Crawl Away Tab by Tool

Crawl Away tab by Tool

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SONG 5 Crawl Away

Crawl Away
----------
by Tool
From Undertow

Normal tuning

e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------3-----6-------3-----3---| X 3
D-2/4-4-4-----4-----4-4-----4---4-|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------3-----6B(7)---P0--------|
|-2/4-4-4-----4-------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4(4)4---4----4--4--4--4-4-4-------------------------------------|
|-0H2-2-0-2--0-2--2--2--2-2-2-------------------------------------|


"Crawl Away"  by Tool     from _Undertow_
Transcribed by Brian G. Smith

Notation:
s = slide, h = hammeron, p = pulloff, b = bend, r = release
~ = vibrato, x = muffle, * = pinch harmonic

Intro
   < Repeat this measure three times >
g |------|---------3-----6-------3-----3-0-|---------3-----6/7---\---0-------|
d |-0----|-2/4-4-4-----4-----4-4-----4-----|-2/4-4-4-----4--b----p-----------|
a |------|--s------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e |------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

Riff A:

g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |--h------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
a |-4-4-----4-----4---4---4-----4---|-4-4-----4-----4---4---5-----5---|
e |-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2---2---0-2-0-|-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2-------------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |--h------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
a |-4-4-----4-----4---4---4-----4---|-4-4-----4-----4---4-----5-4-2~--|
e |-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2---2---0-2-0-|-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2---0---------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

Repeat Riff A, then play Riff B:

g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-9-------9-----9---9---9---------|--h------------------------------|
a |-7-------7-----7---7---7---------|-4-4-----4-----4---4---5-----5---|
e |-----0-0-----0-------------0-0-0-|-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2-------------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-9-------9-----9---9---9---------|-11------11-----b-----r----------|
a |-7-------7-----7---7---7---------|-9---9-9-9---9-9/10~--\--9~------|
e |-----0-0-----0-------------0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

Short lead over Riff A (played by bass):

g |-6---6~--6~--x-4~------------x---|-4/6-6~--6~--x-4~------------x---|
d |---------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

g |-4/6-6~--6~--4-6*/7--\---6---x---|-4/6-6~--6~--x--b----r-----------|
d |--h--------------b---r-----------|--h------------4/5----\--4~------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

Verse:

Riff A, bass only

    Crawled away from me, slipped ....

Guitar enters, playing root notes with bass

    Slid away from me, crept ....

Riff A, full blast

    What you're tryin' to say is you ....

Chorus:

Riff C (time sig. changes to 9/8 - watch out!)

g |-------2-----5-----4-----------------|
d |-4-----2-----5-----4-----------------|
a |-4-----0-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|  <- 1st and 3rd times, lift finger
e |-2-----------------------------------|     slightly to get muffled harmonic
    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9         sounds on single notes

    I     can   see   ...

   (time changes to 10/8 for last measure)
g |-------2-----5-----4---------------------|
d |-4-----2-----5-----4---------------------|
a |-4-----0-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e |-2---------------------------------------|
    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10

    Stick a     ...


Bass plays Riff A again under this lead:

g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |---------------------------------|-2/4-4-2-4~--2-4---4---4~--------|
a |--h------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
e |-0/2-2-0-2~--0-2---2---2---0-2~--|---------------------------------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

g |-9/11--9-11~-9-11--11--11--9-11~-|-9/11-11-11--9-11/12-\---11~-----|
d |--h------------------------------|--h--------------b---r-----------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

Verse 2:

Bass plays Riff A

    Crawled away from me, slipped ....

Bass plays Riff A, guitar plays the following variation:

g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------2/4-|-----------------------0-----0---|
a |--h----------------2---4~--4--h--|--h----------------2---0---------|
e |-0/2-2-0-2~--0-2-----------------|-0/2-2-0-2~--0-2-----------------|
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4

    Slid  away from me,               crept ....

Then guitar and bass both play root notes as in first verse:

    Tried to keep you down, but ....

Riff A again, full blast:

    What you're tryin' to say is ....

Chorus is played the same as before, fourth time Riff C leads into Riff D
as follows:
                                         Riff D   repeat 4 times
g |-5-----4-------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-5-----4-------------------5-5---|-4-------------------------5-5---|
a |-3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5---|-4-------(pick scrape)-----5-5---|
e |-------------------------0-3-3-0-|-2-------(4th time )---0-3-3-0-|
    4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11    1       2       3       4

                                              Is ....(2x)
                                              This is my ....(2x)

Riff D, variation (measures stretched to accomodate the faster picking)

g |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |-4---------------4---------------4-------------------5---5-------|
a |-4---------------4---------------2-------------------5---5-------|
e |-2-------x-x-x-x-2-------x-x-x-x-2-------x-x-x-x-0---3---3---0---|
    1               2               3               4

                    This    is      my      ....(3x)
                    This    is      ....

Switch to doubletime feel.  Bass and guitar play 16th notes on low F# for
six measures, then guitar switches to F# on D string 4th fret for next
two measures.  Next eight measures, bass stays on F# and guitar plays:

a |----|-4~-|-5~-|-2~-|-4~-|----|-----------------|-------b---r-----|
e |-2~-|----|----|----|----|-0~-|-0-2---0-2---0-2-|---0-2-/-3-\-2---|
                                  1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

End doubletime feel
Riff A:
    Say   you   won't   go.....

Riff B  (actually, play last two measures of Riff B twice)
    (mumbled)  Won't go... won't go...  say it...

3rd "verse" - Bass plays Riff A once while guitar holds last F# of Riff B

Riff A, guitar plays root notes only:
    (Vocal rests first two measures)
    Get you in a strangle ....

Riff A full blast once again:

    What you're tryin' to say is ....

Chorus - Riff C four times again, last time ends like this:

g |-------2-----5-----4-------------------------|---------|
d |-4-----2-----5-----4-------------------5-5---|-4-------|
a |-4-----0-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5---|-4-------|
e |-2-----------------------------------0-3-3-0-|-2-------|
    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11


Disclaimer:  This may not be exactly the way Tool plays it.  It is, however,
             exactly the way I play it, for what that's worth.

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