Stinkfist Tab by Tool

Stinkfist tab by Tool

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STINKFIST
THIS SONG IS IN DROP D TUNING

I didn't include the intro, but it's 21's on the D and D
Riff 1-electric guitar w/ dist. and slight flange
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------5--------5--|
|--2--2-----2--2-----|

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Play this for the post-intro period, and palm-mute for verses.  Also turn off
flange in verses.

Riff 2-this is the pre-chorus
|--------------|
|-----------0--|
|-----------0--|
|--2-2-2-2--0--|
|--2-2-2-2-----|
|--2-2-2-2-----|

Riff 3-chorus
|-------------------------|
|--------------3-3-3------|
|--------5--5--2-2-2------|
|--2--2--5--5--0-0-0------|
|--2--2--3--3--0-0-0--XX--|
|--2--2---------------XX--|

there's another verse, then the interlude

Riff 4-intro to interlude
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|--7--3--3//5-5-2--|
|--7--3--3//7-7-2--|
|--7--3--3//5-5-2--|

then the solo--->rub the G, B, and e string with a quarter to get that
skreeching sound in the beginning.

Solo
|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--
|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------

|--0---0---0--R--0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----3---3----E--5---6---6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-|
|-------------P------------------------------|
|-------------E------------------------------|
|-------------A------------------------------|
|-------------T------------------------------|

after the end of the 5's and 6's, repeat the 3-0 thing

Riff 5
|------------------------R----------0--|
|------------------------E----------0--|
|--9-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-9----P----------0--|
|--9-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-9-0--E--0-0-0-0----|
|--7-7-7-7-9--7-7-7-7-0--A--2-2-2-2----|
|---------------------0--T--0-0-0-0----|

play 2wice

Riff 6-Bridge-
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--12-12/14-14-0-2-2-2-2--|
|--10-10/12-12-0-2-2-2-2--|
|--10-10/12-12-0-2-2-2-2--|

Riff 7--Bridge-"I'll Keep Digging..."
|------------------------------|
|--5----5----5----8-8-10-10-7--|
|--4----4----4----7-7-9--9--6--|
|--2-XX-2-XX-2-XX-5-5-7--7--4--|
|--2-XX-2-XX-2-XX-5-5-7--7--4--|
|--2-XX-2-XX-2-XX-5-5-7--7--4--|

Then repeat the chorus

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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