Tool – Bottom tab

Band: Tool
Song: Bottom (Feat. Henry Rollins)
Album: Undertow
Original Tabber: Nolan Venhola
Fixed / Transcribed by: Oleander


nh - natural harmonic
ph - pinch harmonic
pm - palm mute
x - muted string
h - hammer on
p - pull off
\\ - slide down
// - slide up
b - bend
~~ - vibrato
<7> - natural harmonic
x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)
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Okay, this song is relatively simple to play. Listen to the song for strumming rythem. 
only thing I couldn't figure out is during the interlude there is some quiet guitar 
If anyone figures it out, let me know. Good luck!

(distortion)

e---------------------------------|b---------------------------------|g---------------------------------|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--| x3a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
e---------------------------------|b---------------------------------|g---------------------------------|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---|a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3---3--0---|
*hold last note for 4 bars with a bit of feedback at the end*
e--------------------------------|b--------------------------------|g--------------------------------|d--------------------------------| x4a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--|
e--------------------------------|b--------------------------------|g--------------------------------|d--------------------------------| x4a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--| pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
x2e------------------------------|---------------------------------|b------------------------------|---------------------------------|g------------------------------|---------------------------------|d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
e-------------------------|b-------------------------|g-------------------------|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
e--------------------------------|b--------------------------------|g--------------------------------|d--------------------------------| x4a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--| pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e--------------------------------|b--------------------------------|g--------------------------------|d--------------------------------| x4a---------xxxxxx---------xx-3----|d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--2-3-xx---3--| pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e--------------------------------|b--------------------------------|g------------------------xx-5----|d--------------------2-3-xx---3--| x4a---------xxxxxx-----------------|d--0--2-3-xxxxxx--0--------------| pm - - - - - - - |
x2e------------------------------|---------------------------------|b------------------------------|---------------------------------|g------------------------------|---------------------------------|d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
e-------------------------|b-------------------------|g-------------------------|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|a--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|d--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3--|
x8e------------------------|------------|b------------------------|------------|g------------------------|------------|d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------|a--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------|d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|--3--0------|
*hold note*
e------------------------------------------------15-----b--|b----------------------------------------------------------|g--12---(bends, strange flutter effect------12b---\\-------|d--------more bends, feedback, the works)------------------|a----------------------------------------------------------|d----------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|b--------------------------------------------------|g--------------------------------------------------|d---------------------------------10h12--12b-\\\---|a-----3-------------------3------------------------|d--3-----0-------------3-----0---------------------|
e--------------------------|b--------------------------|g--------------------------|d--------------------------| x12a-----3--------------------|d--3-----0-----------------|
x8e------------------------|b--6---13-----8-9-6------|g--5---12-----7-8-5------|d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|a--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|d--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
x2e----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|b----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|g----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|d--------------3-------|-----------------------|---------------------|a----5----3---------5--|-----5----3----3----5--|-----5----3----3-----|d-0----3----5----3-----|--0----3----5----3-----|--0----3----5----3b--| ph - - - - - - - -| ph - - - - - - - - | ph - - - - - - - -|
x3e------------------|------------------------|b-------8-9-6------|--6---13-----8-9-6------|g-------7-8-5------|--5---12-----7-8-5------|d--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|a--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|d--0-0--5h6-5--0---|--3-/-10--0--5h6-5--0---|
e--------------------|b-------6----8----6--|g-------5----7----5--|d--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--| x8a--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--|d--0--0-3--0-5--0-3--|
e--------------------------------------------------------|b--------------------------------------------------------|g--------------------------------------------------------|d--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--|a--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--|d--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-1--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13-13--0-13b--|
x3e------------------------------|---------------------------------|b------------------------------|---------------------------------|g------------------------------|---------------------------------|d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|a--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|d--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|--5--0-2-3p2-3p2--0-2-3p0-3-2-0--|
speed solo (with wah closed) *best of luck everyone, go like a bat outta hell. The lead solo part on the album is very muddy at best (most likely double or triple tracked parts).
(gradual release)e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|b------12------12--12--12--12--12--12--12-----------------------------------|g------14b(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)(14)(14)(14)-14p12-12p10-10h12-10--10---------|d------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12-|a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|d--3b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|g-----------------9b-7h9-----------------------------------------------------|d--12h15-12-10-12--------10-8-10p8-10-888-8b(9)r8-8--10-888------------------|a----------------------------------------------------------------------------|d-----------------------------------------------------------12-10-12b(14)r\\-|
(turn wah off)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|b-------------------------------------------------------------------------|g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|d--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e-------------------------------|b-------------------------------|g-------------------------------|d--5---0----*slight feedback*---|a--5---0------------------------|d--5---0------------------------|
*have neck pickup volume set to 0 and switch guitar on and off*
e-------|b-------|g-------|d--0----|a--0----|d--0----|
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