Band : Tool
Album: Opiate
Track: 7
Song : Gaping Lotus Experience

Part : Guitar
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net

Legend

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)


*messed up noises*

            "I had a friend once, he took some acid..."
e--0-------------------------------------------------------
b----3---3-------------------------------------------------
g------2------------------2--------2-----------------------
d----------------------0---------0-------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------

    "now he thinks he's a fire engine..."
e-----------------0--------------------------0------------------
b--------3--------------3-----------3-----3-----3------3--------
g------------2---------------2---------2-----------2------2-----
d--0---------------------------------------------------------0--
a---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------

*rest* -> "it's ok until he pisses on your lighter..."

                      "kinda smells kinda cool kinda funny anyway"
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------
d--10-10-10-10h12-12-----------------10--10--10--10h12--12---------
a------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------

                                             "satan, satan, satan"
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------
d--12-121212-121212--10-10-10-10h12-12---12-(mess around here for--
a--------------------------------------------a while with bends----
d-----------------------------------------------and vibratos)------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g--//-19-(mess around some more)---15-15-14-14-14--12[14]-(trill)-12----
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 "I had this friend once"
e-------------------------
b-------------------------
g-----------12------12----
d-------------------------
a-------------------------
d-------------------------

*rest* -> "he took some ecstasy,
       -> "tried to marry me and every one in the room..."

e--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d--------------------
a--------------------
d--10-x-x-10-10h12---

*rest* -> "he was sorta loving, kinda caring"
       -> "kinda tried to fuck my lazy boy"

e---------------------
b---------------------
g---------------------
d---------------------
a---------------------
d--10-10-10-10h12-12--

*rest* -> "It got a bit messy all over the curtains,"
       -> "arm chair covers, throw pillows, and carpeting"

e-----------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------
d--10--/12------------------12-----10-10----10h12-12--------
a----------------------------------------12-----------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------

  "I'm getting bored..."
e------------------------------------
b------------------------------------
g------------------------------------
d--12--12--12---12------10----12br---
a--------------------12----12--------
d------------------------------------

  "I'm getting bored..."
e--------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------
d--12-10h12p10--------------10----10h12p10-10------
a--------------12--------12----12-------------12---
d--------------------------------------------------

  "I'm getting bored...   I'm getting bored..."
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------(fades out with indiscernible-----
g------------------------------------notes. These are the range that--
d-----------------------------12-**--they are in, and are close-------
a-------------------------12---------to whatever is being played)-----
d--12--14--12---------------------------------------------------------