Forty-six And 2 Guitar Tabs by Tool

Band : Tool
Album: Ænima
Track: 5
Song : Forty Six & 2

Part : Guitar
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net

Legend

nh - natural harmonic
 ph - pinch harmonic
 
pm - palm mute
 x - muted string
 
h - hammer on
 p - pull off
 
\\ - slide down
 // - slide up
 
b - bend
 ~~ - vibrato
 
<7> - natural harmonic
 x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


(light distortion with flange)

*volume off, hit open D5 chord and volume swell*

e------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------ x8
a------------------------------------------
d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8/10---
  pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12--8/10--

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

e-------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------12-------------------------------------------------0---
a-------12-------------------12---15--------------12---15-------0---
d--12-------------------12---------------------15---------------0---

e------------
b------------
g------------
d--5\4-------
a------3/5---
d------------

e----------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------
d--0---------------3-----------------0-----12--
a--0---------------3-----------------0---------
d--0---------------3-----------------0---------

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------12---------------------------------------------------------12---
a-------12-----------------12---15------------12---15--------------12--------
d--12-----------------12-------------------15-----------------12-------------

(clean)

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g--19-19-19-19-19-19-19----17-17-17-17-17-17-17---16-16-16-16-16-16-16--
d--19-19-19-19-19-19-19----19-19-19-19-19-19-19---17-17-17-17-17-17-17--
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
g--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

(distortion)
e---------------------------
b--3------------------------
g--2----7----7----7----7b---
d--0-------0----0----0------
a--0------------------------
d--0------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------- x4
a--------------------------------------------------
d--0--12--0--10-h-12--0--13\12--0--10-h-12---8/10--

e----------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------
d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10-- x3
a--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10--
d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10--

e----------------------
b----------------------
g----------------------
d--0----0----0----0----
a--0----0----0----0----
d--0----0----0----0----

e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------- x4
a-------------------------------------------
d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8/10----

e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------- x7
a-------------------------------------------
d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8/10----
  pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e---------------------------------
b---------------------------------
g---------------------------------
d---------------------------------
a---------------------------------
d--0-12--0-12--0-12--0-12--0-12---
                     ph - - - |

e------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------ x4
a------------------------------------------------
d--0--12--0--10--12--0--13\12--0--10--12---8/10--

e-----------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------
d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10--- x3
a--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10---
d--0--12---10h12---13\12---10h12---8/10---

e----------------------------------
b----------------------------------
g----------------------------------
D--0--12---0--12---0--12---0--12---
A--0--12---0--12---0--12---0--12---
D--0--12---0--12---0--12---0--12---

e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------
d--5h7--0-0--3h5--0--5h7--0--3h5--5h7--0--0-- x4
a--5h7--0-0--3h5--0--5h7--0--3h5--5h7--0--0--
d--5h7--0-0--3h5--0--5h7--0--3h5--5h7--0--0--
        pm-      pm      pm            pm -

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--12-(Trem. Pick)---15-(Trem. Pick)---14-(Trem. Pick)---13b-(Trem. Pick)--
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d--0--0-0-12\\\3--3----------- x4
a--0--0-0-12\\\3--3--3-3-3h5--
d--0--0-0-12\\\3--3-----------

                     x4                      x4
e-----------------------|-----------------------
b-----------------------|-----------------------
g-----------------------|-----------------------
d-----------------------|----------------------- (x2)
a-----------------------|-----------------------
d--12--0--10--0--13\12--|--12--0--10--0--13\12--
                          pm - - - - - - - - -|

                     x4                      x8
e-----------------------|-----------------------
b-----------------------|-----------------------
g-----------------------|-----------------------
d-----------------------|-----------------------
a-----------------------|-----------------------
d--12--0--10--0--13\12--|--12--0--10--0--13\12--
                          pm - - - - - - - - -|

(with wah open)

(increase the wah gradually over the 4 bars)
e------------------------------------
b------------------------------------
g------------------------------------
d--12--10---13\12----12--10---13\12-- x4
a--12--10---13\12----12--10---13\12--
d--12--10---13\12----12--10---13\12--

