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 +W
|------|--------------|--------------|
|------|--------------|--------------|
|-[7]*-|-([7])--------|-([7])--------|
|------|--------------|--------------|
|------|--------------|--------------|
|------|--------------|--------------|
*feedback
+Q. +E +H +H. +Q
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-([7])---([7])-([7])----|-([7])------([7])----|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
Gtr II
a Q. E +Q Q a Q. S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------10----10-(10)--10---|---------10----10---------10----10----10----10-|
|-12b14==(12)---12-(12)--12r--|-12b14==(12)------12-(12)----12----12----12----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----10-10----10----10----10----10----10-|
|----12----12-------12----12----12----12----12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S +S S S S E S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----10----------10---------10----------10----------10---------|
|-12r----12pb13.5----12pb13=====12-(12)r----12pb12.5----12-12-x-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
H. +E S S H. +E S S H. +E S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------(3)-x-x-|-3-------(3)-----|-3-------(3)-x-x-|
|-2-------(2)-x-x-|-3-------(3)-----|-2-------(2)-x-x-|
|-0-------(0)-x-x-|-0-------(0)-0---|-0-------(0)-x-x-|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D5 G5/D
Gtr II
W E S S +S S E +S E S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
H. +Q E. S +S S E +S E S E S S
|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3-------(3)--|-10----10-(10)-10-10-(10)-10-8-8-8-8-|
|-3-------(3)--|-------------------------------------|
|-0-------(0)--|--7-----7--(7)--7--7--(7)--7-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------------------|
D5 Bb/D G5/D
S S S S +S S E +S E S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
S S S S +S S E +S E S E S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-8s11-11-11-(11)-11-11-(11)-11-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5s=8--8--8--(8)--8--8--(8)--8-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
D5 G5/D
S S S S +S S E +S E S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
S S S S +S S E +S E S E E
|---------------------------------------|
|-8s10-10-10-(10)-10-10-(10)-10-x-8-8---|
|-------------------------------x-------|
|-5s=7--7--7--(7)--7--7--(7)--7---5-5---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Bb/D
S S S S +S S E +S E S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
S S S S +S S S S S E S E S S
|---------------------------------------------||
|-8s11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11s13-13-13-13-13--||
|---------------------------------------------||
|-5s=8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8--8s10-10-10-10-10--||
|---------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------||
Verse 1 & 2
Gtr I
A
W W W
|
/
Gtr III
H. +E S S H. +E S S W
||------------------|-----------------|------|
||o-3-------(3)-----|-3-------(3)-----|-3----|
||--2-------(2)-2-2-|-3-------(3)-----|-2----|
||--0-------(0)-----|-0-------(0)-0---|-0----|
||o-----------------|---------------0-|------|
||------------------|-----------------|------|
H. E S S E. S +S S E +S E S E S S
|---------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-3-------3-3---|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-|
|-3-------3-3-0-|--2---2--(2)--2---2--(2)--2---2---2---2---2--|
|-0-------0-0---|--0---0--(0)--0---0--(0)--0---0---0---0---0--|
|---------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------|---------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S E S E S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-(4)--(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-|
|--0h3--3---3--(3)--3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0--|
|--0----0---0--(0)--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
S E S +S S E +S E S E S S
|--------------------------------------|
|-(3)------------------(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-|
|--0h2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2--0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0--0---0---0---0--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
S E S +S S S S S E S E E
|----------------------------------------------||
|-(4)--(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)s(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-||
|--0h3--3--(3)--3---3---3---3s==5---5---5---5--||
|--0----0--(0)--0---0---0---0-------0---0---0--||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Gtr I
PM------| PM------| PM------|
E S S S S E S S S S E T T T T
|----------------------------------------------|
|-15-------------15-------------15-------------|
|-14-------------14-------------14-------------|
|-12-------------12-------------12-------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-|
PM------| PM------| PM------|
E S S S S E S S S S E T T T T
|----------------------------------------------|
|-16-------------16-------------16-------------|
|-15-------------15-------------15-------------|
|-13-------------13-------------13-------------|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|----13-13-13-13----13-13-13-13----13-13-13-13-|
PM------| PM------| PM------|
E S S S S E S S S S E T T T T
|----------------------------------------------|
|-15-------------15-------------15-------------|
|-14-------------14-------------14-------------|
|-12-------------12-------------12-------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-|
PM------|
E S S S S E S S T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|-16-------------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-||
|-15-------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-||
|-13-------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-||
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-||
|----13-13-13-13----------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-||
Chorus
$
Gtr II
D5(type 2) Eb5
W W
| |
/ /
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tool/sober_tab_ver_7.html ]
Gtr I
W Q. E +E T T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------|------------------------------------|
|----------|------4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------|------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0--------|-1----1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--------|-1----------------------------------|
|-0--------|-1----------------------------------|
D5(type 2) Eb5
W W
| |
/ /
W Q. E +E T T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------|-------------------------------------|
|----------|------4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|----------|------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0--------|-1----1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0--------|-1-----------------------------------|
|-0--------|-1-----------------------------------|
To Coda
D5(type 2) Eb5 D5(type 2) Eb5
W W W W
| | | |
/ / / /
W Q. E +E T T T T T T T T T T T T W Q. E +Q Q
|----------|------------------------------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------|------4-(4)--4/--|
|----------|------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|------3-(3)--3/--|
|-0--------|-1----1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--------|-1----1-(1)--1/--|
|-0--------|-1----------------------------------|-0--------|-1-----------1/--|
|-0--------|-1----------------------------------|-0--------|-1-----------1/--|
1.
