Band: Tool
Song: The Patient
Album: Lateralus
Tuning: Drop D
Transcribed by: Dave
E-Mail: [email protected]

Intro (palm muted) x20   Guitar 2   (wah)
(@ 0:00)
E-------------------------   ------------------------------ comes in on the 5th time 
b--------------------------  -----------------------1------ by guitar 1
g--------------------------  ----------0----------------2--
d---0-2---0-2----2----2-     -2h3---0-----2-2h3-0-------
a----------------3----0---   -------------------------------
D-3-----0----------------    -------------------------------	

Verse      x7  (palm muted)
(@ 0:55)
E------------   -------------
b-------------  -------------
g-------------  -------------
d-------------  -------------
a-0-3-5-0-7-  -0-3-5-0-7-
D-------------  -------------
 
Verse (palm muted) x12   
(@ 1:09)
E------------------------- 
b-------------------------- 
g--------------------------  
d---0-2---0-2----2----2-  
a----------------3----0---  
D-3-----0----------------

Verse 2   x7  (palm muted)
(@ 1:41)
E------------   -------------
b-------------  -------------
g-------------  -------------
d-------------  -------------
a-0-3-5-0-7-    -0-3-5-0-7-
D-------------  -------------

Verse
(@ 1:54)                                          x2                        x3
E-------------------  ------------------------  --------------------  ---------------
b-------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------  --------------
g-------------------  ------------------------  --------------------  ---------------
d---5-7---9---5-7-    ---9-7-5-7---9---5-7-     ---5-7---9---5-7-     ---9-7---9-7--
a-0-----0---0------  -0----------0---0------    -0-----0---0------      -0-----0---0-
D-------------------  ------------------------  -------------------   ---------------

Heavy Riff
(@ 2:21)                 x3
E------------------------    --------------------------------   * = Pinched Harmonics
b------------------------    --------------------------------
g------------------------    --------------------------------
d-------------------------   -------------------------------
a-3--0--5--7-----7877-       -3--0--5--7----7-7-7-7-7-7-
D-3--0--5--7-----7877-        -3--0--5--7------------------
                --pm--                      * * * * * *

Interlude
(@ 2:43)                                                x3
E----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------
g---5-------------5--------5------------5------- ---5-------------5-----------5---
d-7---5-7~----7-----5-7~-----5-7~----7----5-7~-  -7---5-7~----7-----5-7~--------5-7b-
a-----------0----------------------0-----------  -------------0-------------------
D----------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------

(@ 3:04)                         x7  (@ 3:42)    
E-----------  -------------------  -------------  * = Pinched Harmonics
b-----------  --------------------  -------------
g-----------  ---5----------------  ----5-------
d-8-7-5-7-    -7---5-7-8-7-5-7-     --7---5-7b-
a-----------  ---------------------  -------------
D----------  ---------------------  -------------
               * * * * * * * * *       * * * *

Bridge
(@ 3:26)         x4
E-------------------  
b-------------------  
g---5---------------
d-7---5-7--7-5h7-
a--------------------
D-------------------

(@ 3:36)          x3   (@ 3:44)
E--------------------   --------------------------
b--------------------   -10-13-8-10-10-8-10-
g---------------------  -9--12-7--9--9--7-9---
d---------------------  -7--10-5--7--7--5-7---
a-7-10-5-7--7-5-7-      -7--10-5--7--7--5-7---
D-7-10-5-7--7-5-7-      -7--10-5--7--7--5-7---

Bridge 2
(@ 3:47)x16 (@ 4:08)
E-------------  -------------
b-------------  -------------
g-------------  -------------
d-------------  --------------
a-0-3-5-0-7-    -0-3-5-0-7-
D-------------  -------------
                ------pm----  
Fill
(@ 4:19)                                                    x3
E--------------------  -------------------------------
b--------------------  --------------------------------
g--------------------  --------------------------------
d--------------------  --------------------------------
a-5-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-     -0-7-5-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-
D--------------------  -------------------------------
                       -------------pm--------------

Quiet Part
(@ 4:29)
E-------------------------------------------  * = Harmonics
b-------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------
a-7-5--------------------------------------
D-----5--7--9--5--7--9--5--7--9--5--7-
  * * *  *   *   *  *   *   *  *   *   

Loud Part
(@ 4:39)                   x7
E--------------  -----------
b--------------  -----------
g--------------  -----------
d--------------  -----------
a-0--3--5--7-     -03--5-7-
D-0--3--5--7-     -03--5-7-
                      -pm-

(@ 4:50)                                         x3                        x4
E-----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- ---------
b-----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------
g-----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------
d------------------  --------------------  ----------------------  --------
a-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-    -0-1-0-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-  -0-1-0---3-00-0---2-3-  -0-1-0-5-7- 
D-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-    -0-1-0-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-  -0-1-0---3-00-0---2-3-  -0-1-0-5-7-
-----pm---------  ----------pm---------     ----------pm---------  -----pm----

Pre Solo
(@ 5:11) x3                                      x2
E------------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------------- 
b-------------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------------
g-------------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------------
d-------------  -----------------  -------------  -------------------5-7-
a-5h7--577-    -5h7-5h7-757-       -5h7--577-     -5h7-5h7--7-7-------
D-5h7--577-    -5h7-5h7-757-       -5h7--577-     -5h7 5h7--7-7-------
                -pm-                pm-           -pm-  -pm-         * *

Solo
(@ 5:21)             x4
E---------------------- * = Pinched Harmonics
b----------------------
g----------------------
d-------------577-----
a-------57---------57-
D-577-----------------
  ***   **    ***  **
                               x4  (@ 5:53)          x3    (@ 6:08)       
E-------------------------   -----7-8-7---7------  -----7-8-7----7-------
b--------------------------  ------------------8---  ------------10---10-8-
g--------------------------  ---9--------9--9---9-  ---9--------------------
d-----9-10-9---9---------  ----------------------  -------------------------
a---7---------7---7-10-7-  -0-------------------  -0-----------------------
D-7------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------

                                    x4
E------------------------------------------
b-10--10-10-10--8-8--3--3-3-3--6-6-
g-9----9--9---9---7-7--2--2-2-2--5-5-
d-7----7--7---7---5-5--0--0-0-0--3-3-  delay on the last chord
a-7----7--7---7---5-5--0--0-0-0--3-3-
D-7----7--7---7---5-5--0--0-0-0--3-3-

Outro
(@ 6:45)            x4
E--------------------  --------------------  ----------------------  ---------------
b--------------------   -------------------  ----------------------  ---------------
g---------------------  -------------------  ---------------------  ----------------
d--------------------   -------------------  ----------------------  ---------------
a--5-7---5-7--3-7-0-7-  -5-7---5-7--3-7-0-7- ---5-7---5-7--3-7-0-7-  ---5-7----5-7-
D-3-----0-------------- ------0------------  -3-----0-------------- -3-----0-------0-
-----------pm---------  -----------pm------  -----------pm--------  -------pm-------