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Lateralus

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4.8(220)

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

Song

*Distortion for this song = Boss MT-2 and ME-50 users(mt-2 setting), Drive 3/4,

bass 1/2, tone 1/2.

That should give you the closest sound.

(0:00)

(clean, delay)

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----------5----------------|
D|----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0--| x3
A|---------------------------|
D|--0------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--------------------------------|
D|----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-----7------7-----| x7
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------5------3-------|

(1:12)

(distortion)

(Mute strings E,G,B while playing open D chord)

E|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--| x2

A|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--|

E|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3h5-3-0--|

A|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3h5-3-0--|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3h5-3-0--|

(2:04)

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|

D|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--| x7

A|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|

D|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|

pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|

D|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

A|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

D|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

(2:32)

E|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--| X2

A|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------------6----------------------------------------|
G|-------2--------------------5----------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3h5-3-0---------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3h5-3-0---------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3h5-3-0---------|

(3:23)

e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------|

d|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--| x7

a|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|

d|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--|

pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--|
a|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--|
d|--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--|

pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

(3:50)

E|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--|

A|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--|

D|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3\10-12--|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------------6----------------------------------------|
G|-------2--------------------5----------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3\10-12---------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3\10-12---------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3\10-12---------|

(4:07)

1st solo (w/wah, starts closed, slowy opens)

E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|

D|--0--10-12--| x7

A|------------|
D|------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9h10p9-0-----9h10h9-0---------9h10p9-0---------------------|
D|-----------7------------7-5-3------------10-9--10-7\5\12~----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9h10h9-0-----------9h10p9-0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7-5-3\7------------10-9--10-7-(rock wah back & forth)--/10h12p10p0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(4:39)

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--0-10-12-12-10-12---| x2
A|--0-10-12-12-10-12---|
D|--0-10-12-12-10-12---|
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--0-0-0-0---| x4
A|--0-0-0-0---|
D|--0-0-0-0---|

(5:04)

(clean, delay)

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|----7----7----7--------------|
a|-----------------------------|
d|--5----3----0----------------|
e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|----7----7----7--5h7---------|
a|-----------------------------|
d|--5----3----0----------------|
e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|---------------------5-------|
d|----7----7----7--5h7---7-----|
a|-----------------------------|
d|--5----3----0----------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|---------------------5---------------|
d|----7----7----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0--| x5
a|-------------------------------------|
d|--5----3----0------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|-----------5---------------|
d|----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0--| x2
a|---------------------------|
d|--0------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------|

d|--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-5h7-5-0--|

a|--5----3----0-------3------------|
d|--5----3----0-------3------------|

(distortion)

e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|
d|--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-\-10---|
a|--5----3----0-------3-----10---|
d|--5----3----0-------3-----10---|
e|-------------|
b|-------------|
g|-------------|
d|--5----3-----|
a|--5----3-----|
d|--5----3-----|

(distortion)

(6:40)

2nd solo (with wah, listen to the song and hear the movements of the wah)

(first note: wah starts open (bass), gradually going to close (treble),

then back to open, rock the wah)

(second note: wah is closed)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|--(tremolo pick)-----------------------------------|
d|------------------12~~~bbbb~~~~--/pick scrape//----|
a|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|--12~~~--12-10--5p3p0-5--3---5p3p0-5--3--0h3h5-5b----|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|

(7:13)

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|--5----3-----|
A|--5----3-----|
D|--5----3-----|
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--0--0-0-0-0---| x4
A|--0--0-0-0-0---|
D|--0--0-0-0-0---|

(7:17)

E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--x-0--0---| x40
A|--x-0--0---|
D|--x-0--0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-15--13-13--15-15--18-18----15-15--13-13--18-18--15-15---|
G|--14-14--12-12--14-14--17-17----14-14--12-12--17-17--14-14---|
D|--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---|
A|--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---|
D|--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---|
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--x-5--5---| x7
A|--x-5--5---|
D|--x-5--5---|
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--x-3------|
A|--x-3------|
D|--x-3------|
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|

D|--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--| x4

A|--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--|

D|--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--|

pm -| pm-|

(rock wah on the first note of each measure)

(8:36)

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--17----------15----|
D|-----15-15-17----0--|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| x5
A|--12-----------15---|
D|-----15-15-17----0--|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| x4
A|--17----------15----|
D|-----15-15-17----0--|
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|--12----------10-----|
D|-----10-10-12----12--|

(9:00)

(wah off)

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--5---3----10---12--0-------|
A|--5---3----10---12--0-------|
D|--5---3----10---12--0-------|

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

h- hammer on,

p - pull off

pm - palm mute

x - mute

\ - slide,

v - vibrato

b - bend,

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

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