Song - Parabol/Parabola
Band - Tool
Album - Lateralus
Tabbed by Colin Oakes - 12th July 2003
#~ = 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
i have read many tabs of this song on and other sites, and found
that many of them were either written in the awkward B/E tuning which i don't use,
or they were incomplete [and in some cases very poor]
so i thought i'd add my own contribution to the pile after recent sucess with
my other tabs [check em out!]
i have compromised the parts which do require a low B to suit dropped D tuning.
if you really dont like them, then don't use them, but i find them to be ok...
PARABOL
[play with manual volume setting at 1/2 for falling effect into parabola]
e]---------------------------
b]---------------------------
g]-------2h4~~~------2h4p2~~~
d]-0h2~~~------0h2~~~--------
a]---------------------------
d]---------------------------
[not really necessary to know how many times it is done, but the song is 3:04]
PARABOLA
Intro
[come in from parabol by turning manual volume up to full]
e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]-xxx-x-x-x-x-
a]-xxx-x-x-x-x-
d]-0h2-2-5-2-0- x4
e]---------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------
g]----------------------14-14-14h16-16-16-16-16
d]-12h14-14-14-14-14-14------------------------
a]---------------------------------------------
d]---------------------------------------------
e]-------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------
g]----------------------14h16-14b15b14-
d]-12h14-14-14-14-14-14----------------
a]-------------------------------------
d]-------------------------------------
time reference - 0:19/6:03
lyrics - "we barely remember..."
1st Verse
[guitar is silent for first part]
e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]----------------------
d]-xx---xx---xx--xx-xxx-
a]-xx---xx---xx--xx-xxx-
d]-xx---xx---xx--xx-xxx-
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-
a]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----------------
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-
a]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-
a]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----------------
e]-------------------------
b]-------------------------
g]-------------------------
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5-0-
a]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5-0-
d]-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5-0-
time reference - 0:56/6:04
lyrics - "this body..."
1st Bridge
e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]-xxx-x-x-x-x-
a]-xxx-x-x-x-x-
d]-0h2-2-5-2-0- x8
e]----------------
b]----------------
g]----------------
d]-0h2-xx-0h2-x-0-
a]-0h2-xx-0h2-x-0-
d]-0h2-xx-0h2-x-0-
e]-----------------------
b]-----------------------
g]-----------------------
d]---------------2-2-2-4-
a]---------2-0---2-2-2-4-
d]-0h2-0h2-----0-2-2-2-4- x3
e]-----------------
b]-----------------
g]-----------------
d]---------------2-
a]---------2-0---2-
d]-0h2-0h2-----0-2-
time reference - 1:25/6:04
lyrics "alive..."
1st Chorus
[if you have been playing it using the trebel setting, switch it to rhythm]
e]---------------
b]---------------
g]---------------
d]-0-2-2-5-0-0-0-
a]-0-2-2-5-0-0-0-
d]-0-2-2-5-0-0-0- x2
time reference - 1:35/6:04
Solo/2nd Verse
[switch back to trebel setting for best effect]
e]---------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------
g]----------------------14-14-14h16-16-16-16-16
d]-12h14-14-14-14-14-14------------------------
a]---------------------------------------------
d]---------------------------------------------
e]------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------15-14-12-14-12p-
g]----------------------14h16p14------------------
d]-12h14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------
a]------------------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------------------
e]------------------------------------------------------------
b]----------15-14---------------------------------------------
g]-12-14-16-------12-14-12--12-14-14h16-14-12-10-12-9h10-9~~-
d]------------------------------------------------------------
a]------------------------------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------------------------------
e]-------14----19-------14----19--15--------------
b]-15-17----15----15-17----15--------17-15-17-12b-
g]------------------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------------------
a]------------------------------------------------
d]------------------------------------------------
time reference - 2:03/6:04
lyrics - "this body..."
