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One of the best songs on 'Undertow', it often gets overlooked beacuse of its long opening. As with lots of Tool songs, it's Drop D tuned. Bear with me. My rhythem ain't so good / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = bend Opening: (slowly) low D: -0--0--6--6-6----6/////////12--12 Opening Part Riff: d -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0 muted 2-3------0 A -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0 then 2-3------0 D -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0 slowly 2-3------0 lowder When Opening Part Riff is repeated: d -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6 | A -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6 :| rinse and repeat D -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6 | Main Part Riff (single string): A -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :| rinse and repeat Main Part Riff (chords): d -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :| A -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :| rinse and repeat D -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0 :| When Maynard says 'This ground is not the rock I thought it would be', you play: d -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0 A -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0 D -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0 When he says 'I was wrong. This changes everything', you play: d -5----------0 0 A -5-let ring-0 'I was wrong' 0 'This...' D -5----------0 0 bend and slowly release d -0/////////////10----9-10-12------12~~~~~~~ d -13-12--10-12--13-12--10--10-12-13-12--17-15--15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\3 I'm not sure which notes to play for the 'Runnin' away' part. Sorry. Be careful to listen for variations when they don't play the open note. For example, they play: A -3-5-6-5---3-5---6-5---3-- :| you know the drill Ending Riff: d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2 A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2 D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2 d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333 A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333
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