Song: The Grudge
Artist: Tool
Album: Lateralus
Tabbed By Steve
Intro/theme x4
G|———14-14———12-12———17-17———14-14—|
D|*—000———-000————000————000———-*|
A|*———————————————————*|
D|———————————————————-|
After that x4
G|————7———————-7————3—|
D|*—0h1p0——0h1p0—3—0h1p0——-0h1p0——*|
A|*————————————————*|
D|—————————————————|
Build-up
G|——————————————-|
D|—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—|
A|——————————————-|
D|——————————————-|
Then play the intro/theme until it explodes, get a rhythm and don’t let the
vocals (Wear the Grudge like a crown) throw you off, it has it’s own rhythm.
Explosion
G|—7-7-7-7—7-7-7-7—7-7—|
D|—0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0—0-0—|
A|—5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5—5-5—|
D|—0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0—0-0—|
Little bass part
G|————-|—14—10———17—————————|
D|—12—10—|*————14———12—10—15-14-12-10—*|
A|————-|*———————————————*|
D|————-|————————————————|
Verse The timing is a little weird so try to sort it out
G|—————————|
D|*————————-*|
A|*———————3h5—*|
D|—0—0-0-2-0—2-3———|
Pre-chorus/post chorus/other – it follows the rhythm of the first vocal part
where Maynard says “wear the grudge like a crown of negativity etc…”
G|—7-7-7-7-7-7—7—7—7-7-7-7—7-7-7—7-7-7—7-7-7—|
D|—0-0-0-0-0-0—0—0—0-0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—|
A|—5-5-5-5-5-5—5—5—5-5-5-5—5-5-5—5-5-5—5-5-5—|
D|—0-0-0-0-0-0—0—0—0-0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—|
Chorus – the same as the verse with more emphasis on the first beat of each
bar. Listen for when to emphasize.
G|—————————|
D|*————————-*|
A|*———————3h5—*|
D|—0—0-0-2-0—2-3———|
After that comes this part, which appears later, as with the rest, listen
for the correct timing. This continues with variations all the way to the
little bass interlude.
G|——————————-|
D|*——————————*|
A|*—3p0—5p3p0—————-*|
D|——-0——-3—0—0h3-3—|
Bass Interlude – “choose to…let this go…” play that 4x
G|——10——5h7—10—9—7—|
D|*—0——0———————*|
A|*——————-8—7—5—*|
D|———————————|
Then drop an octave to this
G|——————————-|
D|*——————————*|
A|*————————8h10—*|
D|—0—12—0—10h12———-|
Explosion
G|—7-7-7-7—7-7-7-7—7-7—|
D|—0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0—0-0—|
A|—5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5—5-5—|
D|—0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0—0-0—|
Then blast right back into the main riff
G|———14-14———12-12———17-17———14-14—|
D|*—000———-000————000————000———-*|
A|*———————————————————*|
D|———————————————————-|
And the part after that
G|————7———————-7————3—|
D|*—0h1p0——0h1p0—3—0h1p0——-0h1p0——*|
A|*————————————————*|
D|—————————————————|
And after that
G|——————————————-|
D|—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—|
A|——————————————-|
D|——————————————-|
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!” occasionally
G|————————————————|——————|
D|*———————————————-*|——————|
A|*———5———————-5————-*|——————|
D|—0h1p0——0h1p0—3—0h1p0——0h1p0—3—|—0h1p0—3—1—|
After the screaming – check the timing
G|———————————————————————|
D|—00h1p0-00h1p0-00h1p0-00h1p0-00h1p0-00h1p0-00h1p0-00h1p0-00h1p0—|
A|———————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|
The guitar wails for a little bit and the bass doesn’t play
Then there’s a really messed up sounding riff
G|—————————————————————-|
D|—0-0-1p0—0-0h1p0-0-0h1p0-0——————3—3-3-3—3h5p3-1—|
A|——————————-3—3-3-3—3-3———————|
D|—————————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————|
D|—0—0-0-0h1p0—0-0-0h1p0—0-0-0h1p0—3-3-3-3-3-3h5p3—1—|
A|—————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————|
After that goes a couple of times the drums blast you away with sporadic
time changes, fills and bass drum hits to throw you off, play this and
ignore it.
G|————————————————|
D|—0—0-0h1p0—0—0h1p0-0—0-0h1p0-0—0—0h1p0—|
A|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
Then finally finish big with this
G|——————————————-7—|
D|—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0—|
A|——————————————-5—|
D|—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0h1p0-0—0—|
That’s the song, remember that the timing of it and the layering are
really bad at throwing you off, so watch out. This tab should be 90%
correct, I know that the part until Maynard screams is correct, as I saw
them play this live at Edgefest ’01, but otherwise send any
corrections/quections/comments to [email protected].
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