(increase the wah to fully closed)
e-----------------------------------
b-----------------------------------
g-----------------------------------
d--12--10---13\12--12--10--13\12---- x2
a--12--10---13\12-------------------
d-----------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------
d--12---10---13---12---10---13---12---10---13b--
a-----------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------

(wah off)

(ph with pick hand moving up and down string)
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
g-------------------------------- x5
a--------------------------------
d--12-10--13-12---12-10--13-12---

e-----------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------
d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8h10-- x4
a--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8h10--
d--12--10--13\12----12--10--13\12---8h10--

e-----------------------------------
b-----------------------------------
g-----------------------------------
d--12--10--13\12----15--10--12---1--
a--12--10--13\12----15--10--12---1--
d--12--10--13\12----15--10--12---1--

e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--0--12--10h12---13\12---10h12---8h10--
a--0--12--10h12---13\12---10h12---8h10-- x4
d--0--12--10h12---13\12---10h12---8h10--

e------------------------------------
b------------------------------------
g------------------------------------
d--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
a--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
d--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---===========================================================
Tool - Forty-Six & 2


let all notes ring
                                
        b)--3----------------6-----------------3--- 
        g)--2----------------5-----------------2--- 
        d)--0----------------3-----------------0--- 
        a)--0----------------3-----------------0--- 
        d)--0----------------3-----------------0--- 

            *                *
        b)-------------3---------------1-------------1----3------------
        g)--------2---------------2--------------2--------2------------
        d)--0----------------0--------------3-------------0---5s4------
        a)------------------------------------------------0-------3s5--
        d)------------------------------------------------0------------
           * = slightly p.m. 

"...My shadow's shedding skin and I've been picking scabs again..."
b)--------------------------------------------------3-------------- 
g)--------------------------------------------------2--------------
d)--------------------------------3-----------------0--------------
a)--(5)~~~~~~~~let ring~~~~~~~~~--3-----------------0--------------
d)--------------------------------------------------0-------------- 

"...I'm  down...digging through...my old muscles...for a  clue.."
    *           *                                  *
b)-------3--------------1----------------1----------------3--------  
g)----2-------------2----------------2-----------------2-----------     
d)--0-----------0-----------------3----------------0---------------
a)-----------------------------------------------------------------
d)-----------------------------------------------------------------
   * = slightly p.m.

        
"...I've..."          "...what..."         "...wallowing..."
e)--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
b)--10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10----8-8-8-8-8-8-8---
g)------------------------------------------------------------------
d)------------------------------------------------------------------
a)------------------------------------------------------------------
d)------------------------------------------------------------------

"...insecure..."     "...place..."        "...word..."
e)--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------- 
b)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-- 
g)-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-- 
d)-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------- 
a)----------------------------------------------------------------- 
d)-----------------------------------------------------------------
"...feel..."                "...know..."             |-grad. bend-|
e)-----------------------------------------------------------------
b)------0------0------0---------3----------------------------------
g)---0------0------0------0-----2----7----7----7----7b-------------
d)------------------------------0-------0----0----0----------------
a)------------------------------0----------------------------------
d)-----------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus 1:

    riff 3: 4 times
        d)---------------------------------------
        a)---------------------------------------
        d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10--

    riff 4: 3 times

        d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10--
        a)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10--
        d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10--

    then:
        d)--0-------0-------0-------0-------
        a)--0-------0-------0-------0-------
        d)--0-------0-------0-------0-------

Verse 2: 

play this: 8 times (palm mute after the 4th time) 
        d)--------------------------------------------
        a)--------------------------------------------
        d)--12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-8h10--

then this: 4 times
 "...I've been crawling..."
           p.m.--------------------|
        d)---------------------------
        a)---------------------------
        d)--12-10-13p12-12-10-13p12--

followed by this: 3 times
"...I wanna feel..."
           p.m.-------------------------|
        d)--------------------------------
        a)--------------------------------
        d)--12-10-13p12-12-10-13p12-8h10--

then this:
"...I've endered..."                   |-grad. bend-|
        d)---------------------------------------------
        a)-----5--------5------5-------5b--------------
        d)--0--------0------0-------0------------------

