Lateralus (Cifras)

 
Drop D tuning  
 
key:  s=slide   b=bend  
 
 
As the drums build up:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Chorus Riff  (the rythym may take a while to pick up)  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A-------------------------------------------------------------3-5--  
D--0-0--0-0-0--0-5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5-3-3-3h5-5-5-3------  
 
Verse Riff  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A-------3-------5--------------------------------------------------  
D--0--3----0--5----------------------------------------------------  
 
Verse Riff 2  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--------------------------  
 
Repeat this until:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------  
 
2nd Verse Riff:  
 
G-----------5----------7-------------------------------------------  
D---------3----------5---------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--12s0-0-----12s0-0-----------------------------------------------  
 
2nd Part of the Solo:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A----------------------------------3-5-----------------------------  
D--0----5b----3--3--3b--3h5--5-5-3---------------------------------  
 
Before the calm:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---------3---------3---------------------  
D--0-----0-----0-----0------0-0--0----0-0--0-----------------------  
 
Calm part: (repeat for a while)  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Then:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D-----------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5*----------3-3-3-3---------------------  
A--5-5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-5------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
*-hold this note, while you play the next set of D's on the A sting.  
 
It changes to this later:  
 
G-----------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------------  
D-----------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------  
A--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Then later:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D-----------3-3-3-3s10---------------------------------------------  
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
During the second solo:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D-----------------------------0------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3s5-5--0-----3s10------------------------------  
 
When it gets heavy again:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5----3----------------------------------------------------------  
 
Wierd bass part:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--------------0s12b-(x3)-0s15b-0s12b-0s10b-0s15b-0s12b------------  
A--0s10b-(x8)------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Fiddle with that above for a while, then;  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--0-3-0--0-3s15---------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
After that bit:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A--5-------3-------------------------------------------------------  
D----0-0-5---0-----------------------------------------------------  
 
Then:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------3-5---------------------------------------  
D--0----3----5----5-3--------0-------------------------------------  
 
That's the lot of it (all 9:24 of it!)  
 
Tab by James Beecroft  
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