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Song - Forty Six and 2
Band - Tool
Album - Aenima
Tabbed by Colin Oakes - 15th August 2003
~ = harmonics
[#] = palm mute
/ = slide up
= slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
b# = bend to
FXb = Digtal FX bend
x = muted scratching
Intro
[before guitar joins, bass plays verse riff and guitar quietly pic scrapes low d]
time reference - 0:12/6:03
[palm muted]
e]--------------------------------
b]--------------------------------
g]--------------------------------
d]--------------------------------
a]--------------------------------
d]-12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12--8h10- x7
e]----------------------------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------------------------
g]----------------------------------------------------------
d]----------------------------------------------------------
a]----------------------------------------------------------
d]-12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12--8h10-
time reference - 0:42/6:03
1st verse
[not palm muted]
e]-------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------
d]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e]---------------------------------------------
b]-------3~~~~------1~~~~----1~~~~-------------
g]----[2]--------[2]-------2~~~~---------------
d]-[0]--------[0]--------3~~~~----0~~~~5p4-----
a]--------------------------------0~~~~----3h5-
d]--------------------------------0~~~~--------
time reference - 1:06/6:03
lyrics - "my shadow, shedding skin..."
e]-------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------3~~~~
g]-------------------------------------------------
d]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d]-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e]-----------------------------------------
b]-------3~~~~------1~~~~----1~~~~----3~~~~
g]----[2]--------[2]-------2~~~~----2~~~~--
d]-[0]--------[0]--------3~~~~----0~~~~----
a]-----------------------------------------
d]-----------------------------------------
time reference - 1:30/6:03
lyrics - "ive been crawling on my belly..."
[play quietly, good idea to have manual volume set to 1/2 which can be swelled up
to full at the beginning of the 1st Chorus]
e]--------------------------------------------------
b]-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13
g]-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12
d]-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
a]--------------------------------------------------
d]--------------------------------------------------
e]--------------------------------------------------
b]-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
g]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
d]-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-
a]--------------------------------------------------
d]--------------------------------------------------
time reference - 1:41/6:03
lyrics - "without a beast to cross me over..."
e]--------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------
d]----12----12----12----12-----10----10----10----10-
a]-10----10----10----10-----10----10----10----10----
d]--------------------------------------------------
e]-------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------------
d]----9----9----9----9-----12----12----12----12----12b13-
a]-10---10---10---10----10----10----10----10----10-------
d]-------------------------------------------------------
time reference - 1:54/6:03
lyrics - "in my shadow, my shadow..."
1st chorus
[if put all volume settings to max]
e]------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------
a]------------------------------------
d]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10- x4
e]------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------
d]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10-
a]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10-
d]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10- x4
e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]-0~--0--0--0-
a]-0~--0--0--0-
d]-0~--0--0--0-
time reference - 2:17/6:03
2nd verse
[play picking up and down on low d]
e]-----------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------
d]-----------------------------------------
a]-----------------------------------------
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-12-0-10-0-13-12--8-10- x4
[palm muted]
e]-----------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------
d]-----------------------------------------
a]-----------------------------------------
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-12-0-10-0-13-12--8-10- x4
time reference - 2:41/6:03
lyrics - "i've been crawling on my belly..."
e]--------------------------------
b]--------------------------------
g]--------------------------------
d]--------------------------------
a]--------------------------------
d]-12-10-13p12--12-10-13p12--8h10- x7
e]------------------------
b]------------------------
g]------------------------
d]------------------------
a]------------------------
d]-0-12-0-12-0-12-0-12b13-
time reference - 3:05/6:03
lyrics - "my shadow, my shadow..."
2nd chorus
e]------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------
a]------------------------------------
d]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10- x4
e]------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------
d]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10-
a]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10-
d]-0-12-0-10h12-0-13p12-0-10h12--8h10- x4
e]--------------
b]--------------
g]--------------
d]--0~--0--0--0-
a]--0~--0--0--0-
d]--0~--0--0--0-
time reference - 3:28/6:03
lyrics - "i, choose to live and to..."
after chorus/build to 3rd verse
e]------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------
a]------------------------------------
d]-5h7[0][0]3h5[0]5h7[0]3h5-5h7[0][0]- x4
[play fast/tremelo pic]
e]----------------------------------------------------
b]-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-
g]-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-
d]-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
a]----------------------------------------------------
d]----------------------------------------------------
e]----------------------------------------------------
b]-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
g]-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
d]-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-
a]----------------------------------------------------
d]----------------------------------------------------
time reference - 3:52
lyrics - "i, choose to live and to..."
e]------------------------
b]------------------------
g]------------------------
d]-0-xx-123-3-3-3-0-8h10-
a]-0-xx-123-3-3-3-0-8h10-
d]-0-xx-123-3-3-3-0-8h10- x4
time reference - 4:03/6:03
3rd verse
[this bit has complicated timing as the guitar plays one beat behind the bass
during the palm muted sections. even more confusing is keeping the iming during
the drum solo, but it gets easier with practice]
e]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12--0-12-0-10-0-13-12--0-12-0-10-0-13-12--0-12-0-10-0-13-12--8-
[palm muted]
e]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12--0-12-0-10-0-13-12--0-12-0-10-0-13-12--0-12-0-10-0-13-12- all x3
time reference - 4:42/6:03
[open and close wah pedal over the course of this riff]
e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-------------------
a]-------------------
d]-0-12-0-10-0-13-12- x8
e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-0-12-0-10-0-13-12- x4
a]-------------------
d]-------------------
e]-----------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------
g]-----------------------------------------------
d]-12~~~10~~~13~~~12~~~10~~~13~~~12~~~10~~~12b13-
a]-----------------------------------------------
d]-----------------------------------------------
time reference - 5:03/6:03
lyrics - "see my shadow changing..."
[again open and close wah pedal over the course of this riff]
e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-------------------
a]-------------------
d]-0-12-0-10-0-13-12- x16
time reference - 5:24/6:03
e]------------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------------
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-8h10-
a]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-8h10-
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-8h10- x3
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-15-10-12-13-
a]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-15-10-12-13-
d]-12-0-10-0-13-12-0-15-10-12-13-
time reference - 5:36/6:03
outro
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-12--10h12--13p12--10h12--8h10-
a]-12--10h12--13p12--10h12--8h10-
d]-12--10h12--13p12--10h12--8h10- x3
e]----------------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------------
g]----------------------------------------------
d]-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-
a]-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-
d]-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-
finish
if you liked the tab, or have any questions or improvements, e-mail me at
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also, im running a survey thing to see which of tool's work has affected or inspired
you the most [lateralus, aenima, undertow]. e-mail me and tell me which one you feel
is the best
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