Cold And Ugly - Tool
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tool - Cold & Ugly
From the album Opiate
Volcano Records 31027-2
Submitted/transcribed by Matt Reese
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Dropped D tuning (low to high D-A-D-G-B-e respectively)

Notes: Play with overdrive/distortion

"Throw that Bob Marley wannabe mother-f*cker outta here!"

[Riff 1] X4
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5-5--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-5-5--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-3-3--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0------|
PM... ... ... ... ... ...

[Fill 1] x1
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---/6-5~--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0----------|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0----------|
PM... ... ... ... ...

[Riff 1] Play w/out palm-muting x1

[Fill 2] x1
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------5------------|
|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-4----7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1] x1
|-------------------------------7^-----------------------|
|-------6-5~-------------6-5~----------------------------|
|--7~---------5~--5/7------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 2] x4
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-0----------------------3p0----------------------|
|--0---0-0------3---------3p0----------------------------|
|--0---0-0--3h5---5--3h5---------------------------------|

[Riff 1] play w/out palm-muting x1

[Fill 2] x1

[Verse 2] x1
|--------------------------------|------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------|------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------|------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------3-2~----------------3-2--|-Rest-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5~----------5~----(1)/5~------|------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------|------|-----------------|

[Riff 2] x4

[Riff 3] x3
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-0--53--3-0--3-0---0--0-0--0-53--3-0-3-0-5-----|
|--0---0-0--53--3-0--------0--0-0--0-53--3-0-----------|
|--0---0-0--53--3-0--------0--0-0--0-53--3-0-----------|
PM....... ...

//Rest for a few measures while bass plays

[Riff 4] x6
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--3h5-3p0--3h5-3p0--0-0-0-------|
|--3h5-3p0--3h5-3p0--0-0-0-5-3-0-|
|--3h5-3p0--3h5-3p0--0-0-0-------|

[Solo] Break out the most insane overdrive you have!
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------10h12-12^-10-10-----------|
|-------10h12-10h12p10h12-----------------12p10-12^-|
|--10h12--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--Just improb here----------------------11----11--9-----|
|--it's too crazy to----12^^^^^-12^10----11----11--9-----|
|------tab out---------------------------9-----9---7-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---10101010101010101010----|
|---10101010101010101010----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

//Guitar rests here for a few measures

"Underneath her skin and jewelry..."

Come back in with a pick scrape on the low D string and then play...

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 2] x7

[Outro] x1
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------6------------------------|
|---------------5---------5--------7---------------------|
|--0--0-0--3-5-----5-3-5-----7----------7--10--12--10--7-|
|--0--0-0-------------------------------5---8--10---8--5-|
|--0--0-0------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
band-Tool
Album-Opiate
song - cold and ugly
tuning- Drop D (dadgbe)

****People dont knowhow to tab these things so i have to do it*******
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

- natural harmonic
x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


(distortion)

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--| x3
a--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
pm- pm pm -| pm- pm pm -|

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--------6-5----|
a--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0---------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0---------------|
pm- pm pm -| pm- pm-

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
a--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
pm- pm pm -| pm- pm pm -|

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----|
g------------------------------------------------------------10-9------------10-9--------|
d-------------------------------------------------10----12--------10----12---------------|
a--12-1212-12-12-12--12-10-9---12-1212-12-1212-12----------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
a--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
pm- pm pm -| pm- pm pm -|

e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10--|
a--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10--|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10--|
pm- pm pm -| pm- pm

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|
d--0---------------------3-----| x4
a--0---------3-------3h5---h5--|
d--0-0-0-3h5--h5-3h5-----------|
pm-

*with occasional pinch harmonics*

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|
d--0---------------------3-----| x4
a--0---------3-------3h5---h5--|
d--0-0-0-3h5--h5-3h5-----------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------10--------------------------------------------|
a--12-1212-12-12-12--12-10-9---12-1212-12-1212-12---------------------------------(rest)-10-tr--|
d------------------------------------------------------12---15-14-10---12---15-14---------------|

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|
d--0---------------------3-----| x4
a--0---------3-------3h5---h5--|
d--0-0-0-3h5--h5-3h5-----------|
pm-

e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d--0--0-0-5--5-0-3--3-----0--0-0-5--5-0-3--3---5--| x3
a--0--0-0-5--5-0-3----5---0--0-0-5--5-0-3----5----|
d--0--0-0-5--5-0-3--------0--0-0-5--5-0-3---------|
pm- pm pm- pm

*hold*

x5
e---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
g---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d--12-10--|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-12-10--|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-12-10--|
a--12-10--|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-12-10--|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0--------|
d--12-10--|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-12-10--|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0--------|

solo

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------7h10p10-h10p7-h10--12-12--10--10-----------------|
d-------10h12----------------------------------12-10-12h10-12--|
a--8h10--------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------10-----10h12p10-12--10h12p10-12p10-12p10-----|
d--10-12-10-12-12-12h15p12-10h12----12-----------ph-----------------------12--|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------10h12-(trill hard)-12b----|
d--10h12-10h12b-10h12-12h15-10h12-12h15-10h12p10h12---------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------13---------------|
g--12r-10---------------12-(trem pick)---|
d-------------12---10---10---------------|
a-------------12---10--------------------|
d-------------12---10--------------------|

*rest for two bars of bass*

*pick scrape down the low D string near end of 2nd bar*

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
a--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-10-10--|
pm- pm pm -| pm- pm pm -|

e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-------------------|
a--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0----------//12b----|
d--0-0-0-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-6p0-5--0-------------------|
pm- pm pm -| pm

x7
e------------------------------|------------------------------|
b------------------------------|------------------------6-----|
g------------------------------|------------5p0-----5h7---7---|
d--0---------------------3-----|--0-----3h5-----3h5-----------|
a--0---------3-------3h5---h5--|--0---------------------------|
d--0-0-0-3h5--h5-3h5-----------|--0-0-0-----------------------|
pm- pm-

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------3-----------------/--15------------------------|
g---------------------2-(tremolo pick)--/--14-(tremolo pick)---------|
d--0---3---5---3---0--0--------------------0-------------------0-----|
a--0---3---5---3---0-------------------------------------------0-----|
d--0---3---5---3---0-------------------------------------------0-----|

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Cold And Ugly
Tool

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