Tool - The Patient

TABBED BY: theshinman77
  This tab is pretty much perfect. Make sure to follow this tab with a recording, 
that way you can follow the cues I've given you. Feel free to email me if you 
have any questions or comments.

Tuning: Drop D [DADGBE]

Key:  [PM] = palm mute
       *   = let ring
       ~   = vibrato
       b   = bend up
      [PH] = pinch harmonic
       /   = slide up
          = slide down



INTRO [clean, delay]

   [0:00]            20x [0:55]             3x [1:03]
 E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 D|---0-2---0-2---2---2-|---------------------|----------------------|
 A|-------------3---0---|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7*-|
 D|-3-----0-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . .

-=(NOTE: The melody that starts at [0:11] is not by the guitar. The bass guitar
carries this melody with a wah pedal.)=-



VERSE

   [1:08]"A groan..."12x [1:41]             3x [1:49]
 E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 D|---0-2---0-2---2---2-|---------------------|----------------------|
 A|-------------3---0---|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7*-|
 D|-3-----0-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . .

-=(NOTE: A second guitar joins at [1:30]. The tab is below.)=-
    ______________________________
   | 2                            |
   | n    [1:30]             4x   |
   | d  E|---------------------|  |
   |    B|---------------------|  |
   | G  G|-0-2-4---2-4-0-4---4-|  |
   | u  D|-------3---------3---|  |
   | i  A|---------------------|  |
   | t  D|---------------------|  |
   | a [PM]. . . . . . . . . .    |
   |_r____________________________|

   [1:54]"But I'm..." 7x [2:13]"Heeeere!"
 E|---------------------|----------------------|
 B|---------------------|----------------------|
 G|---------------------|----------------------|
 D|---------------------|----------------------|
 A|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7*-|
 D|---------------------|----------------------|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . .

-=(NOTE: A second guitar joins at [1:54]. The tab is below. It's tricky!)=-
    __________________________________________________________________________
   | 2                                                                        |
   | n    [1:54]             4x [2:05]                [2:08]                  |
   | d  E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|  |
   |    B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|  |
   | G  G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|  |
   | u  D|-0-5-7-0-9-0-5-7-0-9-|-0-5-7-0-9-0-5-7-0-5-|-7-0-9-0-5-7-0-5-7-0-|  |
   | i  A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|  |
   | t  D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|  |
   | a [PM]. . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . .    |
   | r                                                                        |
   |      [2:11]                [2:13]                                        |
   |    E|---------------------|----------------------|                       |
   |    B|---------------------|----------------------|                       |
   |    G|---------------------|----------------------|                       |
   |    D|-9-0-5-7-0-5-7-0-9-0-|-5-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-7*-|                       |
   |    A|---------------------|----------------------|                       |
   |    D|---------------------|----------------------|                       |
   |   [PM]. . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . .                            |
   |__________________________________________________________________________|



CHORUS [distortion]

   [2:21]              3x [2:37]"Wait it out"
 E|----------------------|----------------------|
 B|----------------------|----------------------|
 G|----------------------|----------------------|
 D|-3--0--5--7---7-8-7-5-|-3--0--5--7---7-7-7-7-|
 A|-3--0--5--7---7-8-7-5-|-3--0--5--7---7-7-7-7-|
 D|-3--0--5--7---7-8-7-5-|-3--0--5--7---7-7-7-7-|
[PM]             . . . .

   [2:43]"Wait it out"        7x [3:01]
 E|-----------------------------|----------------|
 B|-----------------------------|----------------|
 G|-----------------------------|----------------|
 D|----10--------------10-------|----10----------|
 A|-12----10-12~--0-12----10-12-|-12----10-12b13-|
 D|-----------------------------|----------------|

   [3:04]"If there were..."   7x [3:23]"Away..."
 E|-----------------------------|----------------|
 B|-----------------------------|----------------|
 G|-----------------------------|----------------|
 D|--------------------10-------|----------------|
 A|-13-12-10-12~----12----10-12-|-13-12-10-12b13-|
 D|-----------------------------|----------------|

-=(NOTE: At [2:43] use wah pedal gradually. Listen to recording for specifics.)=-

