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Ticks and Leeches

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Song

Band : Tool

Album: Lateralus

Track: 8

Song : Ticks & Leeches

Part : Guitar

Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola

Email : nolan@tooltabs.net

Visit : Tooltabs.net

Legend

nh - natural harmonicph - pinch harmonic

pm - palm mutex - muted string

h - hammer onp - pull off

// - slide down\\ - slide up

b - bend~~ - vibrato

(distorion)

*rest, 8 bars*

*volume off, delay on, hit open D5 chord and slowly bring in volume over 2 bars*

*feedback*

(distorion)

*rest, 8 bars*

*volume off, delay on, hit open D5 chord and slowly bring in volume over 2 bars*

*feedback*

e------------------------

b------------------------

g------------------------

d--///(pick scratch)///--

a------------------------

d------------------------

e-------------------------------

b-------------------------------

g-------------------------------

d--14---12-14-14b---14---14-12--

a-------------------------------

d-------------------------------

e-------------------------------------

b---------------------------------15--
g------------------------------14-----
d--14---12-14-14ph--14---14-12--------

a-------------------------------------

d-------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--15-15-15-15-15-15--
g--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14--
d--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-- x2

a------------------------------------------------------------------------------

d------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(delay off)

e----------------------------

b----------------------------

g----------------------------

d---------------------------- x5

a--------0h2-----------------

d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3---

e--------------------------

b--------------------------

g--------------------------

d--2----------//14------0--
a--2----------//14------0--
d--2----------//14------0--

e--------------------------

b--------------------------

g--------------------------

d-------------------------- x3

a--777---777---777---555---

d--------------------------

pm- pm- pm- pm-

e-------------------------

b-------------------------

g-------------------------

d----------------------7--
a--777---777---777---7----

d-------------------------

pm- pm- pm- ph-

e---------------------------

b---------------------------

g---------------------------

d---------------------------

a--------0h2----------------

d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3--

e-----------------------------

b-----------------------------

g-----------------------------

d-----------------------------

a--------0h2-----------3---0--
d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0---5----

e---------------------------

b---------------------------

g---------------------------

d---------------------------

a--------0h2----------------

d--2-0h2-----0-2-0h3p0-2h3--

e---------------------------

b---------------------------

g---------------------------

d-----------------10-10b-0--
a--------0h2------10-10b-0--
d--2-0h2-----0-2--10-10b-0--

e-----------------------------

b-----------------------------

g-----------------------------

d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0-- x3
a--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--

pm - -|

e-----------------------------

b-----------------------------

g-----------------------------

d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9------------
a--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9------------
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--

e---------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------

g---------------------------------------------

d----2p0-------3-2--2p0-----2p0-------3-2--0-- x2

a--------3p2p0------------------3p2p0---------

d--2----------------------2-------------------
e-----------12----------------------------------------
b--------------12------//(string rubs with delay)//---

g----------------------////////////////////////////---

d--12b~-----------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------

*rest for 2 bars*

e----------------------

b----------------------

g----------------------

e--2--0-2--2-0-2--2-3-- x3
b--2--0-2--2-0-2--2-3--
g--2--0-2--2-0-2--2-3--

e---------------------------

b---------------------------

g---------------------------

e--2--0-2--2---------------- x3
b--2--0-2--2-3---3-3-3h5----
g--2--0-2--2---5---------0--

e-----------------------------

b-----------------------------

g-----------------------------

d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0-- x4
a--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--
d--2-xx-10-x-2-x-9---9-5-4-0--

pm - -|

e---------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------5--
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2-5-- x2
a--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----
  pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e---------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------5--
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2-5-- x2
a--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----
d--0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h1-0h2-2-2-0-5-0-3-0h2----

*hold*

(clean)

e-----------------------------------------

b------------------------------------3----
g--------------------------------2-2-2-2--
d--4--2-----2--4-2--4--2--5--0---0-0-0-0-- x15
a--2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--5--0-0-0-----0--
d--2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--5--0-0----------

*rest, 1 bar*

(distortion)

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

b--12-----------------------------------------12-------------------------
g--11-----------------------------------------11-------------------------
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12-- x3
a--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

b--12--------------17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17---12-17--20--15-15-15-15-15--
g--11--------------16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16---11-16--19--14-14-14-14-14--
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12-- x2
a--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12-12-12-12-12--

e--------------------------------------------------------------

b--12-----------------------------------------12---------------
g--11-----------------------------------------11---------------
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12----
a--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12----
d--9--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---9--14--17--12----

pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

e--------------------------------

b--------------------------------

g--------------------------------

d-//14---12-14-14b---14---14-12--

a--------------------------------

d--------------------------------

e-------------------------------------

b---------------------------------15--
g------------------------------14-----
d--14---12-14-14ph--14---14-12--------

a-------------------------------------

d-------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--15-15-15-15-15-15--
g--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14--
d--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--12-12-12-12-12-12--

a------------------------------------------------------------------------------

d------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(feedback)

e--------------------------------------------------------------------

b--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--17-17-17-17-17-15--b-r-b----
g--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--16-16-16-16-16-14--b-r-b----
d--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-14-12--b-r-b----
a-------------------------------------------------------0------------
d-------------------------------------------------------0------------

e---------------------------------

b---------------------------------

g---------------------------------

d--0--(feedback)---////pick////---

a--0---------------////scrape//---
d--0------------------------------

e---------------------

b---------------------

g---------------------

d--2-\\-10-/-2-\-9-/-- x4
a--2-\\-10-/-2-\-9-/--
d--2-\\-10-/-2-\-9-/--

e-------------------------

b-------------------------

g-------------------------

d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--

pm pm pm

e-------------------------

b-------------------------

g-------------------------

d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--10-9--
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--10-9--
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--10-9--

pm pm pm

e-------------------------

b-------------------------

g-------------------------

d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-10--

pm pm pm

e----------------------------

b----------------------------

g----------------------------

d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9-----------
a--2-00-10-0-2-0-9-----------
d--2-00-10-0-2-0-9--9-5-4-0--

pm pm pm

e------------------------------

b------------------------------

g------------------------------

d--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
a--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
d--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
   pm - - - - - - - - - - -|

e---------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------

g---------------------------------------

d-10-10-000-10-10-000-10-10-000--0--2---
a-10-10-000-10-10-000-10-10-000--0--2---
d-10-10-000-10-10-000-10-10-000--0--2---

pm- pm- pm-

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