Lateralus Guitar Tabs by Tool

Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 9
Song : Lateralus

Part : Guitar
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net
Legend
nh - natural harmonicph - pinch harmonic
            pm - palm mutex - muted string
            h - hammer onp - pull off
            // - slide down\\ - slide up
            b - bend~~ - vibrato
    



(clean, delay)

e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g----------5----------------
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-- x3
a---------------------------
d--0------------------------

e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g----------5--------------------------------
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-----7------7----- x8
a-------------------------------------------
d--0-------------------------5------3-------

e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12-- x3
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--

e------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12-0--
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12-0--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12-0--

*rest for 8 bars*

e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

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

e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12-- x2
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6------------------------------------
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5------------------------------------
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3---3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3---3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3---3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--

*rest for 8 bars*

e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

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

e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--

e------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6---------------------------------
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3\10-12--

============
1st solo (w/wah, starts closed, move gradually to open)
e------------
b------------
g------------
d--0--10-12-- x7
a------------
d------------

e---------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------
g--9h10p9-0-----9h10h9-0---------9h10p9-0-5-4--5-0-2\7~---
d-----------7------------7-5-3----------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--9h10h9-0------------9h10p9-0-5-4--5-0-2--(rock wah back/forth)--/-5h7p5p0--
d-----------7-5-3\7~----------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
============

e---------------------
b---------------------
g---------------------
d--0-10-12-12-10-12--- x2
a--0-10-12-12-10-12---
d--0-10-12-12-10-12---

e----------------
b----------------
g----------------
d--12-12-12-12--- x4
a--12-12-12-12---
d--12-12-12-12---

*rest, 8 bars*

(clean, 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----------------

e-------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------
g---------------------5---------------
d----7----7----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x5
a-------------------------------------
d--5----3----0------------------------

e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g-----------5---------------
d----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x2
a---------------------------
d--0------------------------

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

e-------------------------------
b-------------------------------
g-------------------------------
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-\-10---
a--5----3----0-------3-----10---
d--5----3----0-------3-----10---

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

(distortion)

============
2nd solo (w/wah, this is a solo you have to 'feel' to play properly)

(first note: wah starts open (bass), gradually going to close (treble),
             then back to open, rock the wah)
(second note: wah is closed)

e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g--(tremolo pick)-----------------------------------
d------------------12~~~bbbb~~~~--///pick scrape//--
a--12~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------
d--12~~~--12-10--5-3--5--3---5-3--5--3--0h3h5-5b----
a---------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
============

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

e---------------
b---------------
g---------------
d--0--0-0-0-0--- x4
a--0--0-0-0-0---
d--0--0-0-0-0---

e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-0--0--- x40
a--x-0--0---
d--x-0--0---

e-------------------------------------------------------------
b--15-15--13-13--15-15--18-18----15-15--13-13--18-18--15-15---
g--14-14--12-12--14-14--17-17----14-14--12-12--17-17--14-14---
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
a--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---

e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-5--5--- x7
a--x-5--5---
d--x-5--5---

e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-3------
a--x-3------
d--x-3------

e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0-- x4
a--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
            nh -|     nh-

e------------------
b------------------
g--7~--------5-----
d-----3-3--5-------
a------------------
d--------------0---
  ph - - - - - -|

e------------------
b------------------
g------------5-----
d--7~-3-3--5------- x5
a------------------
d--------------0---
  ph - - - - - -|

e------------------
b------------------
g--7~--------5-----
d-----3-3--5------- x4
a------------------
d--------------0---
  ph - - - - - -|

e----------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------
g--7---------5---------------------------------
d--0--3-3--5---5-----5---3----10---12--0-------
a--0-----------------5---3----10---12--0-------
d--------------------5---3----10---12--0-------
      ph - - - -|

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