Cold And Ugly Chords
by Tool
Cold And Ugly by Tool is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tool - Cold & Ugly
From the album Opiate
Volcano Records 31027-2
Submitted/transcribed by Matt Reese
Send questions and comments to: [email protected]
Dropped D tuning (low to high D-A-D-G-B-e respectively)
Notes: Play with overdrive/distortion
"Throw that Bob Marley wannabe mother-f*cker outta here!"
{Riff 1} X4
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|-----------------------------------------------------5-5--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-5-5--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-3-3--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0------|
PM... ... ... ... ... ...
{Fill 1} x1
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|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0---/6-5~--|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0----------|
|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5---0---0-0-3p0-0-0----------|
PM... ... ... ... ...
{Riff 1} Play w/out palm-muting x1
{Fill 2} x1
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|-------------------------------------------5------------|
|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-4----7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
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{Verse 1} x1
|-------------------------------7^-----------------------|
|-------6-5~-------------6-5~----------------------------|
|--7~---------5~--5/7------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
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{Riff 1} x2
{Riff 2} x4
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-0----------------------3p0----------------------|
|--0---0-0------3---------3p0----------------------------|
|--0---0-0--3h5---5--3h5---------------------------------|
<-occationally use A.H. here->
{Riff 1} play w/out palm-muting x1
{Fill 2} x1
{Verse 2} x1
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|--------------------------------|------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------|------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------3-2~----------------3-2--|-Rest-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5~----------5~----(1)/5~------|------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------|------|-----------------|
{Riff 2} x4
{Riff 3} x3
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|--0---0-0--5\3--3-0--3-0---0--0-0--5\3--3-0-3-0-5-----|
|--0---0-0--5\3--3-0--------0--0-0--5\3--3-0-----------|
|--0---0-0--5\3--3-0--------0--0-0--5\3--3-0-----------|
PM....... ...
//Rest for a few measures while bass plays\\
{Fill 3}
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|---------|
|---7--5--|
|---7--5--|
|---5--3--|
|---------|
{Riff 4} x5
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-12-10--|
|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-12-10--|
|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-12-10--|
{Fill 4} x1
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0--------|
|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0--5-3---|
|--0-5h7-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0--------|
*{Solo} Break out the most insane overdrive you have!
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|-------------7h10p10-h10p7-h10--12-12--10--10-----------------|
|-------10h12----------------------------------12-10-12h10-12--|
|--8h10--------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------10-----10h12p10-12--10h12p10-12p10-12p10-----|
|--10-12-10-12-12-12h15p12-10h12----12-----------ph-----------------------12--|
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|---------------------------------------------------10h12-(trill hard)-12b----|
|--10h12-10h12b-10h12-12h15-10h12-12h15-10h12p10h12---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------13---------------|
|--12r-10---------------12-(trem pick)---|
|-------------12---10---10---------------|
|-------------12---10--------------------|
|-------------12---10--------------------|
//Guitar rests here for a few measures\\
"Underneath her skin and jewelry..."
Come back in with a pick scrape on the low D string and then play...
{Riff 1} x2
{Riff 2} x7
{Outro} x1
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|-------------------------------6------------------------|
|---------------5---------5--------7---------------------|
|--0--0-0--3-5-----5-3-5-----7----------7--10--12--10--7-|
|--0--0-0-------------------------------5---8--10---8--5-|
|--0--0-0------------------------------------------------|
*Solo taken from Nolan Venhola's transcription