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From: ad336@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Michael D. Volk)
Sober
By TOOL
Undertow
Please send me any comments or Tab from
Soundgarden(Badmotorfinger), any Led Zeppelin,
Nirvana(Incesticide), any White Zombie,
C.O.C., or TOOL. I really nedd these tabs and I
would like them to be accurate. Maybe you can
scan or copy them out of a guitar magazine. If
you want I will be willing to trade
tabs for the ones I have listed. Send them to my
e-mail address ad336@rgfn.epcc.edu. Thanks.
Drop D-Tuning
6-D
^-Bend String
/-Slide
/-Vibrato
H-Hammer ON
P-Pulloff
Moderate Rock-156
Half Time Feel
Intro-Feedback
Full--hold bend------------| Full--hold bend -----------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--10^--10--10--10--10----10----10^---10---10---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10
G|--12^--12--12--12--12----12----12^---12---12---12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------grad. release----------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------/ P.M--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10-----------3-----------------------3----------
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12----12-----------2-----------------------3----------
D|---------------------------------0-------0-----------------------0----------
A|----------------------------------------------------------0-0---------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M--| P.M--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------3-----------------------0-----------------------------------------
G|----------2-----------------------3--------------------14---14-14----------
D|----------0-----------------------3----------------0----0----0--0----------
A|---0-0---------------------0-0---------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-14---12-12---12-12-12/15---15---15-15---15---12-12--12--12-------------
D|--0----0--0----0--0-- 0--------0----0--0----0----0--0----0--0-------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl. sl.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--12/14------14----14--14----14----12--12----12--12----12/15------15----
D|---0----------0------0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0------0----------0----
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl.
E|------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------
G|--15----15----15/17----17--17--17----17-
D|---0-----0-----0---------0---0---0-----0-
A|------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------
Ist Verse
P.M.--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--2----------------2-2---3----------------2-------2----------------3-------
D|--0----------------------0------------------------0----------------0--------
A|---------------------------------------------0------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------3----------------2------2----2--2------2------0--0------0--0------
D|---------0----------------0------0----0--0------0------0--0------0--0------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--2/3------3------3--3------3----0--0------0--0------0H2------2------2--2-
D|--0--------0------0--0------0----0--0------0--0------2--------0------0--0-
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl. sl.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------2------0--0------0--0----2/3------3------3--3------3/5----5--5--5---
D|------0------0--0------0--0----0--------0------0--0------0------0--0--0---
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PreChorus
P.M.---------------| P.M.---------| P.M.-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------15-----------------15--------------16---------
G|---5-------------------------14-----------------14--------------15--------
D|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------12-12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------12121212-------------
P.M.---------| P.M.---------| P.M.-----| P.M.----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------16----------------16------------15----------------15-------
G|----------------15----------------15------------14----------------14-------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--13-13-13-13------13-13-13-13------12121212------12-12-12-12-----------
P.M.---------| P.M.------| P.M.----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------15-------------16----------------16------16---16---16-----
G|----------------14-------------15----------------15------15---15---15-----
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--12-12-12-12------12121212-------13-13-13-13---------------------------
Chorus
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--16---16-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------------------------------------
G|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15----------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------
B|-------------4----------4---4--4--4-
G|-------------3----------3---3--3--3-
D|--1----------------------------------
A|--1----------------------------------
D|--1----------------------------------
Repeat Chorus 3 Times
Guitar Solo
grad. bend
////////////// ---------Full--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------3--5----------------------------------------
G|--2-----------------------------2--2---3----------3^------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
////////////////
E|------------5---------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------3--5-----------------------------------------------
G|--2---------------------2--2--3------3/5--5--------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|--0--0-
A|-------
D|-------
2nd Verse
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--2----------------3----------------2----------------3----------------7----
D|--0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------7----
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5----5/8------8------8--8---------
D|----7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5----5/8------8------8--8---------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl. sl. sl.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--8/5----5------5--5----5/7--------7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5--
D|--8/5----5------5--5----5/7--------7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5--
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl. sl.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|----5/8--------8------8--8------8/10----10--10--10----10-
D|----5/8--------8------8--8------8/10----10--10--10----10-
A|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
PreChorus
Chorus 4 Times
improvise w/ trem. and feedback
sl.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--3-------------------------------------------3/15-------------------------
G|--2-------------------------------------------2/14-------------------------
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd Verse
Bass plays notes for the next 10 bars
Grad. release palm pressure
P.M.-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---7---7---
D|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---7---7---
A|--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---5---5--
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8---8-----------
D|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8---8-----------
A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6---6-----------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full------------|
E|-----------------17^--17--17--17--
B|-----------------20^--20--20--20--
G|--8---8---------------------------
D|--8---8---------------------------
A|--6---6---------------------------
D|----------------------------------
Chorus 4 Times
Outro
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--3----------3------3--3------3--3/4--4------4----4----4------4--6--------
G|--2----------2------2--2------2--2/3--3------3----3----3------3--3--------
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--6--4------4----------3^---3---3------3--3----3--3----3--3--3----4-------
G|--3--3------3--0--0----5^---5---5------5--2----2--2----2--2--2----3-------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--4------4--4------4--6------6--4----------------15^---15---15------------
G|--3------3--3------3--3------3--3------2P0-------17^---17---17-----------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--15---15------15--15------15--15------15--15--15----16------16------16--
G|--17---14------14--14------14--14------14--14--14----15------15------15--
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--16------16--18------18--16------16---15---13------15^---15---15--------
G|--15------15--15------15--15------15---12---12------17^---17---17--------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--15----15------15--15------15--15----15--16------16------16--16---------
G|--17----14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--16--18------18---16------------------------------------------------------
G|--15--15------15---15--------------7---7------7---7-----------------------
D|------------------------------------7---7------7---7-----------------------
A|------------------------------------5---5------5---5-----------------------
D|-------------------------0-0-0---------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7----------------
D|------8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7----------------
A|------6---6------6---6---------------------5---5------5---5----------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7-----------------
D|-----8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7-----------------
A|-----6---6------6---6---------------------5---5------5---5-----------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
There it is. All of the songs riffs are here.
