Sober - Tool
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Tuning: Drop D, D A D G B E
SOBER
As recorded by Tool
(From the 1993 Album UNDERTOW)
Words and Music by Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Daniel Carey & Justin Chancellor
D5
x x 0 2 3 xG5/D
x x 0 0 3 xBb/D
x x 0 3 3 xD5(type 2)
0 0 0 2 3 xEb5
1 1 1 3 4 xA
x 12 x 14 x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Adam Jones - dist electric'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Adam Jones - dist electric w/delay'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Adam Jones - dist electric w/Leslie rotating speaker'
Intro
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
Q +W
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Gtr II
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D5 G5/D
Gtr II
W E S S +S S E +S E S E S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
H. +Q
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S S S S +S S E +S E S E S S
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D5 G5/D
S S S S +S S E +S E S E S S
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S S S S
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Bb/D
S S S S +S S E +S E S E S S
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S S S S
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S E S E S
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Verse 1 & 2
Gtr I
A
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Gtr III
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S S E S
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S E S +S
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S S S
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S E S E
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Pre-Chorus
Gtr I
PM------| PM------| PM------|
E S S S
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S E S S S
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12-12-12-12-12
12----12-12-12
S E T T
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-12----12-12-1
T T
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S E T T
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T T
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S E S S T
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---15-15-15-15
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13-13-13-13-13
13----------13
T T T T
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T T T T T
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6-16-16-16-16-
5-15-15-15-15-
3-13-13-13-13-
3-13-13-13-13-
3-13-13-13-13-
T T
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Chorus
$
Gtr II
D5(type 2) Eb5
W W
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/ /
Gtr I
W Q
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|----------|--
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|-0--------|-1
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. E +E T T
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T T T T T T T
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4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
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T T T
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W W
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W Q
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T T T T T T T
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3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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T T T
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To Coda
D5(type 2) Eb5 D5(type 2) Eb5
W W W W
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/ / / /
W Q
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. E +E T T
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T T T T T T T
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4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
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T T T W
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Gtr I
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2.
H. +E
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Verse 3
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Gtr III
W +W
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Gtr I
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Outro
Double Time
&
H +Q. E
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|-0----(0)----
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Q=140
Q E E +E
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E E E Q Q
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A Tempo Q=70
Gtrs I, II
S s E E S
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s H S
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s E E S s H
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