Tool - Swamp Song --------------------------------------------------- (Dropped D tuning) Intro E ------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------ D --(0)-----------------h------------- A ---------5-----3-----3-5------------ D -0---3-0---3-0---3-0---------------- Verse (my warning...) PM................ E ------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------ D -0--0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X--h-------------- A -0--0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X-3-5------------- D -0--0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X----------------- ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^play very softly Pre-Chorus (why don't you watch...) PM..... E ---------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------------- D -0-0-0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X--h----0-0-0-X-X-0-X-0-X-X--h--- A -0-0-0-0---X-X---X-X-3-5---0-0---X-X---X---X-X-3-5-- D -0-0-0-0---X-X---X-X-------0-0---X-X---X---X-X------ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^^play very softly (you're wading knee-deep and going in...) PM....................................... E ---------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------h----- D ---0-3---0-3-0-3-5-0-3-5---0-3---0-3-0-3-5-0-3-5---- A -5-----5-----------------5-----5-------------------- D ---------------------------------------------------- Chorus (This bog is thick and...) E --------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------- D ----5--0--3--5-----5--0--3--0--3--5-0-- Repeat 3 times A --3-5--0--3--5---3-5--0--3--0--3--5-0-- D ----5--0--3--5-----5--0--3--0--3--5-0-- 4th time E --------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------- D ----5--0--3--5-----5--0--3--0--3--5---- A --3-5--0--3--5---3-5--0--3--0--3--5---- D ----5--0--3--5-----5--0--3--0--3--5---- ^hold (I hope it sucks you down...) E ------------------------------ B ------------------------------ G ------------------------------ D -5-3-3-5--3--0---------------- A -5-3-3-5--3--0---------------- D -5-3-3-5--3--0---------------- The rest of the second verse is the same, except on the last bar of the intro to the second verse, you play: bend whole tone E ------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------ D --(0)-----------------^------------- A ---------5-----3-----5-------------- D -0---3-0---3-0---3-0---------------- After the second chorus, there is a weird slide chorus that goes for 4 bars (6/8 I think) but I can't figure it out... After that, the guitar doesn't play the 3rd verse (at least I don't think it does, but i can hear some really faint high E's in the background so I don't know.) 3rd Pre-chorus E ------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------ D -X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--h------------- A -X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-5------------ D -X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------- PM....................................... E ---------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------h----- D ---0-3---0-3-0-3-5-0-3-5---0-3---0-3-0-3-5-0-3-5---- A -5-----5-----------------5-----5-------------------- D ---------------------------------------------------- To play the "I hope it sucks, I hope it sucks you fucker..." part of the 4th chorus, play: E ---------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------- remember that each D -5-3-3-5---5-3-3-5--5-3-3-5--3-3-5---5-3-3-5-- chord strummed is a A -5-3-3-5---5-3-3-5--5-3-3-5--3-3-5---5-3-3-5-- syllable of what D -5-3-3-5---5-3-3-5--5-3-3-5--3-3-5---5-3-3-5-- MJK sings. PM. PM..... PM...... E ------------------------------------------------------------------- B -----------------------------3------------------------------------- G -----------------------------2----------5-------------------------- D -5-3-3-5--5-3-3-5--3--0--0---0--0--0--0-5---0--0-0-0-2--2-2-3-5--0- A -5-3-3-5--5-3-3-5--3--0--0---0--0--0--0-3---0--0-0-0-2--2-2-3-5--0- D -5-3-3-5--5-3-3-5--3--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0--0-0-0-2--2-2-3-5--0- ^ "DOWN!" Bridge? PM.............................................................. E ------------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------------ D ---------5---7-9----------7-9----------7-9----------7-9----------- A -0-5-7-x---7-----7-x-10 7-----7-x-10 7-----7-x-10 7-----7-x-10 7-- D ------------------------------------------------------------------ PM............................... E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------p----- D -7-9----------7-9----------7-9-----5-(0)-- A -----7-x-10-7-----7-x-10-7-----7-x-------- D ------------------------------------------ PM......... E -------------- ------------ B -------------- ------------ G -------------- Play this 8 times, then ---------h-- Play this 4 times D ---7-----5---- -0---h--5-0- A -0---5-7---7-- -0--5-0----- D -------------- -0---------- Repeat both two more times for a total of 24 times. Then there is another solo which I can't be bothered figuring out. Just hold an open 'D' chord and strum to it or something. (No one told you to come...) PM............................................. E ------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------- A ---5-8-5-8-5---5-8-5-8-5---5-8-5-8-5---5-8-5-8-5- D -0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------- No..........one.........told........you......to E ---------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------5--5----------------------5--5- D ---0-3---0-3---0-3---5--5----0-3---0-3---0-3---5--5- A ---------------------3--3----------------------3--3- D -0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0------ COME!!!!! bend semi-tone E ---------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------5--5--------------------------- D ---0-3---0-3---0-3---5--5----0-3---0-3---0-3----5^-- A ---------------------3--3-----------------------5^-- D -0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0--5^-- From here it goes back to the verse (except you play the intro instead of the verse part) then the pre-chorus, then the chorus. I hope I didn't make too many mistakes figuring it out... Send corrections, or comments to: boink@speednet.com.au