Transcribed by Valerio Morettini ([email protected])
Tuning: Dropped-D
Written by Valerio Morettini.
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Notes:
Bf = bend full step
Bh = bend half step
Bfr = bend full and release
Bhr = bend half and release
^^^ = vibrato
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
pm = palm mute
x = muted string
AH = artificial harmonic
NH = natural harmonic
INTRO
Very light distortion or no distortion at all.
Rhy. Fig. 1:
G|-----------------------------------------------
D|------------2-----------2-------2-------2------
A|--------5-----------5-------3-------0---------- 4 Times
D|----3-----------0------------------------------
pm............................................
Over Rhy. Fig. 1
Clean guitar with Wah (push and release pedal on each note) :
Bhr Bhr
G|-------------------------------------5---2-----
D|--2----0------5---2------2----0----------------
A|----------------------------------------------- 8 Times
D|-----------------------------------------------
Rhy. Fig. 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------
A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7------- 4 Times
D|-----------------------------------------------
pm............................................
(Last time do not palm mute the last 2 notes. They echo and fade
out.)
VERSE
[These lyrics with Rhy. Fig. 1]
"A groan of tedium escapes me,
Startling the fearful.
Is this a test? It has to be,
Otherwise I can't go on.
Draining patience, drain vitality.
This paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little...
...old"
G|-----------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------
A|-----0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7----- 4 Times
D|-----------------------------------------------
pm............................................
(Play with no distortion, fourth time let the last 2 notes ring without
palm muting.)
BRIDGE
[Repeat these lyrics 2 times over the next bar]
"But I'm still right here...
Giving blood, keeping faith...
And I'm still right here..."
G|---------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------
A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7----- 8 Times
D|---------------------------------------------
pm........................................
(Last time don't palm mute the last 2 notes)
CHORUS
(Play with heavy distortion)
Rhy. Fig. 3
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|----3-----0-----5-----7----------------------------
A|----3-----0-----5-----7---------------5--7--3--0--- 3 Times
D|----3-----0-----5-----7---------------5--7--3--0---
pm............
then lyrics come in:
"Wait it out..." AH AH AH
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|----3-----0-----5-----7----------/7--7--7^^^\-----
A|----3-----0-----5-----7--------------------------
D|----3-----0-----5-----7--------------------------
"Gonna wait it out..."
AH Bhr AH AH
G|-----5----------------5-----------5------------
D|-7-----5--7-------7-----5---7-7-----5--7-------
A|-----------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------
"Be patient..."
AH AH Bhr AH AH
G|-----5----------5-----------------5----------5-----------
D|--7-----5--7-7-----5---7-------7-----5--7-7-----5--7-----
A|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
AH AH Bhr AH AH
G|-----5----------5-----------------5----------5-----------
D|--7-----5--7-7-----5---7-------7-----5--7-7-----5--7-----
A|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
AH AH Bhr AH AH Bh and keep bent
G|-----5----------5-----------------5----------5-----------
D|--7-----5--7-7-----5---7-------7-----5--7-7-----5--7-----
A|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
Rhy. Fig. 3
"If there were no reward..."
"No loving embrace..."
AH
AH......................................
G|------------------------5------------------------------5--------------------
--------
D|--7/8--7--5--7^^^----7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----7-----5--7--
7/8--7--5--7^^^-----
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
"This tedious path..."
AH..............................................................
G|------5------------------------------5----------------------------
D|---7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^-----
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
"I
certainly would've..."
AH..............................................................
G|------5------------------------------5----------------------------
D|---7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^-----
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
AH............................Bh
G|------5----------------------------
D|---7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^^^7--
A|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
" By now..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
A|--12-/-15--10--12^^^--12--12-10-12--12-/-15--10--12^^^--12--
12-10-12--12-/-15--10--12^^^-----
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
"Gonna wait it out..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
D|---------------------------------------------------14-/-17--12--14----14-
-12-/-14------------
A|--12--12-10-12--12-/-15--10--12^^^--12--12-10-12---12-/-15--10-
-12----12--10-/-12------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------9-/-
12--7--9----9-7--
D|--14-/-17--12--14----14--12-/-14---14-/-17--12--14----14--12-/-14-
-----7-/-10--5--7----7-5--
A|--12-/-15--10--12----12--10-/-12---12-/-15--10--12----12--10-/-12-
--------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------
There lyrics over next bar:
"If there were no desire to heal
A damaged and broken man along
This tedious path I've chosen here
I certainly would've walked away...
G|-------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------
A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7--- 8 Times
D|-------------------------------------------
...by now"
G|-------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------
A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7--- 4 Times
D|-------------------------------------------
pm.......................................
