Transcribed by BKOHARSKI@AOL.COM
               (BKOHARSKI@AOL.COM)

  "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