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Tuning: D A D G
Tool - Crawl Away
Track 5 of Undertow (1993).
Tuning: Drop D (DADG)
Time signature: mostly 4/4, some 6/8
Guitar intro [00:18]
(No bass.)
Intro [00:36]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|-2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---*| x4
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x----------|
Verse 1 [01:25]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|-2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
Crawled away from me Slipped away from me
Slid away from me Crept away from me
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---*| x2
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x----------|
Tried to keep a hold But there was nothing I could say
Tried to keep it down But there was nothing I could say
Pre-chorus 1 [01:50]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
What you're trying to say Is you don't want to play
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
What you want and what you need Don't mean that much to me
Chorus 1 [02:02]
G|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----|
D|*------------|-------------|------------*| |----|
A|*------------|-------------|------------*| x4 |----|
D|-4-----7-----|10-----9---9-|9-9-9-9-9-9--| |9-9-|
I can see your
Back is turning
If I could I'd
Stick a knife in
Fill [02:17]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
Verse 2 [02:29]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|-2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
Crawled away from me Slipped away from me
Slid away from me Crept away from me
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---*| x2
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x----------|
Tried to keep a hold But there was nothing I could say
Tried to keep it down But there was nothing I could say
Pre-chorus 2 [02:54]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
What you're trying to say Is you don't want to play
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
What you want and what you need Don't mean that much to me
Chorus 2 [03:06]
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|*------------|-------------|------------*|
A|*------------|-------------|------------*| x4
D|-4-----7-----|10-----9---9-|9-9-9-9-9-9--|
I can see your
Back is turning
If I could I'd
Stick a knife in
Bridge 1 [03:20]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| x2
D|-2-5-5-2-4-------|----------------|2-5-5-2-4-------|-----------------|
This is love This is love
This is my love for you This is my love for you
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| x2
D|-2-5-5-2-4---xxxx|4---xxxx4---xxxx|2-5-5-2-4---xxxx|4---xxxx4---xxxx-|
This is my love for you This is my love for you
This is my love for you This is my love
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
D|2-5-5-2-|
Guitar solo [03:45]
G|------------------| |------------------|
D|*----------------*| |*----------------*|
A|*----------------*| x8 |*----------------*| x4
D|-2-4-4-4-2-4-4-4--| |-2-4-4-4~--2-4~---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2-4-4-4~--2-4~--|2-4-4-4~--2-4-2-|4~--2-4~--2-4~--|/16~------------|
Bridge 2 [04:09]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
Say you
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
won't go
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2---x-x-2---x-2-|--2---2---2-2---|4---x-x-4---x-4-|--4---4---4-4---|
Get up Say
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2---x-x-2---x-2-|--2---2---2-2---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
Say Get up Say
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
Got you in a strangle hold baby Get up, get up, get up, now
Pre-chorus 3 [04:58]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/5~--5-5---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4-------------|
What you're trying to say Is you don't want to play
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-2-0---|
D|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---4---4-4---|2h4-4-2-4---2-4-|--4---x---------|
What you want and what you need Don't mean the fuck to me
Chorus 3 [05:10]
G|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----------------|
D|*------------|-------------|------------*| |----------------|
A|*------------|-------------|------------*| x4 |----------------|
D|-4-----7-----|10-----9---9-|9-9-9-9-9-9--| |2-5-5-2-4-------|
I can see your
Back is turning
If I could I'd
Stick a knife in
Legend:
h Hammer on
/ Slide
x Dead note
~ Let ring
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|*----*|
|*----*| Repeat section
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Song structure:
00:18 Guitar intro no bass
00:36 Intro main riff x4
01:25 Verse 1 main riff x2
01:50 Pre-chorus 1 main riff x1
02:02 Chorus 1
02:17 Fill main riff x1
02:29 Verse 2 same as Verse 1
02:54 Pre-chorus 2 same as Pre-chorus 1
03:06 Chorus 2
03:20 Bridge 1
03:45 Guitar solo
04:09 Bridge 2
04:58 Pre-chorus 3 same as Pre-chorus 1
05:10 Chorus 3
References:
* http://tooltabs.net/Tabs/Bass/Undertow/crawl_away.htm (bass; by Nolan Venhola, Brad Haczynski)
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aspsGSzwHw (London 2/23/97)
* https://genius.com/Tool-crawl-away-lyrics