Tool – Lateralis
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————————————-
That’s the lot of it (all 9:24 of it!)
Tab by James Beecroft
[email protected]
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————————————-
That’s the lot of it (all 9:24 of it!)
Tab by James Beecroft
[email protected]

