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/ Tool / Opiate (1992) / Cold And Ugly guitar tab

dropped D tuning
 - "/" indicates a slide
 -Improvise palm mutes and stuff like that, since the only recordings 
  available are live, we don't know exactly where they are.


                |----------------------------------------------------------|
  *Rhythm 1*    |----------------------------------------------------------|
 play 4 times   |----------------------------------------------------------|
                |-0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-6-0-5---0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-5-5--|
                |-0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-6-0-5---0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-3-3--|
                |-0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-6-0-5---0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0------|



On 4th time,    |--------------------------------------------------------|
play            |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |-0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-6-0-5---0---0-0-3-0-0-0-- /6-5---|
                |-0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-6-0-5---0---0-0-3-0-0-0----------|
                |-0---0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-6-0-5---0---0-0-3-0-0-0----------|


Play rhythm 1   |--------------------------------------------------------|
once more then, |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |-------------------------------------------5------------|
 *Rhythm 2*     |-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-4----7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
                |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |--------------------------------------------------------|


                |------------------------7 -slide to 12 while strumming  |
                |----6-5-------------6-5 -slide to 10 while strumming    |
                |--7-----5---5-/-7---------------------------------------|
                |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |--------------------------------------------------------|


Play Rhythm 1   |--------------------------------------------------------|
once, then      |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |--------------------------------------------------------|
 *Chorus*       |--0---0-0---------------------3-0-----------------------|
(Play 4 times)  |--0---0-0-----3---------3-0-----------------------------|
                |--0---0-0-3-5---5---3-5---------------------------------|



Play Rhythm 1   |--------------------------------------------------------|
once,           |--------------------------------------------------------|
then Rhythm 2   |--------------------------------------------------------|
once,           |--0---3-2----5-0---3-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
then play with  |-----------3-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
second verse    |--------------------------------------------------------|



Play chorus     |--------------------------------------------------------|
4 times.        |--------------------------------------------------------|
Then,           |--------------------------------------------------------|
                |--0---0-0-5-\-3--3-0--3-0---0-0--0-0---5-\-3--3-0-3-0-5-|
 *Rhythm 3*     
|--0---0-0-5-\-3--3-0--------0-0--0-0---5-\-3--3-0-------| 
                |--0---0-0-5-\-3--3-0--------0-0--0-0---5-\-3--3-0-------|


Play rhythm 3   |                                                        |
4 times,        |       I M P R O V   S O L O                            |
then            |       (Just pick a lot in D)                           |
                |                               ends with:  7   7 5      |
                |                                           5   5 3      |
                |                                                        |


Rest while bass
plays first half
of verse 3.

Then play
Rhythm 1 twice.


Play chorus     |--------------------------------------------------------|
6 times.        |-------------------------------6------------------------|
Then,           |---------------5---------5--------7---------------------|
                
|--0--0-0--3-5-----5-3-5-----7----------7--10--12--10--7-| 
                |--0--0-0-------------------------------5---8--10---8--5-|
                |--0--0-0------------------------------------------------|

                        Strum last chord like mad and go nuts


That's it.  If anybody sees anything bogus, let me know.
 -- Steven --
skicker@cats.ucsc.edu


















Cold & Ugly -- (Drop D as always)   Token legend:  b=bend
                                                   p=pull off
Throw that Bob Marley wannabe mother               h=harmonic
fucker out of here. . .

  [Rhythm Figure 1]
1|--------------------------|------------------------ |------------------|
2|3-----------3-------------|-3-----------3------/5-5 |--Repeat 4x,------|
3|2-X-X-----X-2-X-X-X-------|-2-X-X-----X-2------/5-5:|--substituting:---|
4|0-X-X-3p0-X-0-X-X-X-6\4-5-|-0-X-X-3p0-X-0-0-0-0/5-5:|-6-5--------------|
5|0-X-X-3p0-X-0-X-X-X-6\4-5-|-0-X-X-3p0-X-0-0-0-0/3-3 |-for the C-chords-|
6|--------------------------|------------------------ |-the fourth time--|

  [Rhythm Figure 2] part I
1|--------------------------------------------|
2|--------------------------------------------|
3|--------------------------------------------|
4|------b------------b----b--------b----------|
5|0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
6|0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-0-3--0-3--0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-|