Chorus 2:

    play riff 3: 4 times

    then riff 4: 3 times

    then:
        d)--0-12-----0-12-----0-12-----0-12--
        a)--0-12-----0-12-----0-12-----0-12--
        d)--0-12-----0-12-----0-12-----0-12--

Bridge 1:

"...I..."                           "...grow..."
d)-------------------------------------------------------------------
a)--5h7-----3h5---5h7---3---3h5-5h7-----5h7-----3h5---5h7---3h5-5h7--
d)--5h7-0-0-3h5-0-5h7-0-3-0-3h5-5h7-0-0-5h7-0-0-3h5-0-5h7-0-3h5-5h7--
        * *     *     *   *         * *     * *     *     * 
     * = p.m. 

    "...move..."                    "...cry..."
d)-------------------------------------------------------------------
a)------5h7-----3h5---5h7---3h5-5h7-----5h7-----3h5---5h7---3h5-5h7--
d)--0-0-5h7-0-0-3h5-0-5h7-0-3h5-5h7-0-0-5h7-0-0-3h5-0-5h7-0-3h5-5h7--
    * *     * *     *     *         * *     * *     *     *
   * = p.m.
Solo:

"...Be paranoid and to......lie, hate, and fear and to..."
  trem.-----------------| trem.-----------------------------|
b)---------------------------6---------------------------------
g)--7------------------------7---------------------------------
d)-------------------------------------------------------------

"...do what it takes to move through..."
  trem.-------------------| trem.--------------|
b)--5------------------------4--------------------4b-----------
g)--7------------------------7--------------------7b-----------
d)-------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge 2:

  "...I..."                       "...lie..."
d)--0---------------3--------------0--------------3-------------
a)--0---------------3--3-3-3-3h5---0--------------3--3-3-3-3h5--
d)--0--0-0-10s--0--3--------------0--0-0-10s--0-3-------------
       * *                            * *
     * = p.m.

  "...die..."                    "...do..."
d)--0---------------3--------------0--------------3-------------
a)--0---------------3--3-3-3-3h5---0--------------3--3-3-3-3h5--
d)--0--0-0-10s--0--3--------------0--0-0-10s--0-3-------------
       * *                            * *
     * = p.m.

Interlude:

d)----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)--12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12---12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-10--

  
p.m.--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-10-

d)----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)--12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12---12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-10--

  
p.m.--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-10-

d)----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)--12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12---12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-10--

  
p.m.--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-10-

  
p.m.--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-13-10-
   
d)----------------------------13p12----------------------------------------
a)----------------------------13p12----------------------------------------
d)--12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-13p12---12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--

d)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)----------------------------------------12---10---13p12---12---10---13p12----
d)--12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0---12-0-10-0-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--

d)--12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10-0-13p12-0--
a)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)------------------------------------------------------------------------------

d)--12---10---13---------12---10---13---------12---10---13b----
a)-------------------------------------------------------------
d)-------------------------------------------------------------
   add some wah in when it gets louder towards the end.

Chorus 3:
"...See..."                          "...stretching..."
d)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--
d)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--

"...soften..."                       "...hoping..."
d)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--
d)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--

"...stepping..."                     "...coming..."
d)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--
d)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--

"...step..."                          "...forty six..."
d)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13-12b--
d)--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13p12-0--12-0-10h12-13p12-0-12-0-10-0-13-12b--

   There is some kind of solo in the background during this last chorus. 
   I haven't figured it out yet, but if you want to get a reasonably
similar
   sound add some pinch harmonics in while you're playing the chorus.

Outro:

d)--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---
a)--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---
d)--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---

g)----------------------------------------------------5--7--1----
d)--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---12-10-13p12----3--5--7--1----
a)--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---12-10-13p12----3--3--5--1----
d)--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12-8h10---12-10-13p12-0--3-------------

d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---
a)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---
d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---

d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---
a)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---
d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---

d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---
a)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---
d)--0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12-0-8h10---

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----

d)--0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0------
a)--0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0------
d)--0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0------

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