Skip to content
Forty Six and 2 cover art

Forty Six and 2

Tool
Bass TabTuningDrop D
4.8(107)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

(0:00)

With Flanger....some people say chorus.....whatever you think or prefer.

G|-----7----5h7---8p7---5h7---3h5-      G|-----7----5h7---8p7---12p11---8p7-|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0----- x3   D|---0----0-----0-----0-------0-----|
A|--------------------------------      A|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------      D|----------------------------------|

|________________________________________________________________________|

x3

(0:36) x4

G|------------------------------|--------------|
D|---12--10---13p12---0---------|----10h12-----|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------|

(0:42)

G|-----7----5h7---8p7---5h7---3h5-      G|-----7----5h7---8p7---12p11---8p7-|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0----- x3   D|---0----0-----0-----0-------0-----|
A|--------------------------------      A|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------      D|----------------------------------|

|________________________________________________________________________|

x5

(1:43)

G|-----7----5h7---8p7---5h7---3h5-     G|----7----7---7---7-|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0------0---- x3  D|--0----0---0---0---|
A|--------------------------------     A|-------------------|
D|--------------------------------     D|-------------------|

(1:55)

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--12--0--10h12--0--13p12--0--10h12--0--8h10--|

(2:07)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|------5----------5----------5----------5-----------5--------------|
D|-x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0---------------|

(2:16)

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-5--5--5--5---|
D|-0--0--0--0---|

(2:19)

G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------| x2
A|-------5----------5--5-5-|--------5-----3-----------|
D|--0--0----0---0-0--------|--0--0-----3----3--0-5h3--|

(2:31)

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--12--0--10h12--0--13p12--0--10h12--0--8h10--|

(2:43) I'm not very sure on this part, but all the others are similar

G|----7-5h7-8-7-----5h7----7---|----5-5----5------5-7h8---5---|---7-7----7--------7--7---7-----|
D|--0------------0-------0---0-|--3------3---3----------3---3-|-5------5----5----------5---5---|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(1st)

G|----7-------7-------7-------7-----|  (After this go back up....and do again)
D|-0------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0--|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

(2nd)

G|----7----7----7-7---7-----7-|  (End with this one on the 2nd time)
D|-0-----0----0-----0-----0---|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

(3:06)

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--12--0--10h12--0--13h12--0--10h12--0--8h10--|

(3:18)

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|------5----------5----------5----------5----------5----------|
D|-x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0-----x----0----------|

(3:27) (In timing w/ drums)

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--|
D|-0--0--0--0--|

(3:30)

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x8
A|----------------------------------|
D|--5h7-0-0-3h5-0-5h7-0-3h5-5h7-0-0-|

(3:53)

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------3-3-3h5--|
D|-0--0-0--10h12-\-3--3------------|
G|--------------------------     G|--------------------------------|
D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0-- x7  D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0--12--0-|
A|--------------------------     A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------     D|--------------------------------|

|______________________________________________________________|

x2

(4:27)

G|--------------------------      G|--------------------------------|
D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0-- x11  D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0--12--0-|
A|--------------------------      A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------      D|--------------------------------|

(4:44)

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x16
A|--------------------------|
D|--12--0--10--0--13h12--0--|

(5:04)

...see my shadow ...stretching up

G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|

....soften this old ....hoping I can

G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|
D|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|

....step into my ....coming out

G|----------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|

....step into the .....46&2 is just

G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|
D|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|--3--3--3--3--3-/-5--5---|

(5:26)

This is right as well...notice the small difference at the end.

G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------5----------5--5-5-|--------5-----3-----------|
D|--0--0----0---0-0--------|--0--0-----3----3--0-5h3--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------3--------------|
A|-------5----------5--5-5------------------------------------|
D|--0--0----0---0-0-----------12--10--13p12-------10--12---1--|

(5:39) (keep in timing with drums until guitar joins at 5:47)

G|-------------|
D|-------------| x6
A|-5--5-5--5-5-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0-|

(5:57)

G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-5--5-5--|
D|-0--0-0--|

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

************************************

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.

More from Tool