Artist: Tool
Song: Merkaba
Album: Salival
The only Merkaba tabs I could find on the net were so incorrect that I decided to submit
own version which is, hopefully, more precise. I`m still working on it, so it`s not complete
(I really don`t think that I`ll ever be able to tab the solo parts, the sounds are too
up for my ears to understand them:)
Enjoy!
Drop-d tuning: DADGBE
The guitar starts at 01:04
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------11---------9-------------11----------12---------------------------|
---12---------11---11-------12----------14----14------------------------|
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During the song the other guitar is playing similar stuff only an octave higher.
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------11---------9-------------11---------9------|----------------------------|
---12---------11---11-------12---------11---11---|--7/9---9---9---10-10-10----|
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10-7-7-7-|
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Repeat the last part `till the heavy part
Heavy part 01:39
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--9----9----7/9-x-x-9----7/9-x-x-9----7/9-x-x-10-9-7-------------------|
--9----9----7/9-x-x-9----7/9-x-x-9----7/9-x-x-10-9-7-------------------|
--9----9----7/9-x-x-9----7/9-x-x-9----7/9-x-x-10-9-7-------------------|
Note: Muted chords are B (9th fret)
One guitar plays this `till 02:29.
The other guitar starts playing at 02:13
It seems to me that the guitar is just being strummed on these notes
-------14----------------12----------------14---------------15----|
--15----------------14----------------15---------------17---------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tool/merkaba_tab_ver_3.html ]
-------14----------------12----------------14---------------12----|
--15----------------14----------------15---------------14---------|
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Then, for a few seconds Adam plays the B chord, slightly bending it from time to time.
Bridge to verse 02:46
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
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14-14-14-14-14--|
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--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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11-11-11-----|
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---7-7-7-7-9~~~----------------------------------|
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Not all of these notes are played, I just tabbed it like this, so it would be easier to
follow the rhythm.
During verse there is only one note:
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--9--(plam muted)--------------------------------|
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Then it`s the heavy part again.
The rest of the song is played using these riffs.
In some places they`re altered a bit, but by playing around these riffs it is easy to
understand what he`s playing.
Well, that`s it!
Any comments or corrections - janka_versus@hotmail.com
