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Band: Tool
Song: Bottom (Feat. Henry Rollins)
Album: Undertow
Original Tabber: Nolan Venhola
Fixed / Transcribed by: Oleander
nh - natural harmonic
ph - pinch harmonic
pm - palm mute
x - muted string
h - hammer on
p - pull off
- slide down
// - slide up
b - bend
~~ - vibrato
- natural harmonic
x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)
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Okay, this song is relatively simple to play. Listen to the song for strumming rythem.
only thing I couldn't figure out is during the interlude there is some quiet guitar
If anyone figures it out, let me know. Good luck!
(distortion)
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--| x3
a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---|
a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---|
*hold last note for 4 bars with a bit of feedback at the end*
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|
d--------------------------------| x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--|
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|
d--------------------------------| x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--|
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
x2
e------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b------------------------------|---------------------------------|
g------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g-------------------------|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|
d--------------------------------| x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--|
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|
d--------------------------------| x4
a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--|
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g------------------------xx-5----|
d--------------------2-3-xx---3--| x4
a---------xxxxxx-----------------|
d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--------------|
pm - - - - - - - |
x2
e------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b------------------------------|---------------------------------|
g------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g-------------------------|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
x8
e------------------------|------------|
b------------------------|------------|
g------------------------|------------|
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------|
a--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------|
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------|
*hold note*
e------------------------------------------------15-----b--|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g--12---(bends, strange flutter effect------12b----------|
d--------more bends, feedback, the works)------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------10h12--12b----|
a-----3-------------------3------------------------|
d--3-----0-------------3-----0---------------------|
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d--------------------------| x12
a-----3--------------------|
d--3-----0-----------------|
x8
e------------------------|
b--6---13-----8-9-6------|
g--5---12-----7-8-5------|
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
a--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
x2
e----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
b----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
g----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
d--------------3-------|-----------------------|---------------------|
a----5----3---------5--|-----5----3----3----5--|-----5----3----3-----|
d-0----3----5----3-----|--0----3----5----3-----|--0----3----5----3b--|
ph - - - - - - - -| ph - - - - - - - - | ph - - - - - - - -|
x3
e------------------|------------------------|
b-------8-9-6------|--6---13-----8-9-6------|
g-------7-8-5------|--5---12-----7-8-5------|
d--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
a--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
d--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
e--------------------|
b-------6----8----6--|
g-------5----7----5--|
d--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--| x8
a--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--|
d--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--|
a--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--|
d--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--|
x3
e------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b------------------------------|---------------------------------|
g------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
speed solo
(with wah closed)
*best of luck everyone, go like a bat outta hell. The lead solo part on the
album is very muddy at best (most likely double or triple tracked parts).
(gradual release)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------12------12--12--12--12--12--12--12-----------------------------------|
g------14b(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)(14)(14)(14)-14p12-12p10-10h12-10--10---------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12-|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--3b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------9b-7h9-----------------------------------------------------|
d--12h15-12-10-12--------10-8-10p8-10-888-8b(9)r8-8--10-888------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------12-10-12b(14)r-|
(turn wah off)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e-------------------------------|
b-------------------------------|
g-------------------------------|
d--5---0----*slight feedback*---|
a--5---0------------------------|
d--5---0------------------------|
*have neck pickup volume set to 0 and switch guitar on and off*
e-------|
b-------|
g-------|
d--0----|
a--0----|
d--0----|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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James Average |
#1 by James Davison at Dec 29, 1975 at 8:49 AM EST |
| Rollins Band may not be the greatest band in the world, expecially compared to Tool, but Henry Rollins has a lot of wisdom and meaning in his words just like Maynard. The album Weight is awesome | |
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jga Average |
#2 by jga qup at Jun 4, 1983 at 11:16 AM EST |
| Ok guys / girls......this is 2 weird.....im currently listening to this song...and these lyrics are somewhat different from what i can hear.....jeez its too weird..the poster of these lyrics must have got them from T.D.N...(toolshed.down.net), but i can tell u....nowhere in this song does it say "by making weapons out of my imperfections"....hmmm, maybe its a different version of Undertow?? | |
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Phillip Average |
#3 by Phillip Nguyen at Oct 24, 1986 at 11:14 AM EST |
| If I let you, you would make me destroy myself. In order to survive you, I must first survive myself. I can sink no further, and I cannot forgive you. There's no choice but to confront you, to engage you, to erase you. I've gone to great lengths to expand my threshold of pain. I will use my mistakes against you. There is no other choice. Shameless now. Nameless now. Nothing now. No one now. But my soul must be iron, 'cause my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless, and my fear is naked. -Hank | |
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JUSTIN Lead Player |
#4 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Feb 5, 1997 at 11:35 PM EST |
| how bout this one: hitting bottom is something alcoholics or addicts do before attempting revovery using the twelve steps. the first part could be about getting fucked up and becoming a shell of a person. the second part could be trying to do something about the problem, the spoken words addressing his disease, learning from his mistakes rather than continuing to repeat them. or not. | |
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Tim Professional |
#5 by Tim Marchant at Dec 7, 1998 at 5:03 PM EST |
| And someone should print the lyrics rollins says because there are probobly far more people who have the album version than the live version | |
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Joey Wanna Be |
#6 by Joey at Sep 16, 2002 at 6:13 AM EST |
| Another LIVE version Compassion is broken now My will is eroded now Desire is stolen now And it makes me feel ugly I'm on my knees and burning My piss and moans are the fuel I'll set my head on fire So smell my soul is burning I'm broken Looking up to see the enemy And I have swallowed the poison you feed me But I survive on the poison you feed me Leaving me guilt fed Hatred fed Weakness fed And it makes me feel ugly On my knees I'm burning The piss and moans are the feul I'll set my head on fire I'm burning inside Shit adds up Shit adds up Shit adds up Shit adds up at the bottom With no choice but to go inside and rebuild what's broken There's no other choice now Too much, too far, too late to lie down now You see I've got to arm myself to fight you now Because you've left me no choice I'll make weapons out of my imperfections It's all I have left now There's no other choice See I'm shameless now Nameless now Nothing now No one now But my soul must be iron For my fear is naked I'm naked and fearless and my Fear is naked Dead inside Dead inside Dead inside Dead inside Nameless now Shameless now Nothing now Burn now Shit adds up Shit adds up Shit adds up Shit - Can you see me naked now Fearless now Naked now Fearless now Shit adds up in the bottom It leaves me dead inside Dead inside Dead inside Dead inside | |
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phoen Average |
#7 by phoen bay at Jan 6, 2003 at 7:33 AM EST |
| no he wrote Intolerance about his militarty school experience | |
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