Listen to it to figure where they go. This is
as accurate as you can get. Please send any
comments and tab to ad336@rgfn.epcc.edu.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jared Wanna Be |
#1 by Jared van Eck at Nov 24, 1975 at 4:33 AM EST |
| moo. | |
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Aaron Average |
#2 by Aaron Doyle at Jun 16, 1982 at 6:12 AM EST |
| This song is good. This was the song that got me into Tool. | |
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bob Average |
#3 by bob fred at Jul 21, 1983 at 11:52 PM EST |
| i m drunk but tool is tha shit and every cd has its own "personality" that is why tool is the shit | |
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Average |
#4 by Fig at Nov 19, 1993 at 10:18 AM EST |
| I still think its about how religion brainwashes people...think about it: in our modern society its considered the normal and right thing to do to belong to some religion, making the person seem normal and "sober", if you will then Maynard asks "why can't we NOT be sober?", meaning why can't we not be like everyone else and do things our own way, and beleive in what we want to | |
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cody Average |
#5 by cody jay at Jul 18, 1995 at 2:17 PM EST |
| no no no, in a recent interview on TripleJ with maynard, he explained that it's about a friend of his that is an artist, and he has a drinking problem, but he always creates his greatest paintings when he's completely wasted. So he's taken that idea, that sometimes that the things that society concentrates on as being bad things that we shouldn't do, they can actually have some good points as well, and he's just gone from there. but like with all Tool songs, there a many different meanings for their tracks, it all depends what you wanna get out of it | |
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Sawyer Rhythm Player |
#6 by Sawyer Hildebrandt at May 30, 1997 at 9:16 PM EST |
| don't you like Aenima? i think Sober and Aenima are equally good though so different. they both seem best tool songs to me | |
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Mike Average |
#7 by Mike Fraguglia at Aug 8, 1997 at 12:44 PM EST |
| i also ar=gree with rossross.. I've always heard the "trust me" thing. Never thought it was hard to heaaar since i only listened to it on Launch.yahoo.com, and only wehn i could blare it.... G2G! | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#8 by Jon Shuffler at Feb 20, 2002 at 6:05 AM EST |
| This agains is another one fo Tools all time greatest songs. i think it is trying to say soemthing about being blamed for things and jsut knowing that all u do to people is cause them pain and that we are all stupid:) | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#9 by Matt Beach at Jun 6, 2006 at 2:21 PM EST |
| this song is actually about an artist that the band knew that was really bad at art, but did really good art when on drugs. He eventually "fried" himself into a mental hospital | |
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Joe Average |
#10 by Joe Miller at Jul 7, 2007 at 5:33 PM EST |
| ok i believe rossross now. i have heard the screaming, wailing, and whispering in the background. put on some headphones and listen to it loud. after the "trust me, trust me, trust me" bit and into the chorus, you can hear a muffled grunt in the background. this is the first time i notcied it. i thought it was someone calling me but when noone was there i rewound it and listened to it again and it was there. after that i could here the whispering and screaming in it. well done rossross. | |
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jordan Average |
#11 by jordan mcm at Aug 7, 2007 at 1:01 AM EST |
| throughout the song there is whispering/screaming and i've never met anybody that could say what maynard is saying. not even the radio dj of 102.1 The Edge knew what it was. if anyone has figured it out post a msg here, thx. www.the-lob.cjb.net | |
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