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~
Q. +E +Q +E S S Q. +E +H
|-----------------------0-0-|------------------------|
|-----------------------0---|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-12----(12)-(12)--(12)-----|-13b15====(13)-(13)r----|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q. E +Q. S S Q S S E +Q. S S
|-----------------0-0-|--------------------------||
|-----------------0---|-------------------------o||
|-------14-(14)-------|-15--15s17-17-(17)--------||
|---------------------|---------------------0-0--||
|-12------------------|-13--13s15-15-(15)---0---o||
|---------------------|--------------------------||
2.
H. +E E H +Q +Q
|---------------|-----------------------|
|-3-------(3)-3S|=15----(15)b16===(15)--|
|-2-------(2)-2S|=14----(14)b16===(14)--|
|-0-------(0)---|--0--------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
~~~~
+Q. +E +H +W +W +W
|---------------------|-------------|-------------|---------||
|-(15)r==(15)-(15)----|-(15)--------|-(15)--------|-(15)----||
|-(14)r==(14)-(14)----|-(14)--------|-(14)--------|-(14)----||
|---------------------|-------------|-------------|---------||
|---------------------|-------------|-------------|---------||
|---------------------|-------------|-------------|---------||
Verse 3
+W +W +W +W W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-(15)--------|-(15)--------|-(15)--------|-(15)--------|------|
|-(14)--------|-(14)--------|-(14)--------|-(14)--------|------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
D5(type 2)
Gtr III
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr I
<
pm---------------------------------------------|
h e. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------13-13-13-13-13-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---------12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
w
~~~~~~~~
s s e e s s s a t t s s e e d.s. al coda
|---------------------------17--17-17-17-17---------||
|-------------------20b22==(20)-20-20-20-20r--------||
|--------------------------------------------<12>---||
|-13-13-----13-13-----------------------------------||
|-13-13-----13-13-----------------------------------||
|-13-13-----13-13-----------------------------------||
Outro
Double Time Q=140
&
H +Q. E Q E E +E E E E Q Q +E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|--------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-3----(3)---3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3s4-|-4--4--(4)-4--4-|-6--6-4-(4)-4-4---|
|-2----(2)---2-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2s3-|-3--3--(3)-3--3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-5-|
|-0----(0)-----|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
A Q Q E +Q E Q E E +E E E S S
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-------3---3-----------|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|
|-5b7==(5)-----5r(5)--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------|------0-(0)---------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
Q Q E Q E Q E E +E A E E E
|--------------|-------------------------10-10--|
|-4--4--4-4--4-|-6--6-4-(4)---------10---10-----|
|-3--3--3-3--3-|-3--3-3-(3)-12b14==(12)r--------|
|--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------|
A +Q Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|--------------10--10--------|-------------------------|
|-13b15==(13)--13--13r13-----|-15--15-15-(15)-15-15-16-|
|-------------------------12-|-14--14-14-(14)-14-14-15-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Q Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-16--16--16-16-----|-18--18-16-(16)-16-16-13-|
|-15--15--15-15--15-|-15--15-15-(15)-15-15----|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
A Q A Q A E +Q E Q E E +E E E E
|---------10------------10------------10-----------|-------------------------|
|-13b15==(13)r--13b15==(13)r--13b15==(13)r(13)--13-|-15--15-15-(15)-15-15-15-|
|--------------------------------------------------|-14--14-14-(14)-14-14-14-|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-16--16--16--16--|-16b16.5--16-16b16.5==(16)r-------|
|-15--15--15--15--|-15b15.5--15-15b15.5==(15)r-------|
|-----------------|----------------------------0-0---|
|-----------------|----------------------------0-0---|
|-----------------|----------------------------0-0---|
A Tempo Q=70
Gtrs I, II
S s E E S s H S s E E S s H
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-12-12-----12-12------|-13-13-----13-13------|
|-12-12-----12-12------|-13-13-----13-13------|
|-12-12-----12-12------|-13-13-----13-13------|
S s E E S s H S s E E S s H S s E E S s H
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------*|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------*|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------*|
|-12-12-----12-12------|-13-13-----13-13------|-12-12-----0-0------*|
|-12-12-----12-12------|-13-13-----13-13------|-12-12-----0-0------*|
|-12-12-----12-12------|-13-13-----13-13------|-12-12-----0-0------*|