2nd Bridge
e]-------------
b]-------------
g]-------------
d]-xxx-x-x-x-x-
a]-xxx-x-x-x-x-
d]-0h2-2-5-2-0- x8
e]----------------
b]----------------
g]----------------
d]-0h2-xx-0h2-x-0-
a]-0h2-xx-0h2-x-0-
d]-0h2-xx-0h2-x-0-
e]-----------------------
b]-----------------------
g]-----------------------
d]---------------2-2-2-4-
a]---------2-0---2-2-2-4-
d]-0h2-0h2-----0-2-2-2-4- x3
e]--------------------
b]--------------------
g]--------------------
d]---------------2~~~~
a]---------2-0---2~~~~
d]-0h2-0h2-----0-2~~~~
Chorus fill/Build to 3rd verse
e]-------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------
g]-----------4-------------4-------------4-------------4-
d]-----------4-2~~~~~~~~~~~4-2~~~~~~~~~~~4-2~~~~~~~~~~~4-
a]-----------2-2~~~~~~~~~~~2-2~~~~~~~~~~~2-2~~~~~~~~~~~2-
d]-------------2~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~~~--
bass fill bass fill bass fill bass fill
time reference - 2:47/6:04
lyrics - "twirling around with this familiour..."
3rd verse
[palm muted]
e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]----------------------
d]-2-2-0-xxxxxx-7-7-5 -
a]-2-2-0-xxxxxx-7-7-5 -
d]-2-2-0-xxxxxx-7-7-5 - x4
[not palm muted, play quietly]
e]-----------------------------
b]-----------------------------
g]-----------------------------
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--5-0-
a]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--5-0-
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--5-0-
e]-----------------------------
b]-----------------------------
g]-----------------------------
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--9-0-
a]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--9-0-
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--9-0-
e]-----------------------------
b]-----------------------------
g]-----------------------------
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--5-0-
a]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--5-0-
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5--5-0-
e]--------------------------
b]--------------------------
g]--------------------------
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5-0-
a]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5-0-
d]-0h2-2-0-xxxxxx-2/7-7-5-0-
time reference - 3:27/6:04
3rd bridge/Build to outro
e]----------------------
b]----------------------
g]----------------------
d]----------------------
a]---0---5--------------
d]-2---5---0--2-0-5/9 - x3
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-------------------------------
a]----12----17-------------------
d]-14----17----12--14-12-179/12
e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-3-2---------------
a]-----3-2-0-0--0--0-
d]-----------0--0--0-
e]--------------------
b]--------------------
g]--------------------
d]-3-2----------------
a]-----3-2-0-0--2-7-5-
d]-----------0--2-7-5-
e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-3-2---------------
a]-----3-2-0-0--0--0-
d]-----------0--0--0-
e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-3-2---------------
a]-----3-2-0-0-2~~~~~
d]-----------0-2~~~~~
time reference - 3:59/6:04
1st Part Outro
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-------------------------------
a]----12----17-------------------
d]-14----17----12--14-12-179/12
e]-----------------------------
b]-----------------------------
g]-----------------------------
d]-----------------------------
a]-----------------------------
d]-0h2-xxxxxx-7h9-xxx-12h14p12 x3
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-------------------------------
a]-------------------------------
d]-0h2-0-7h9-0-12h14p12-0-7h9-0~-
time reference - 4:13/6:04
lyrics - "this body holding me..."
e]-------------------
b]-------------------
g]-------------------
d]-------------------
a]-2-xxxxxx-0-xxxxxx-
d]-2-xxxxxx-0-xxxxxx- x6
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]-------------------------------
a]-0~-5h7--0--5h7--0h2--0h2--0~~~
d]-0~-5h7--0--5h7--0h2--0h2--0~~~
time reference - 4:34/6:04
lyrics - "just after all this pain is an illusion"
2nd Part Outro
[turn on full distortion]
e]----------------------------------------
b]----------------------------------------
g]----------------------------------------
d]----------------------------------------
a]--------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-0-
d]-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-4b5b4b5--2-2-2-2-2-2-0- x6
time reference - 5:40/6:04
Ending
e]-----------------------
b]-----------------------
g]-2h4~~~~~~~~-----------
d]------------0h2~~~~~~~~
a]-----------------------
d]-----------------------
e]----------------------------7-
b]--------------------------5-5-
g]-4-2h4p2----------------4---4-
d]---------5-4-5-4-0~~~~2-----2-
a]------------------------------
d]------------------------------
finish
if you liked the tab, or have any questions or improvements, e-mail me at
[email protected].
also, im running a survey thing to see which of tool's work has affected or inspired
you the most [lateralus, aenima, undertow]. e-mail me and tell me which one you feel is the best
for a full list of my tabs, visit www.colinoakes.co.uk/ongoingwork.htm
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