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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
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Normal tuning
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------3-----6-------3-----3---| X 3
D-2/4-4-4-----4-----4-4-----4---4-|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------3-----6B(7)---P0--------|
|-2/4-4-4-----4-------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4(4)4---4----4--4--4--4-4-4-------------------------------------|
|-0H2-2-0-2--0-2--2--2--2-2-2-------------------------------------|
"Crawl Away" by Tool from _Undertow_
Transcribed by Brian G. Smith <[email protected]>
Notation:
s = slide, h = hammeron, p = pulloff, b = bend, r = release
~ = vibrato, x = muffle, * = pinch harmonic
Intro
<hold> < Repeat this measure three times >
g |------|---------3-----6-------3-----3-0-|---------3-----6/7---\---0-------|
d |-0----|-2/4-4-4-----4-----4-4-----4-----|-2/4-4-4-----4--b----p-----------|
a |------|--s------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e |------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff A:
g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |--h------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
a |-4-4-----4-----4---4---4-----4---|-4-4-----4-----4---4---5-----5---|
e |-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2---2---0-2-0-|-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |--h------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
a |-4-4-----4-----4---4---4-----4---|-4-4-----4-----4---4-----5-4-2~--|
e |-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2---2---0-2-0-|-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2---0---------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Repeat Riff A, then play Riff B:
g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-9-------9-----9---9---9---------|--h------------------------------|
a |-7-------7-----7---7---7---------|-4-4-----4-----4---4---5-----5---|
e |-----0-0-----0-------------0-0-0-|-0/2-2-0-2---0-2---2-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-9-------9-----9---9---9---------|-11------11-----b-----r----------|
a |-7-------7-----7---7---7---------|-9---9-9-9---9-9/10~--\--9~------|
e |-----0-0-----0-------------0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Short lead over Riff A (played by bass):
g |-6---6~--6~--x-4~------------x---|-4/6-6~--6~--x-4~------------x---|
d |---------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g |-4/6-6~--6~--4-6*/7--\---6---x---|-4/6-6~--6~--x--b----r-----------|
d |--h--------------b---r-----------|--h------------4/5----\--4~------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse:
Riff A, bass only
Crawled away from me, slipped away from me
Tried to keep you home, but there was nothing I could say
Slid away from me, crept away from me
Tried to keep you down, but there was nothing I could say
Riff A, full blast
What you're tryin' to say is you don't want to play
What you want and what you need don't mean that much to me
Chorus:
Riff C (time sig. changes to 9/8 - watch out!)
g |-------2-----5-----4-----------------|
d |-4-----2-----5-----4-----------------|
a |-4-----0-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-| <- 1st and 3rd times, lift finger
e |-2-----------------------------------| slightly to get muffled harmonic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 sounds on single notes
I can see your
Back is turn- ing
If I could I'd
(time changes to 10/8 for last measure)
g |-------2-----5-----4---------------------|
d |-4-----2-----5-----4---------------------|
a |-4-----0-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e |-2---------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stick a knife in!
Bass plays Riff A again under this lead:
g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |---------------------------------|-2/4-4-2-4~--2-4---4---4~--------|
a |--h------------------------------|--h------------------------------|
e |-0/2-2-0-2~--0-2---2---2---0-2~--|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g |-9/11--9-11~-9-11--11--11--9-11~-|-9/11-11-11--9-11/12-\---11~-----|
d |--h------------------------------|--h--------------b---r-----------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2:
Bass plays Riff A
Crawled away from me, slipped away from me
Tried to keep you home, but there was nothing I could say
Bass plays Riff A, guitar plays the following variation:
g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------2/4-|-----------------------0-----0---|
a |--h----------------2---4~--4--h--|--h----------------2---0---------|
e |-0/2-2-0-2~--0-2-----------------|-0/2-2-0-2~--0-2-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Slid away from me, crept away from me
Tried to keep you down, but there was nothing I could say
Riff A again, full blast:
What you're tryin' to say is you don't want to play
What you want and what you need don't mean that much to me
Chorus is played the same as before, fourth time Riff C leads into Riff D
as follows:
Riff D repeat 4 times
g |-5-----4-------------------------|---------------------------------|
d |-5-----4-------------------5-5---|-4-------------------------5-5---|
a |-3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5---|-4-------(pick scrape)-----5-5---|
e |-------------------------0-3-3-0-|-2-------( 4th time )---0-3-3-0-|
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4
Riff D, variation (measures stretched to accomodate the faster picking)
g |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |-4---------------4---------------4-------------------5---5-------|
a |-4---------------4---------------2-------------------5---5-------|
e |-2-------x-x-x-x-2-------x-x-x-x-2-------x-x-x-x-0---3---3---0---|
1 2 3 4
Switch to doubletime feel. Bass and guitar play 16th notes on low F# for
six measures, then guitar switches to F# on D string 4th fret for next
two measures. Next eight measures, bass stays on F# and guitar plays:
a |----|-4~-|-5~-|-2~-|-4~-|----|-----------------|-------b---r-----|
e |-2~-|----|----|----|----|-0~-|-0-2---0-2---0-2-|---0-2-/-3-\-2---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff A:
Riff B (actually, play last two measures of Riff B twice)
3rd "verse" - Bass plays Riff A once while guitar holds last F# of Riff B
Riff A, guitar plays root notes only:
(Vocal rests first two measures)
Riff A full blast once again:
Chorus - Riff C four times again, last time ends like this:
g |-------2-----5-----4-------------------------|---------|
d |-4-----2-----5-----4-------------------5-5---|-4-------|
a |-4-----0-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5---|-4-------|
e |-2-----------------------------------0-3-3-0-|-2-------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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