tabbed by:gothichild_666 
 
 
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   <----- strum really fast here  
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333               at the 3's  
  
Final Part:  
d -3---3---3---5-6-5 :|  
A -3---3---3---5-6-5 :|      repeat 4 times, then  
D -3---3---3---5-6-5 :|  
  
d -3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0  
A -3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0  
D -3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0