G|-------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------
A|---5---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7--- 4 Times
D|-------------------------------------------
pm.......................................
"And I still may ... (sigh) ... I still may"
NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH
G|----------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|---5-------------------------5----------------------
D|-------5---7----4---5---7--------5---7----4---5-----
1st time only 7 times
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|---0---3---5-------7---|-----------5-------7---|
A|---0---3---5-------7---|-----------5-------7---|
D|---0---3---5---0---7---|---0---0---5---0---7---|
pm pm... pm
G|---------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------- 4 Times
D|----3---0---1---0---0---1---3---0---2---1----
pm.........................................
"Be patient..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
D|----3-----------0---0------------------------3-----------0---0-------------
----------
A|----3-----------0---0------------------------3-----------0---0-------------
----------
D|----3---0---0---0---0---1---3---0---1---0----3---0---0---0---0---1---
3---0---1---0---
pm... pm................. pm.... pm.................
"Be patient..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
D|----3-----------0---0------------------------3-----------0---0-------------
----------
A|----3-----------0---0-h-3--------------------3-----------0---0-h-3-------
------------
D|----3---0---0---0---0-h-3---3---0---1---0----3---0---0---0---0-h-3---
3---0---1---0---
pm... pm................. pm.... pm.................
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
A|---------------5-------------------5-------------------5-------------------
5-------5----------
D|---5---7---7---5---7---5---7---7---5---7---5---7---7---5---7---5---7--
-7---5---7---5---7---7--
pm....... pm........... pm........... pm............
pm pm....
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
A|---5-------5-----------5-------5-----------5-------5-----------5---7------
--------
D|---5---7---5---7---7---5---7---5---7---7---5---7---5---7---7---5---7--
-5---7---7--
pm pm.... pm pm.... pm pm....
AH............................................................................
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
D|----------5---7---7-------------------------------5---7---7----------------
------
A|--5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7-------
-------
D|------------------------------5---7---7------------------------------5---7-
--7---
AH..................................................................
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------5---7---7-------------------------------5---7---7-----------
A|--5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7---
D|------------------------------5---7---7-------------------------------
On the next bars lyrics are in sync with the notes (hopefully! :)
"I must keep re mi- ding my self of this I must keep re min
ding my self of this I
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------
G|------------4----5----4---------4---------0-------------------4----5----4-
--------4---------0----------
D|-------2-------------------2---------2---------2---------2-----------------
--2---------2---------2-----
A|--0-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------
---------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------
must keep re min ding my self of this I must keep re min
ding my self of this and if
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------
G|--------------4----5----4---------4---------0-------------------4----5----
4---------4---------0-----------
D|---------2-------------------2---------2---------2---------2---------------
----2---------2---------2--/---
A|----0-------------------------------------------------0---------------------
------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------
there were no re ward to heal no lovin embrace
to see me through
E|----------------7-----8-----7-----------7-----------------------------------
7-----8-----7-----------7--------------------
B|----------5-----------------------5-----------5-----8-----5-----------5----
-------------------5-----------5-----8------5--
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
D|-/--7-----------------------------------------------------------7-----------
----------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
this tedious path I've chosen here I certainly would
have walked away
E|----------------7-----8-----7-----------7-----------------------------------
7-----8-----7-----5-----7-----5---------
B|----------5-----------------------5-----------5-----8-----5-----------5----
-------------------------------------8----
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
D|----7-----------------------------------------------------------7-----------
-----------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
"By now...." and I... still
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------3-------6---6---
G|----9---9---9---9----\---7---7------------------2-------5---5---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
A|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
...may and I... still
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------10---\---9---9------------------3-------6---6---
G|----9---9---9---9----\---7---7------------------2-------5---5---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
A|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
...may and I... still
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------10---\---9---9------------------3-------6---6---
G|----9---9---9---9----\---7---7------------------2-------5---5---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
A|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---
...may and I...
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------10---\---9---9------------------3-----------6---
G|----9---9---9---9----\---7---7------------------2-----------5---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0-------0---3---
A|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0-------0---3---
D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0-------0---3---
"Gonna wait it out" 4 times over Rhy. Fig 1
END:
slowly.......................
G|-------------------------------------
D|------------2-----------2-let ring---
A|--------5-----------5----------------
D|----3-----------0--------------------
pm...............
That's all! I hope you enjoyed this great song as I did. In a couple of
days
I will be in Milan to see TOOL live for the first time. Maybe i'll give a
look
at Adam while he plays this song (and i really HOPE they will play it!)
and make
some corrections :)
See You!
Valerio Morettini ([email protected])