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Flood

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One of the best songs on "Undertow", it often gets overlooked beacuse 
of its long opening. As with lots of Tool songs, it's Drop D tuned.  
 
Bear with me. My rhythem ain't so good 
 
/ = slide up 
\ = slide down 
~ = bend 
 
Opening:       (slowly) 
low D: -0--0--6--6-6----6/////////12--12 
 
Opening Part Riff: 
d -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0   muted   2-3------0 
A -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0    then   2-3------0 
D -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0   slowly  2-3------0 
                                  lowder 
When Opening Part Riff is repeated: 
d -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6  | 
A -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6 :|   rinse and repeat 
D -5--5-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-6  | 
 
Main Part Riff (single string): 
A -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0  :|    rinse and repeat 
 
Main Part Riff (chords): 
d -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0  :| 
A -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0  :|    rinse and repeat 
D -3-5-6-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-3-0  :| 
 
When Maynard says "This ground is not the rock I thought it would be", you play: 
 
d -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0 
A -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0 
D -3---3---3---3---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0 
 
When he says "I was wrong. This changes everything", you play: 
 
d -5----------0               0 
A -5-let ring-0 "I was wrong" 0 "This..." 
D -5----------0               0 
 
                                bend and slowly release 
d -0/////////////10----9-10-12------12~~~~~~~ 
 
d -13-12--10-12--13-12--10--10-12-13-12--17-15--15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\3 
 
I'm not sure which notes to play for the "Runnin' away" part. Sorry.  
 
Be careful to listen for variations when they don't play the 
open note. For example, they play: 
 
A -3-5-6-5---3-5---6-5---3--  :|    you know the drill 
 
Ending Riff: 
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 
 
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2 
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2 
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-3-4-2 
 
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 
D -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-1-2-3 
 
d -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333 
A -0--0--0--6--0--5--0--8--0-33333 
 
 

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