  [Rhythm Figure 2] part II:. . .underneath her skin. . .        b
1|----|let ring---->|-----------------------------1-0------1-0--10-|
2|----3---------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-----1-1/3-----10-|
3|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
4|5-5-0---------------4--------------------------------------------|
5|3-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
6|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  [Play first 3 bars of Rhythm Figure 1]:. . .trembling at the thought. .
  [then play]. . .I am frightened. . .
1|--------------------------| ----[Riff A]-------------- | Play Riff A a 
2|3-------------------------| -------------------------- | total of 4X,
3|2-------------------------|:--------------------------:| 4th time use an
4|0-X-X-----X-X-------0-3-0-|:--------------------0-3-0-:| open D-chord 
5|0-X-X-3p0-X-X---0-3-------| --------0-3-0---0-3------- | for first note.
6|0-----3p0-----5-----------| 0-0-0-5-------5----------- |

  [Very similar to Rhy. Fig. 2, except a few harmonics thrown in] Part I
1|------------------------------------------|
2|-------------h---------------------h------|. . .wide awake. . .
3|-------------7-h-------------------7------|
4|---------------7--------------------------|
5|0-0-0-b--0-0-----0---0---0-0-0-b--0-0-0-0-|
6|0-0-0-3--0-0-----0-3-0-3-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-|

  [Very similar to Rhy. Fig. 2, except it's different] Part II
1|------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|--------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------33333-|
3|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------22222-|
4|5-5-----------------4---------------------------3-2-----3-2-00000-|
5|3-3-------------------------------------------5----3-3/5----00000-|
6|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff A 4 times, then:. . .I am frightened. . .

1|---| ------0-----------------0-------------- |
2|---| ------3-3-3-------------3-3-3---------- | Repeat 3 times:
3|---|:------2-X-X-------------2-X-X---------0:|. . .keeping distance. . .
4|-0-|:0-X-X-0-X-X(3)--3-0-0-X-0-X-X-3---3-0--:|
5|-0-| 0-X-X-------3-3-----0-X-------3-3------ |
6|-0-| 0-X-X-------3-------0-X-------3-------- |
                                                   b
1|---------------------------- |         |        |4-4\1~0-0-0----------|
2|---------------------------- | Repeat  | Insert |------3-3-1/19191919-|
3|7-5-------------------------:| 6 times | buhled |------2-2-0/19191919-|
4|7-5-------------------------:|         |  Solo  |------0-0-2/19191919-|
5|5-3---------------0-0-0-0-0- |         |  Here  |----------3/17171717-|
6|----3-5-6-5-3-5-6-0-0-0-0-0- |         |        |---------------------|

. . .underneath her skin and jewelry, hidden in her words and eyes. . .
1|------|------------|--------|--b--|--------|----------------------1---|
2| Bass |------------| Rhythm |3-3--| Riff A |3---------1-------1-3---3-|
3|for 3 |------------| Fig 1. |2-2--| Seven  |2-----0-2---2-0-2---------|
4| Bars |b-----------|  for   |0----| Times  |0-------------------------|
5|------|0-xxxxxxxxxx| 3 Bars |0----|--------|0-0-0---------------------|
6|------|0-xxxxxxxxxx|--------|-----|--------|0-0-0---------------------|
          (pick scrape)

  [and finally. . .]
1|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|3---------------3----------------------------------(   Flicker     )|
3|2---------------2--(free time with open D-chord)---( Volume on/off )|
4|0---3---5---3---0----------------------------------( Then take a   )|
5|0---3---5---3---0----------------------------------( big ol' dive  )|
6|0---3---5---3---0---------------------------------------------------|

Sorry about the lack of solo, but we systematically removed it as you 
would any termite or roach.

        --G.



Tool albums
2001 Lateralus
2000 Salival
1996 Aenima
1993 Undertow
1992 Opiate
Opiate tabs
01Sweat tabbass tab
02Hush tabbass tab
03Part Of Me tabbass tab
04Cold And Ugly tabbass tab
05Jerk-Off tabbass tab
06Opiate tabbass tab
07Hidden Track tabbass tab

 

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