D--------------------x-x-x-5-5-|---------------------x-x-3-3--3-3--0--|
A--3-----5p3--0-0-0--x-x-x-5-5-|--3-----5p3---0-0-0--x-x-1-1--3-3--0--|
D----5p0------0-0-0--x-x-x-5-5-|----5p0-------0-0-0--x-x------3-3--0--|
                                                                      * let ring

Interlude

   fade in
E---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
B---------------------|--3--3--3--3--|-----------------------------------|
G---------------------|--2--2--2--2--|-----------------------------------|
D---------------------|--0--0--0--0--|--0--------------------------------|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--------------------------------|
D---------------------|--0--0--0--0--|--0--10--5--3h5---0--10--12\--3h5--|
   pm---------------|

E-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------------|--6--5---3--5--6--5/8--|
D--0--10--5--3h5---0--10--12\--3h5--|-----------------------|

E------------------------------------------|--------------|
B------------------------------------------|--3--3--3--3--|
G------------------------------------------|--2--2--2--2--|
D------------------------------------------|--0--0--0--0--|
A--3--5--6--5--5(6)---3--5--6--5/8---3--5--|--0--0--0--0--|
D------------------------------------------|--0--0--0--0--|
               tr~~~~~
                                                             play 3 times
E-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--0--10-10--5--3h5--0--10--12\--3h5--|--0--10--5--3h5--0--10--12\--3h5--|

                                                             play 4 times
E--------------------------10-10--|--------------------------------------|
B--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--10-10--|--------------------------------------|
G--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---7--7--|--------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|--------------------------------------|
A--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|--------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|
                                     slight pm-------------------------|

           play 8 times           play 3 times
E----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
G----------------------|---------7------------|-----------7---------------|
D----------------------|--0h1-0--7--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--7--0h1-0-3p0-3--|
A---------5------------|--0h1-0--5--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--5--0h1-0-3p0-3--|
D--0h1-0-----0h1-0--3--|--0h1-0-----0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0-----0h1-0-3p0-3--|

E----------------------|-----------------------------|
B----------------------|-----------------------------|
G---------7------------|-----------7-----------------|
D--0h1-0--7--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--7--0h1-0-3p0-3p0--|
A--0h1-0--5--0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0--5--0h1-0-3p0-3p0--|
D--0h1-0-----0h1-0--3--|----0h1-0-----0h1-0-3p0-3p0--|


Outro

For the first part of the outro, palm mute open 6th string

                                   play twice including next measure
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D--15-15-15-15-15--|
A------------------|
D------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12--10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15--|
A--12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12--10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15--|
D--12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12--10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15--|

E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--1--0---5--5--5--5--5--5---0--3--|
A--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--1--0---5--5--5--5--5--5---0--3--|
D--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--1--0---5--5--5--5--5--5---0--3--|

                           play 4 times   play 8 times
E--------------------------------------|--------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------|
D--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--|
A--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--|
D--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--0h1-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--|


Lyrics:

Wear your grudge like a crown of negativity
Calculate what we will or will not tolerate
Desperate to control all and everything
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen

Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down
Justify denials and grip it to the lonesome end
Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down
Terrified of being wrong. Ultimatum prison cell

Saturn ascends, choose one or ten. Hang on or be humbled again

Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down
Justify denials and grip it to the lonesome end
Saturn ascends, comes round again
Saturn ascends, the one, the ten. Ignorant to the damage done

Wear your grudge like a crown of negativity
Calculate what you will or will not tolerate
Desperate to control all and everything
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen

Wear the grudge like a crown. Desperate to control
Unable to forgive. And we're sinking deeper

Defining, confining, sinking deeper
Controlling, defining, and we're sinking deeper

Saturn comes back around to show you everything
Let's you choose what you will not see and then
Drags you down like a stone or lifts you up again
Spits you out like a child, light and innocent

Saturn comes back around. Lifts you up like a child or
Drags you down like a stone to
Consume you till you choose to let this go.
Choose to let this go

Give away the stone
Let the oceans take and transmutate this cold and fated anchor
Give away the stone
Let the waters kiss and transmutate these leaden grudges into gold

Let go