Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 8
Song : Ticks & Leeches

Part : Guitar
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net
Legend
nh - natural harmonicph - pinch harmonic
pm - palm mutex - muted string
h - hammer onp - pull off
// - slide down - slide up
b - bend  - vibrato




(distorion)

*rest, 8 bars*

*volume off, delay on, hit open D5 chord and slowly bring in volume over 2 bars*

*feedback*

(distorion)

*rest, 8 bars*

*volume off, delay on, hit open D5 chord and slowly bring in volume over 2 bars*

*feedback*

Em------------------------
A#m------------------------
Gm------------------------
d--///(pick scratch)///--
Am------------------------
Dm------------------------

Em-------------------------------
A#m-------------------------------
Gm-------------------------------
d--14---12-14-14b---14---14-12--
Am-------------------------------
Dm-------------------------------

Em-------------------------------------
b---------------------------------15--
g------------------------------14-----
d--14---12-14-14ph--14---14-12--------
Am-------------------------------------
Dm-------------------------------------

Em------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--15-15-15-15-15-15--
g--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14--
d--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-- x2
Am------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(delay off)

Em----------------------------
A#m----------------------------
Gm----------------------------
Dm---------------------------- x5
a--------0h2-----------------
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3---

Em--------------------------
A#m--------------------------
Gm--------------------------
d--2----------//14------0--
a--2----------//14------0--
d--2----------//14------0--

Em--------------------------
A#m--------------------------
Gm--------------------------
Dm-------------------------- x3
a--777---777---777---555---
d--------------------------
pm- pm- pm- pm-

Em-------------------------
A#m-------------------------
Gm-------------------------
d----------------------7--
a--777---777---777---7----
d-------------------------
pm- pm- pm- ph-

Em---------------------------
A#m---------------------------
Gm---------------------------
Dm---------------------------
a--------0h2----------------
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3--

Em-----------------------------
A#m-----------------------------
Gm-----------------------------
Dm-----------------------------
a--------0h2-----------3---0--
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0---5----

Em---------------------------
A#m---------------------------
Gm---------------------------
Dm---------------------------
a--------0h2----------------
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3--

Em---------------------------
A#m---------------------------
Gm---------------------------
d-----------------10-10b-0--
a--------0h2------10-10b-0--
d--2-0h2-----0-2--10-10b-0--

Em-----------------------------
A#m-----------------------------
Gm-----------------------------
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0-- x3
a--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--
pm - -|

Em-----------------------------
A#m-----------------------------
Gm-----------------------------
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9------------
a--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9------------
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--

Em---------------------------------------------
A#m---------------------------------------------
Gm---------------------------------------------
d----2p0-------3-2--2p0-----2p0-------3-2--0-- x2
a--------3p2p0------------------3p2p0---------
d--2----------------------2-------------------

e-----------12----------------------------------------
b--------------12------//(string rubs with delay)//---
Gm----------------------////////////////////////////---
d--12b~-----------------------------------------------
Am-----------------------------------------------------
Dm-----------------------------------------------------

*rest for 2 bars*

Em----------------------
A#m----------------------
Gm----------------------
e--2--0-2--2-0-2--2-3-- x3
b--2--0-2--2-0-2--2-3--
g--2--0-2--2-0-2--2-3--

Em---------------------------
A#m---------------------------
Gm---------------------------
e--2--0-2--2---------------- x3
b--2--0-2--2-3---3-3-3h5----
g--2--0-2--2---5---------0--

Em-----------------------------
A#m-----------------------------
Gm-----------------------------
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0-- x4
a--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--
pm - -|

Em---------------------------------------------
A#m---------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------5--
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2-5-- x2
a--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

Em---------------------------------------------
A#m---------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------5--
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2-5-- x2
a--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----

*hold*

(clean)

Em-----------------------------------------
b------------------------------------3----
g--------------------------------2-2-2-2--
d--4--2-----2--4-2--4--2--5--0---0-0-0-0-- x15
a--2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--5--0-0-0-----0--
d--2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--5--0-0----------

*rest, 1 bar*

(distortion)

Em------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--12-----------------------------------------12-------------------------
g--11-----------------------------------------11-------------------------
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12-- x3
a--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--

Em------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--12--------------17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17---12-17--20--15-15-15-15-15--
g--11--------------16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16---11-16--19--14-14-14-14-14--
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12-- x2
a--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--

Em--------------------------------------------------------------
b--12-----------------------------------------12---------------
g--11-----------------------------------------11---------------
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12----
a--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12----
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12----
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Em--------------------------------
A#m--------------------------------
Gm--------------------------------
d-//14---12-14-14b---14---14-12--
Am--------------------------------
Dm--------------------------------

Em-------------------------------------
b---------------------------------15--
g------------------------------14-----
d--14---12-14-14ph--14---14-12--------
Am-------------------------------------
Dm-------------------------------------

Em------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--15-15-15-15-15-15--
g--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14--
d--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--12-12-12-12-12-12--
Am------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(feedback)
Em--------------------------------------------------------------------
b--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--b-r-A#m----
g--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--b-r-A#m----
d--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--b-r-A#m----
a-------------------------------------------------------0------------
d-------------------------------------------------------0------------

Em---------------------------------
A#m---------------------------------
Gm---------------------------------
d--0--(feedback)---////pick////---
a--0---------------////scrape//---
d--0------------------------------

Em---------------------
A#m---------------------
Gm---------------------
d--2--10-/-2--9-/-- x4
a--2--10-/-2--9-/--
d--2--10-/-2--9-/--

Em-------------------------
A#m-------------------------
Gm-------------------------
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
pm pm pm

Em-------------------------
A#m-------------------------
Gm-------------------------
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--10-9--
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--10-9--
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--10-9--
pm pm pm

Em-------------------------
A#m-------------------------
Gm-------------------------
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
pm pm pm

Em----------------------------
A#m----------------------------
Gm----------------------------
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9-----------
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9-----------
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-5-4-0--
pm pm pm

Em------------------------------
A#m------------------------------
Gm------------------------------
d--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
a--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
d--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
pm - - - - - - - - - - -|

Em---------------------------------------
A#m---------------------------------------
Gm---------------------------------------
d-10-10-000-10-10-000-10-10-000--0--2---
a-10-10-000-10-10-000-10-10-000--0--2---
d-10-10-000-10-10-000-10-10-000--0--2---
pm- pm- pm-