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Tuning: D A D G B E
FORTY SIX and TWO
TUNING: DADGBe
Notes: The intro and interludes can be figured out easily once you get the hang of these
chords... mainly you'll be on A string and d string with light touches to other strings (I sometimes
hit the D string to add volume and what not...). By the way, I also love these chords
(https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/tool/forty-six_and_2_crd.htm) by richk. I think they helped me a
lot to get started. Also, they may sound better for softer acoustic cover of the song. Anyway, here
is my crazy tab/chords, so enjoy! I play this song the way I write here either with acoustic guitar
or electric guitar.
TIP: Keep your pinky on the 3rd fret of the B string, and your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the
G string throughout the song. You can play Bbm7b5 instead of Bb6(b5) till you get the hang of it.
DISCLAIMER: I do not know how Tool actually plays this song. This is just the way I rendered it, and
it may not be exactly the way it should be played, but I don't really care. Oh, and also I didn't write
this song and all the rights of the material belongs to the artist. With that said, please do not share
this to other sites without permission. If you really want to, send me a message.
Asus4(omit5) Amadd11(omit5)/C Bm7(omit5) Bbm7b5 Bb6(b5)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|- 3 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3-|
G|- 2 ---------------- 2 ---------------- 2 ---------------- 2 ---------------- 0-|
D|- 0 ---------------- 0 ---------------- 0 ---------------- 0 ---------------- 0-|
A|- 0 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 2 ---------------- 1 ---------------- 1-|
D|- 0 ---------------- 0 ----------------0 ---------------- 0 ---------------- 0-|
THESE CHORDS ARE RESPECTIVE TO THE DROP D TUNING on 6th string - i.e., you can find alternative
ways to play these same chords on standard tuning or whatever, but they will not sound too much
alike.
Since UltimateGuitar hates these chords, I am changing them to simplified form:
Asus4(omit5) ==> Asus4
Amadd11(omit5)/C ==> Amadd11/C
Bm7(omit5) ==> Bm7b5
Bbm7b5 ==> Bbm7b5
Bb6(b5) ==> Bb6
RIFF for Intro and Interludes:
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------0----0-1-0-0-1-0----|-------0----0-1-0-0-1-0----|
A|-0---3----3-------------3--|-0---3----3-------------0--| x2
D|-0----------------------0--|-0----------------------0--|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
G|-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|-------0----0-1-0-0-1-0----|-------0----0-1-0-0-1-0----|
A|-0---3----3-------------3--|-0---3----3-------------0--| x2
D|-0----------------------0--|-0----------------------0--|
[Verse]
Asus4My shadow’s
Amadd11/C
Shedding skin and
Bm7I’ve been picking
Bb6Scabs again.
Asus4I’m down
Amadd11/C
Digging through
Bm7b5My old muscles
Bbm7b5Looking for a clue.
Asus4I’ve been crawling on my belly
Amadd11/C
Clearing out what could’ve been.
Bm7b5I’ve been wallowing in my own confused
Bbm7b5And insecure delusions
Asus4For a piece to cross me over
Amadd11/C
Or a word to guide me in.
Bm7b5I wanna feel the changes coming down.
Bbm7b5I wanna know what I’ve been hiding in
[Chorus]
Asus4My shadow.
Amadd11/C
My shadow.
Bm7b5Change is coming through my Bb6shadow.
Asus4My shadow’s
Amadd11/C
Shedding skin and
Bm7I’ve been picking
Bb6Scabs again.
[Verse]
Asus4I’ve been crawling on my belly
Amadd11/C
Clearing out what could’ve been.
Bm7b5I’ve been wallowing in my own chaotic
Bbm7b5And insecure delusions.
Asus4I wanna feel the change consume me,
Amadd11/C
Feel the outside turning in.
Bm7b5I wanna feel the metamorphosis and
Bbm7b5Cleansing I’ve endured within
[Chorus]
Asus4My shadow
Amadd11/C
My shadow
Bm7b5Change is coming.
Bb6Now is my time.
[Bridge]
Asus4Listen to my muscle memory.
Amadd11/C
Contemplate what I’ve been clinging to.
Bm7b5Forty-six and two
Bbm7b5 ahead of me.
Asus4I choose to live and to
Amadd11/C
Grow, take and give and to
Bm7b5Move, learn and love and to
Bbm7b5Cry, kill and die and to
Asus4Be paranoid and to
Amadd11/C
Lie, hate and fear and to
Bm7b5Do what it takes to
Bbm7b5 move through.
Asus4I choose to live and to
Amadd11/C
Lie, kill and give and to
Bm7b5Die, learn and love and to
Bbm7b5Do what it takes to step through.
[Verse]
Asus4See my shadow changing,
Amadd11/C
Stretching up and over me.
Bm7b5Soften this old armor.
Bbm7b5Hoping I can clear the way
Asus4By stepping through my shadow,
Amadd11/C
Coming out the other side.
Bm7b5Step into the shadow.
Bbm7b5Forty six and two are just ahead of me