   [3:25]"By now"      4x [3:36]"Wait it..."  3x [3:44]
 E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------|----------------------|-10-13-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-|
 G|----------------------|----------------------|- 9-12-7- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9-7-7-|
 D|-7-10-5-7~----7-7-5-7-|-7-10-5-7-7-0-7-7-5-7-|- 7-10-5- 7- 7- 7- 7- 7-5-5-|
 A|------------0---------|-7-10-5-7-7-0-7-7-5-7-|- 7-10-5- 7- 7- 7- 7- 7-5-5-|
 D|----------------------|-7-10-5-7-7-0-7-7-5-7-|- 7-10-5- 7- 7- 7- 7- 7-5-5-|

   [3:47]"If there..."8x [4:08]"By now"     4x [4:18]             4x
 E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 A|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-5-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|
 D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
                      [PM]. . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . .

-=(NOTE: Harmonics at [4:29] are also done by bass guitar, not electric.)=-

-=(NOTE: Guitar is playing riff below very quietly under bass guitar harmonics.)=-

   [4:29]             3x
 E|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|
 D|---------------------|
 A|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|
 D|---------------------|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . .



INSTRUMENTAL/BRIDGE

   [4:39]                [4:42]             3x
 E|---------------------|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|
 D|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|
 A|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|
 D|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-|
[PM]      .   . .   .     . .   .   . .   .

   [4:50]             4x [5:00]"Be patient" 2x [5:05]"Be patient" 2x
 E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 D|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|
 A|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|
 D|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . .     . .     . . . . .     . .       . . . .

   [5:11]"Be patient" 4x [5:21]             4x
 E|---------------------|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|
 D|-------5---------5---|-----------5-7-7-----|
 A|-------5---------5---|-------5-7-------5-7-|
 D|-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-5-7-|-5-7-7---------------|
[PM]. . .   . . . .   .
                      [PH]. . . . . . . . . .

-=(NOTE: At [5:15] use delay.)=-

   [5:31]"Must keep.."4x [5:52]"If there no..."        3x
 E|---------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|---------------------|--------12-13-12----12----------|
 G|-----4-5-4---4---5---|--------------------------12----|
 D|---2-------2---2---2-|-----14----------14----14----14-|
 A|-0-------------------|-/12----------------------------|
 D|---------------------|--------------------------------|

                                                 [6:08]"I certainly..."
                                               E|--------------------------------|
                                               B|--------12-13-12----12----------|
                                               G|-----------------14----14-12----|
                                               D|-----14----------------------14-|
                                               A|-/12----------------------------|
                                               D|--------------------------------|

   [6:12]"By now..."     [6:17]"Still may..."   2x [6:28]"Still may..."
 E|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
 B|---------------------|-10101010-8-8-3333--6-6-|-10101010-8-8-3333-----|
 G|---------------------|--9 9 9 9-7-7-2222--5-5-|--9 9 9 9-7-7-2222-----|
 D|-7777-5-5-0000--3-3-|--7 7 7 7-5-5-0000--3-3-|--7 7 7 7-5-5-0000--3*-|
 A|-7777-5-5-0000--3-3-|--7 7 7 7-5-5-0000--3-3-|--7 7 7 7-5-5-0000--3*-|
 D|-7777-5-5-0000--3-3-|--7 7 7 7-5-5-0000--3-3-|--7 7 7 7-5-5-0000--3*-|

-=(NOTE: Last note of [6:28] rings with delay and fadeout.)=-



OUTRO [clean, delay]

   [6:44]"Gonna..."   5x [6:58]
 E|---------------------|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|
 D|---0-2---0-2---2---2-|---0-2---0-2---2---2-|
 A|-------------3---0---|-------------3---0---|
 D|-3-----0-------------|---------------------|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . .     . .   . . . . . .

   [7:01]"Gonna wait..." [7:03]"Gonna wait it out"
 E|---------------------|--------------|
 B|---------------------|--------------|
 G|---------------------|--------------|
 D|---0-2---0-2---2---2-|---0-2---0-2*-|
 A|-------------3---0---|--------------|
 D|-3-----0-------------|-3-----0------|
[PM]. . . . . . . . . .   . . .

-=(NOTE: Slow the song at [7:03].)=-