Gaping Lotus Experiance Chords
by Tool
Gaping Lotus Experiance by Tool is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
***Intro on bass:
G|--(5)----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------(5)------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------0---2--------------------------0--|--2----------------------0--|
D|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Choices always were a problem for you
**FDBK PITCH: E
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
What you need is someone strong to guide you.
***Bass riff throughout entire song unless otherwise noted:
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--X-X-X-X-2----2----------------|--X-X-X-X-2----2-------------|
D|-----------------2-----2---3-3--|-----------------2---2--3-3--|
P.M.... P.M............ P.M.... P.M..........
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4---------------------|--4-4-4-4-4------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4----0h2---2-2---3-3--|--4-4-4-4-4---0h2--2-2--3-3--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2----0h2---2-2---3-3--|--2-2-2-2-2---0h2--2-2--3-3--|
D|---------------0h2---2-2---3-3--|--------------0h2--2-2--3-3--|
Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow
what you need is someone strong to guide you. Like
me. Like me. Like
me. Like me!
***Guitar is silent for the following lines:
If you want to get your soul to heaven,
trust in me, now, don't you judge or question.
You are broken, now, but faith can heal you.
Just do everything I tell you to do.
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-\----------------|--12-12-12-12-12-\----------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-\-9--9-9--10-10--|--11-11-11-11-11-\-9--9-9--10-10--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9--\-9--9-9--10-10--|--9--9--9--9--9--\-9--9-9--10-10--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--\-7--7-7--8--8---|--9--9--9--9--9--\-7--7-7--8--8---|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow,
what you need is someone strong to guide you.
Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow,
let me lay my holy hand up- hand upon you!
**Bend on second and fourth times
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--3-3---3-3-----------------------|--3-3---3-3-^---------------------|
G|--2-2---2-2-----------------------|--2-2---2-2-^---------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
A|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
My god's will becomes me.
When he speaks he speaks through me.
He has needs like I do.
We both want to rape you.
E|-------------5--5--5--5--4--4--4--|-------------5--5--5--5--4--4--4--|
B|--3-3---3-3-----------------------|--3-3---3-3-----------------------|
G|--2-2---2-2-----------------------|--2-2---2-2-----------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
A|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
*** Repeat once
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------4--4-4---5-5--|--------------------4--4-4---5-5--|
G|--10-10-10-10-10--X-3--3-3---4-4--|--10-10-10-10-10--X-3--3-3---4-4--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|
Jesus Christ why don't you come save my life, now?
Open my eyes, blind me with your light, now.
Jesus Christ why don't you come save my life, now?
Open my eyes, blind me with your light, now.
**FDBK PITCH: B **Bass
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--4-------------------------------|-------------------------(5)------|
D|--4-------------------------------|-----------------------------(5)--|
A|--2-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
**Bass
G|-------------------------(5)------|-------------------------(5)------|
D|-----------------------------(5)--|-----------------------------(5)--|
A|--2-----------0-------------------|--2-----------0-------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
P.M....... P.M.......
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|--2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
If you want to get your soul to heaven,
trust in me, now, don't you judge or question.
You are broken, now, but faith can heal you.
Just do everything I tell you to do.
***Follow this with the exact same "Jesus Christ" part, the
***"Deaf and blind" part, and the "My god's will" part.***Outro:
The outro for guitar just holds this chord:E|-----B|--3--G|--2--D|--0--A|--0--
D|--0--While the bass plays:G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-2------|