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H. Guitar Tablature
Song - H
Band - Tool
Album - Aenima
Tabbed by Colin Oakes - 14th November 2001

#~ = let ring
~ = harmonics
[#] = palm mute
/ = slide up
 = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
b# = bend to
FXb = Digtal FX bend
x = muted scratching

Intro
bass plays from the beginning and guitar plays these chords during it:

e]----------------------------
b]-----3-------3-------3---15-
g]-----2-------2-------2---14-
d]-----0-------0-----x-0---12--
a]-----0-------0-----x-0---0--
d]-~12-0-------0-----x-0---0--

time reference - 0:38/6:07

1st Verse

e]--------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------
g]-------5-----5h7----------------5p4h5-
d]---7-----5h7-----5h7----7---5h7-------
a]-5---8----------------5---8-----------
d]--------------------------------------

e]---------------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------------
g]-------5-----5h7----------------5p4h5--------------
d]---7-----5h7-----5h7----7---5h7-------7--7-5-7h8p7-
a]-5---8----------------5---8------------------------
d]---------------------------------------------------

e]------------------------
b]------------------------
g]------------------------
d]-7-5------------5---7~~~
a]-----7-5----3h5---5---5~
d]------------------------

e]--------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------
g]-------5-----5h7----------------5p4h5-
d]---7-----5h7-----5h7----7---5h7-------
a]-5---8----------------5---8-----------
d]--------------------------------------

time reference - 1:08/6:07

1st Bridge

e]------------------------------
b]------------------------------
g]------------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5-------
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8---7-5-0-
d]------------------------------

e]--------------------------
b]--------------------------
g]--------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5--
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8-5--
d]----------------------5-- x3

e]-----------
b]-----------
g]-----------
d]---7---5--
a]-5---8-5--
d]-------5-- x4

time reference - 1:36/6:07
lyrics - "considerately"

e]-----------------------
b]-3--15-15b16-3---------   
g]-2--14-14b15-2-15-14-   [sounds good with delay effect]
d]-0-----------0---------
a]-0-----------0---------
d]-0-----------0---------

2nd Verse
bass plays the riff from the 1st verse while guitar softly plays this:

[all palm muted]

e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]---------5---
a]-----------8-
d]-0-0-0-0----- x8

after the 8th repeat, play [still palm muted]:

e]-----------
b]-----------
g]---5-7-5---
d]-5-------7-
a]-----------
d]-----------

time reference - 2:05/6:07
lyrics - "gravity...."

2nd Bridge

e]------------------------------
b]------------------------------
g]------------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5-------
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8---7-5-0-
d]------------------------------

e]--------------------------
b]--------------------------
g]--------------------------
d]---7---5----------7---5--
a]-5---8---7-0-5--5---8-5--
d]----------------------5-- x3

e]-----------
b]-----------
g]-----------
d]---7---5--
a]-5---8-5--
d]-------5-- x7

e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]---7---------
a]-5---8b9b8--
d]-------------

time reference - 2:43/6:07

Chorus

e]----------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------
g]----------------------------------------
d]-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--7-3-5--7-3-5-/10-
a]-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--7-3-5--7-3-5-/10-
d]-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--7-3-5--7-3-5-/10-

e]------------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------2-
g]----------------------------------------3-
d]-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--10-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--0-
a]-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--10-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--0-
d]-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--10-0-7-3-5--7-3-5--0-

time reference - 3:03/6:07
lyrics - "considerately killing me..."

bass plays intro riff again and guitar plays this chord as the build up to the soft,
mellow part of the song:

e]-----------
b]-3-3-3-3-3-
g]-2-2-2-2-2-
d]-0-0-0-0-0-
a]-----------
d]-----------

time reference - 3:26/6:07

Soft, mellow part:

[all palm muted]

e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]-------10h12-
a]-10h12-------
d]------------- duration - 3:26 to 4:02

time reference - 4:02

Overdrive Bridge

e]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a]-10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-10h12-12-12-12-12-12h13-13-13-13-13-
d]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e]--------------------------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------------------------
d]----14-10-12----------14-10-12------14-10-12b13-b13-b13-b13-b13-b13-
a]-12----------12h13p12------------12---------------------------------
d]--------------------------------------------------------------------

[palm muted]

e]---------------------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------------------
g]---------------------------------------------------------
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
a]-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-

e]--------------------
b]-----------11-11-11-
g]-----------10-10-10-
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--
a]-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--
d]-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--

[not palm muted]

e]---------------------------
b]-11---11-8---8-/13---13--
g]-10---10-7---7-/12---12--
d]-8----8--5---5-/10---10--
a]-8----8--5---5-/10---10--
d]-8----8--5---5-/10---10--

e]---
b]-3-
g]-2-
d]-0-
a]-0-
d]-0-

time reference - 4:45/6:07
lyrics - just after "i dont mind..."

Overdrive

[play very fast]

e]---------------------------------
b]---------------------------------
g]---------------------------------
d]-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-2h3-
a]-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-2h3-
d]-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-2h3- x4


e]-----------------------------
b]-----------------------------
g]-----------------------------
d]-----------------------------
a]-----------------------------
d]-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-

time reference - 4:54/6:07

Pre Chorus [straight after overdrive]

e]--------------------------------------------------
b]-/15-15-15-15-15----------------------------------
g]-/14-14-14-14-14----------------------------------
d]-/12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-10/12-12p10h12p10-
a]--------------------------------------------------
d]--------------------------------------------------

e]------------------------------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------------------------------
g]-/14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-12/14-14-7-7-7-7-7-
d]------------------------------------------------------------
a]------------------------------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------------------------------

e]------------
b]------------
g]-/b19b18b19-
d]------------
a]------------
d]------------

time reference - 5:23/6:07
lyrics - "well i am too..."

2nd Chorus

e]-----------------------
b]-----------------------
g]-----------------------
d]-0-5-1-1/3-3/5-5-10-12-
a]-0-5-1-1/3-3/5-5-10-12-
d]-0-5-1-1/3-3/5-5-10-12- x3

e]---------------------
b]-------------------3-
g]-------------------2-
d]-0-5-1-1/3-3/5-5---
a]-0-5-1-1/3-3/5-5---
d]-0-5-1-1/3-3/5-5---

time reference - 5:43/6:07
lyrics - "considerately killing me..."

Outro - just vocals for the first and second "considerately killing me", then:

e]-----------------
b]---------------5-
g]-2--2-0--2-0---4-
d]-------------0-3-
a]-----------------
d]-----------------

finish

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