Lateralus Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 Ver 5 Ver 6 Ver 7 
	

Lateralus Tabs:

Lateralus Bass Tab

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e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g----------5----------------|
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5p0--| x3
a---------------------------|
d--0------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|
g----------5--------------------------------|
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-----7------7-----| x8
a-------------------------------------------|
d--0-------------------------5------3-------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---| 
x2
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0|
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0|

*rest for 8 bars*

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--| x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---| 
x2
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6-------------------------------------|
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5-------------------------------------|
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0---|
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0---|
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0---|

*rest for 8 bars*

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--|
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--|
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--|
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|

e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6---------------------------------|
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------|
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12---|

1st solo (w/wah)
e------------|
b------------|
g------------|
d--0--10-12--| x7
a------------|
d------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------|
g--9h10p9-0-----9h10h9-0---------9h10p9-0---------------------|
d-----------7------------7-5-3------------10-9--10-5-7-/-12~--|
a-------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--9h10h9-0-----------9h10p9-0-------------------------------------------------|
d-----------7-5-37------------10-9--10-7-(rock wah back/forth)--/10h12p10p0----|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------------|
d--0-10-12-12-10-12---| x2
a--0-10-12-12-10-12---|
d--0-10-12-12-10-12---|

e------------|
b------------|
g------------|
d--0-0-0-0---| x4
a--0-0-0-0---|
d--0-0-0-0---|

*rest, 8 bars*

(clean, delay)

e-----------------------------|
b-----------------------------|
g-----------------------------|
d----7----7----7--------------|
a-----------------------------|
d--5----3----0----------------|

e-----------------------------|
b-----------------------------|
g-----------------------------|
d----7----7----7--5h7---------|
a-----------------------------|
d--5----3----0----------------|

e-----------------------------|
b-----------------------------|
g---------------------5-------|
d----7----7----7--5h7---7-----|
a-----------------------------|
d--5----3----0----------------|

e-------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------|
g---------------------5---------------|
d----7----7----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0--| x5
a-------------------------------------|
d--5----3----0------------------------|

e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g-----------5---------------|
d----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0--| x2
a---------------------------|
d--0------------------------|

e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-5h7-5-0--|
a--5----3----0-------3------------|
d--5----3----0-------3------------|

e-------------------------------|
b-------------------------------|
g-------------------------------|
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7---10---|
a--5----3----0-------3-----10---|
d--5----3----0-------3-----10---|

e-------------|
b-------------|
g-------------|
d--5----3-----|
a--5----3-----|
d--5----3-----|

(distortion)

2nd solo (w/wah)

e---------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------|
g--(tremolo pick)-----------------------------------|
d------------------12~~~bbbb~~~~--///pick scrape//--|
a--12~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------|
d--12~~~--12-10--5p3p0-5--3---5p3p0-5--3--0h3h5-5b----|
a-----------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------|
============

e-------------|
b-------------|
g-------------|
d--5----3-----|
a--5----3-----|
d--5----3-----|

e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d--0--0-0-0-0---| x4
a--0--0-0-0-0---|
d--0--0-0-0-0---|

e-----------|
b-----------|
g-----------|
d--x-0--0---| x40
a--x-0--0---|
d--x-0--0---|

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b--15-15--13-13--15-15--18-18----15-15--13-13--18-18--15-15---|
g--14-14--12-12--14-14--17-17----14-14--12-12--17-17--14-14---|
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---|
a--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---|
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---|

e-----------|
b-----------|
g-----------|
d--x-5--5---| x7
a--x-5--5---|
d--x-5--5---|

e-----------|
b-----------|
g-----------|
d--x-3------|
a--x-3------|
d--x-3------|

e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--| x4
a--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--|
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--|
            nh -|     nh-



e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d--------------------|
a--17----------15----|
d-----15-15-17----0--|

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d--------------------| x5
a--12-----------15---|
d-----15-15-17----0--|

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d--------------------| x4
a--17----------15----|
d-----15-15-17----0--|

e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------------|
d---------------------|
a--12----------10-----|
d-----10-10-12----12--|

(wah off)

e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d--5---3----10---12--0-------|
a--5---3----10---12--0-------|
d--5---3----10---12--0-------|

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/t/tool/340810.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Daniel Average	#1 by Daniel Johnson at Dec 4, 2006 at 2:07 AM EST
	i love this song so much.....at the peak of the song towards the end i get tingles up my spine everytime i hear it.....one of tools best....

No Picture nate Average	#2 by nate eastman at Jan 28, 2007 at 9:52 PM EST
	If you read the book "Nothing in this book is true, but it's exactly how things are" you'll know exactly what this song is about. It's about sacred geometry and evolving to our next level of consciousness. That's just my opinion though.

No Picture micheal Lead Player	#3 by micheal mceachern at Feb 18, 2007 at 3:30 PM EST
	It's just a song people. Not a holy text.

No Picture gabby Professional	#4 by gabby at Mar 23, 2007 at 8:36 AM EST
	yes i know but it was writte on the cd like that and they didn't change Anemia did they?

No Picture Matt Lead Player	#5 by Matt Spencer at Aug 14, 2007 at 12:43 PM EST
	Hey guys, awesome interpretations so far. Again this is everyone's THOUGHTS, so if I seem to dis anyone or anything by what I say, nothin bad intended. I think it's great seein what other people think. Anyway, on to the interpretation. To begin with, I wanna clear up an earlier post. Colsy said the title was pronounced "Lateral-Us" (A mistake i made too for a long time) but it's really pronounced "Ladder-alice" (say it and it makes sense, i found this in the FAQ from toolshed.net). Instead of "Side of Us", i think the song deals with lateral parts (the bigger picture, as maynard put it). Anyway, it deals with the ability to have a physical life, as well as a spiritual one (In whatever god you chose to believe in). "Black then white are all i see in my infancy" (at birth and early on you only see what's plain to the human eye, the physical side of life) "Red and yellow came to be, reaching out for me" (how spiritual feelings creep up after sometime, and almost seem to make you realize a new side of life) To keep from breaking down every line in the song (like i did on "the grudge") i'll just say that the next section deals with testing spiritual life (pushin that envelope, watching it bend, almost to see how far it will go). spiritual life takes you 'beyond the lines of reason'. Yet he retracts these statements by talking about "OVER thinking, and OVER analyzing" (saying that there is a balance in spirit and body, don't push either ot the extreme, because you'll become separate humans, leading a LATERAL life) Then he speaks about reaching out to embrace the random.... possibly spiritual meaning saying that he holds on to a belief hoping that he can eventually find truth in it. The next part seems to be my strongest point of backing. he speaks about how he has the desire to do all of these wonderful (spiritual and physical) things, and he sums it all up by saying "swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human" (think about it... the lateral lives of body and spirit NEVER have to each other, they can stay completely separate, but he longs to bring them together, to SPIRAL them, and make such a connection to feel DIVINE but remain a HUMAN.) Next he backs my statement again. He speaks of 'keeping his feet on the ground', yet he also talks about an enlightenment of somekind 'opening wide to suck it in and feeling it move across his skin'. He wants that connection of body and spirit, as everyone does. He'll continue to connect the 2 to push the boundaries and enlighten himself "Spiral out, keep going...." And interpretation is now done, thanks for botherin to read this terribly long post (as are all of mine, sorry bout that). Anyway, continue writin posts, i love to read em, and again this is only my opinion. Later...