Transcribed by Tom Mallon
                (tsmallon@syr.edu)
by Tool
 
 

There alots of little adlib bits and whatnot in the first verse that I'm

not going to tab. These are just the main parts.
 
 

Notation:

/ = slide

^ = bend

^r = bend, release

~ = trill/vibrato

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

                                  |.  .|

For riffs that repeat, I used the |.  .| method of tabbing them. If
 

a riff seems disjointed, that's because you have to play it in an exact

loop.
 
 

The time listed above the riff is when the riff first appears in the song.
 
 

Dropped-D Tuning
 
 

Intro/Main Riff

E |------------------------------------------------|

B |------------------------------------------------|

G |.----------------------------------------------.|

D |.----------------------------------------------.|

A |------------------------------------------------|

D |--/12-0-0-0-3^--/12-0-0-0-5^--/12-0-0-0-1--/10--|
 
 
 
 

Riff 2 (1:06)

E |-----------------------------------------|

B |-----------------------------------------|

G |.---------------------------------------.|

D |.---------------------------------------.|

A |-----------------------------------------|

D |--0--10h12--0--12~~~---0--10h12--0--12^--|
 
 

Riff 3 (1:18)

E |---------------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------------|

G |.-------------------------------------.|

D |.-------------------------------------.|

A |---5------5\3-5------3/5-5---------3---|

D |-----0--0-------0--0-------0--0-1------|
 
 

Riff 4 (1:37)

E |---------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------|

G |.-------------------------------.|

D |.---3-----------3-------3-------.|

A |--5---5-3-5---5---5-3-5---5-3-5--|

D |---------------------------------|
 
 

In the "under a dead ohio sky" part, Adam is playing some sort of

D-based chord that he's bending. I'm not sure what it is.
 
 

Riff 5 (2:26) (I'm pretty sure at least)

E |-----------------------------------|

B |-----------------------------------|

G |.---------------------------------.|

D |.--12-12\-7-7--/10-10--0h8p7--5---.|

A |---12-12\-7-7--/10-10--0h8p7--5----|

D |---12-12\-7-7--/10-10--0h8p7--5----|
 
 

The bass goes crazy right after Riff 5. It sounds to me like the guitar

is just playing a muted D note at the fifth fret on the A string.
 
 

Right afterwards, the guitar plays something very similar to Riff 4.
 
 

Riff 6 (3:04)

E |---------------|

B |---------------|

G |.-------------.|

D |.-------------.|

A |--5---5-3-5^r--|

D |----3----------|
 
 

Riff 7 (3:38)

E |------------------------------------------------|

B |------------------------------------------------|

G |.----------------------------------------------.|

D |.--12-0-0-0-3---/12-0-0-0-5---/12-0-0-0-1--/10-.|

A |---12-0-0-0-3---/12-0-0-0-5---/12-0-0-0-1--/10--|

D |---12-0-0-0-3---/12-0-0-0-5---/12-0-0-0-1--/10--|
 
 

Riff 8 (3:57)

E -------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------------

D ---/12------6-----3----5-------/12------6-----3--------

A ---/12------6-----3----5-------/12------6-----3------8-

D ---/12------6-----3----5-------/12------6-----3--/10---
 
 

E ------------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------------------------------------------

D ---/12------6-----3---3h5-5-3--/12-----13----10-10-10-10-10-

A ---/12------6-----3---3h5-5-3--/12-----13----10-10-10-10-10-

D ---/12------6-----3---3h5-5-3--/12-----13----10-10-10-10-10-
 
 

Riff 9 (4:19) (I'm a little shaky on this one)

E |----------------------------------|

B |----------------------------------|

G |.--------------------------------.|

D |.--------------------------------.|

A |---5----------3--------3-------3--|

D |-----0-0--3/5---0-0--5-----0-1----|
 
 

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Tom Mallon (tsmallon@syr.edu)