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Merkaba by Tool
Merkaba
Drop-d tuning: DADGBE
The guitar starts at 01:04
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---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
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--15----------------14----------------15---------------17---------|
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-------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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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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Then it`s the heavy part again.
The rest of the song is played using these riffs.
It's some kind of psychedelic experience
Our body is light, we are immortal
Our body is love, we are eternal
Eternal
Omniscient
Omnipotent
Omnipresent
Without judgement
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version 2
drop D-DADGBE
you will need 2 guitars to get the right sound
guitar 1-played clean and bassy
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b---------|
g---------|
d---8-----|
a-----7---|
D-------0-|
play that figure over and over while guitar 2 does
e---5------5--------5-------6----|
b-6------5---5----6-------8----8-|
g--------------------------------|
d--------------------------------|
a--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
use delay, and distortion
chorus is
guitar 1 and 2
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b---------3---------2--------------------------|
g---------2---------2--------------------------|
d---------0---------0----------------------3-0-|
a-3/5-5-5-0-3/5-5-5-0--------------0-3-3-0-----|
D---------0---------0-3/5-5-5-5/3--------------|
those would be the main parts
It's some kind of psychedelic experience
Our body is light, we are immortal
Our body is love, we are eternal
Eternal
Omniscient
Omnipotent
Omnipresent
Without judgement
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