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SONG 4 Bottom
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By Tool
From Undertow
Transcribed by Patrick Cevasco
(cevasp@rpi.edu)
I think that this is one of the best songs on the album and I was lucky
enough to stumble across the beginning the other day while I was playing.
p = pull off
h = hammer on
X = muted string
= slide up
\ = slide down
P.M. = palm mute
Use dropped D tuning (Drop the low E string to a D)
Since I am typing this, the spacing isn't exact, but it is not hard to
figure out. I put the h's and p's above the chords instead in between
them so that it is easier to compare the spacings between the chords.
Fig 1
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------h----p---h------p----|
D|-5----0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3--3-2-0-|
A|-5----0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3--3-2-0-|
D|-5----0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3--3-2-0-|
Fig 1A
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------h----p---h-------p----|
D|-5---0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3---3-2-0-|
A|-5---0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3---3-2-0-|
D|-5---0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3---3-2-0-|
Note the difference
in the spacing. The second
figure has a longer pause
toward the end.
Fig 1B
E|------------------------------|------|
B|------------------------------|------|
G|--------h----p---h------------|------|
D|-5---0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3-------3-|-0----|
A|-5---0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3-------3-|-0----|
D|-5---0-2-3--3-2-0-2-3-------3-|-0----|
Fig 2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------XXXXXXX---------XX-----|
A|--------XXXXXXX---------XX-3-3-|
D|-0--2-3-XXXXXXX--0--2-3-XX---3-|
Fig 3
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------h-----------|
D|-3/5-0--2-3-2---0--2-|
A|-3/5-0--2-3-2---0--2-|
D|-3/5-0--2-3-2---0--2-|
Fig 4
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----3--------------------|
D|-3-------0----------------|
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And this is how it goes...
Play Fig 1, then
Fig 1A, then
Fig 1, then
Fig 1B, then
Pause for about 13 sec letting the last chord ring, then
Play Fig 2 - 4x, then
Play Fig 2 - 4x (this time palm mute the strings)
(Something?) is broken ...
Play Fig 1 (starting with the word "On"), then
Fig 1A, then
Fig 1, then
Fig 1B, (w/o the last chord )
On my knees and ...
Do a slide up (During the word "burning")
Play Fig 2 - 8x (?) (Start this right after the slide)
Broken
(Broken up?) to see ....
Play Fig 1 (starting with the word "On"), then
Fig 1A, then
Fig 1, then
Fig 1B, (w/o the last chord )
On my knees and ....
Play Fig 3 - 8x (starting w/ the word "SIDE")
.....SIDE!........
[Shit adds up] 3x
Shit adds up ...
[Interlude: - spoken by Henry Rollins]
Play Fig 4 through the entire interlude (about 18 x)
If I let you, you would make me .....
Then play this.....
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------------3-0-3-0-|
A|-----------------3-0-3-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-|
And my fear is naked
Then play Fig 3 - 8x (Starting w/ the word "Dead")
[Dead inside] 4x
Nameless now....
Then there is some picking part which I haven't figured out yet
[Shit adds up] 4x
Then play Fig 3 - 4x (Starting w/ the word "naked")
As you see me naked....
Then there is that picking again
[Shit adds up] 3x
Play Fig 3 - 4x (Starting w/ the word "dead")
It leaves me dead ...
Then play variations of this
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-0--X-2--X-5--X-3--X-|
A|-0--X-2--X-5--X-3--X-|
D|-0--X-2--X-5--X-3--X-|
Then comes this
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3-3--0--3-3--0--3-3--0--3-3-|
A|-0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3-3--0--3-3--0--3-3--0--3-3-|
D|-0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3-3--0--3-3--0--3-3--0--3-3-|
Then play Fig 1, (Starting w/ the word "Hatred") then
Fig 1A, then
Fig 1, then
Fig 1A
Hatred accuse me of ....
Then comes some stuff I didn't even try to tab
And it ends with
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-5----0--------------|
A|-5----0--------------|
D|-5----0--------------|
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And that is about it.
Just so there is no confusion, what is right above each sectiuo of
the lyrics gets played through that entire section, not befpre.
If you listen to the song it will be easy to figure out.
Not all of the lyrics are correct but that was the best I could do.
I left out some stuff that gets played in the background, especially at
the very end.
Send any questions or comments to: cevasp@rpi.edu
I hope I didn't screw it up too much
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