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Parabola
By Tool
Track 7 on the album Lateralus
 
It works fine in drop d tuning (DADGBE) but it's actually not.
4/4 time
 
PLEASE NOTE all numbers are single digit unless otherwise indicated
--20-- means two, zero; NOT twenty
 
I'm not going to put in slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs,
etc. because they mess up the rhythm and you can figure
them out yourself pretty easily.
 
Chorus
  1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|23-23-25-22-0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|23-23-25-22-0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|23-23-25-22-0---|
 
Riff 1
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------57----------------------------575------6--------|
Chord diagramBB|35------------------------------35------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Riff 2
  1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|22--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|22--------------|
 
Riff 3
  1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|22-----22---2222|
Chord diagramD MajorD|22-----22---2222|
 
Riff 4
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|5-------7-------2-------2-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|5-------7-------2-------2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|5-------7-------2-------2-------|
 
Riff 5
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|5-------7-------2--2--7--5--5---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|5-------7-------2--2--7--5--5---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|5-------7-------2--2--7--5--5---|
 
Riff 6
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|22----22----0-----------2-----4---------2-----4-
Chord diagramA augmentedA|22----22----0-----------2-----4---------2-----4-
Chord diagramD MajorD|22----22----0-----------2-----4---------2-----4-
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------2-----4---------2-------|
--------2-----4---------2-------|
--------2-----4---------2-------|
 
Riff 7 (About here I said screw the rhythms)
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------3--|
Chord diagramBB|-0---2---0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---4---4---4---4|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|
 
Riff 8
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------3----------------|
Chord diagramBB|------2----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|2-7-5-0-0---2-0-5-0-2--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|2-7-5---0---2-0-5-0-2--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|2-7-5---0---2-0-5-0-2--|
 
Riff 9
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|20----0-0-0---20-----2-7-5---20----0-0-0---20-----2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--20--0-0-0-----20---2-7-5-----20--0-0-0-----20---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----5-0-0-0-------5402-7-5-------5-0-0-0-------5402---|
 
Riff 10
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------020--------020--------020
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5----------------------02---------02---------02----
Chord diagramD MajorD|2-0-5---0---2-0-5-0-2-----02---------02---------02-------
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----2---0-|
---2-------|
-2-----0---|
 
Riff 11
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------|
Chord diagramBB|--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-02-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-02-----|
 
Riff 12
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2-57----5-5---55----55----0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2-57----5-5---55----55----0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2-57----5-5---55----55----0---|
 
Outro
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|0-0-4---2-4--2-4--2-4---4-5-4-5-2----|
 
 
Chorus x4    0:00-0:09
Riff 1       0:10-0:19
Riff 2 x3    0:29-0:35
Riff 3       0:36-0:38
Riff 4 x3    0:39-0:52
Riff 5       0:53-0:57
Chorus x7    0:58-1:13
Riff 6       1:14-1:25
Chorus x4    1:26-1:35
Riff 1       1:36-1:45 instead bending to E-6 play E-ten-9-5
Solo         1:45-2:03
Chorus x7    2:04-2:20
Riff 6       2:21-2:31
Riff 7 x4    2:34-2:48
NOT DONE YET 2:49-3:28
Riff 8 x4    3:29-3:48
Riff 9       3:49-3:56
Riff 10      4:01-4:15
Riff 11 x12  4:16-4:29
Riff 12      4:30-4:35
Outro x7     4:36-THE END
 
Tool
Parabola
Tab By: James Moore
 

Solo
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------5h7777777--------5h7p5-10-9-5-9-7-----10-9-------------------------
Chord diagramBB|-3h5555555---------3h555555---------------0-7-8------8^10^8--10^12^10-8-7-8-7
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
cont..
Chord diagramBB|-6-5\0
 

Chord diagramE MajorE|-10----10-9--------10-9-10-10-9-------
Chord diagramBB|---7-8------10-7-8--------------10-8--
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------0--
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------

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