Flood by Tool Transcription by Sam Rowe tooltabs@samrowe.com copyright Sam Rowe 2001 This document cannot be distributed for pay. This document may be used in any way as long as it remains unchanged. The beginning of Flood has a whole bunch of whackyness going on. The boys are playing around with delay times, doing reverse delays and doing their best to fool us about what's a bass and what's a guitar. I won't be tabbing out what I think are the delay echoes, so you'll have to learn to survive, somehow. E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--------------------------------| A-----------------11-------------| D--0-6--6///12-12----12\\\0-6----| Then two basses play for a bit. Fig 1. Fig 2. E-----|---------------------|------------------------------------| B--3--|-------------------3-|---------------------------------3--| G--1--|-------------------1-|---------------------------------1--| D--0--|--55-66-555-3-0-00-0-|--55-66-555-333333333333333333p0-0--| A--0--|--55-66-555-3-0-00-0-|--55-66-555-333333333333333333p0-0--| D--0--|--55-66-555-3p0-00-0-|--55-66-555-333333333333333333p0-0--| On the G's, G#'s and F's in Fig.'s 1&2, let the top three stings ring open. Play the above then play fig 1, fig 2, fig 1 then: E---------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------3--| G---------------------------5-5-5-5-555555555/6--1--| D--55-66-555-33333333333333333333333333333333/4--0--| A--55-66-555-33333333333333333333333333333333/4--0--| D--55-66-555-33333333333333333333333333333333/4--0--| count 11 then E-----| B--3--| G--1--| D--0--| A--0--| D--0--| Do that 2 times then play fig 1 10x. Starting the 8th time, another guitar plays the following 3x: E---------| B----6----| G--7---7--| D---------| A---------| D---------| Then play Fig 2. Then: E-------------| B--3-3-3-3-3--| G--1-1-1-1-1--| D--0-0-0-0-0--| A--0-0-0-0-0--| D--0-0-0-0-0--| The above are not all together, listen to the recording for the timing. E--4-4-3--| B--3-3-1--| G--1-1-0--| D--0-0-0--| A--0-0-0--| D--0-0-0--| Again, the above are not all together. Fig 3. E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G----------------------------.| D----------------------------.| A--3/5-6p5-0-3/5-0-6p5-0-3p0--| D-----------------------------| Play the above 4x then play it 8x with palm muting. The 8th time, play with artificial harmonics. Fig 4. 4x E-------|-----------------------------| B-------|-----------------------------| G-------|----------------------------.| D-------|--6p5-0-3/5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3/5-.| A-------|--6p5-0-3/5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3/5--| D--3/5--|--6p5-0-3/5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3/5--| 4x E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A--6p5-0-3/5-0-6p5-0-3p0-3/5--| D-----------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------| D--5-------------------------------------------------------| A--3-5-3-xxxx-3-33-0h3-333-xxxx-0h3-33-0h3-33-0h3-33-0h3---| D----5-3-xxxx-3-33-0h3-333-xxxx-0h3-33-0h3-33-0h3-33-0h3---| Then play fig 3 8x the last 4 palm muted. E-------------| B-------------| G-------------| D------5-0-0--| A--3p0-5-0-0--| D------5-0-0--| One guitar plays fig 3 the other plays: E---------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------12-10-0- D--1/10-10h12-12b--12-10-0-10-12-0-13-12-0-10-0-10-12--12-10-0--------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cont. E---------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------3------| G--12-10-0-----------------------------1------| D--12-10-0-12-10-0-10-10/12-12-13-x\\\-0--3/5-| A----------12-10-0-10-10/12-12-13-x\\\-0--3/5-| D------------------10-10/12-12-13-x\\\-0--3/5-| Then play Fig 4. E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D--65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3- A--65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3- D--65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3/5-65-3/5-65-3-3- 3x E---------|------------| B--12-----|------------| G--12-10-.|------------| D--12-10-.|------------| A--10-8---|------------| D---------|--6-5p0-3b--| E------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------ D--0-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-0-2-3-0-0-6-0-5-8-0-2-3-2-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-0-2-3-0- A--0-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-0-2-3-0-0-6-0-5-8-0-2-3-2-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-0-2-3-0- D--0-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-0-2-3-0-0-6-0-5-8-0-2-3-2-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-0-2-3-0- E----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- D---0-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-2h3p2p0h2h3p2p0- A---0-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-2h3p2p0h2h3p2p0- D---0-0-6-0-5-0-8-0-2h3p2p0h2h3p2p0- Then trem pick fig 3 4x. E-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------- D--3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565-3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565-3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565- A--3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565-3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565-3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565- D--3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565-3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565-3xxxx-3xxxx-3xxxx-565- E---------------------| B---------------------| G---------------------| D--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0--| A--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0--| D--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0--| Sam Rowe