TOOL - "flood" Tablature
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"Flood" - by Tool
One of the best songs on "Undertow", it often gets overlooked beacuse
of its long opening. As with lots of Tool songs, it's Drop D tuned.
Bear with me. My rhythem ain't so good
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = bend
Opening: (slowly)
low D: -0--0--6--6-6----6/////////12--12
Opening Part Riff:
d -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0 muted 2-3------0
A -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0 then 2-3------0
D -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0 slowly 2-3------0
lowder
When Opening Part Riff is repeated:
d -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6 |
A -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6 :| rinse and repeat
D -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6 |
Main Part Riff (single string):
A -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :| rinse and repeat
Main Part Riff (chords):
d -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :|
A -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :| rinse and repeat
D -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :|
When Maynard says "This ground is not the rock I thought it would be", you play:
d -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0
A -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0
D -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0
When he says "I was wrong. This changes everything", you play:
d -5----------0 0
A -5-let ring-0 "I was wrong" 0 "This..."
D -5----------0 0
bend and slowly release
d -0/////////////10----9-10-12------12~~~~~~~
d -13-12--10-12--13-12--10--10-12-13-12--17-15--15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\3
I'm not sure which notes to play for the "Runnin' away" part. Sorry.
Be careful to listen for variations when they don't play the
open note. For example, they play:
A -3-5-6-5---3-5---6-5---3-- :| you know the drill
Ending Riff:
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333 <----- strum really fast here
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333 at the 3's
Final Part:
d -3---3---3---5-6-5 :|
A -3---3---3---5-6-5 :| repeat 4 times, then
D -3---3---3---5-6-5 :|
d -3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0
A -3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0
D -3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0
This is my first TAB, so if you have any suggestions or if I totally messed
this up, mail me at BKOHARSKI@AOL.COM
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