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Sober Chords

by Tool
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Sober 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.

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Another Tool song.. This one is off the Undertow Album.  
At the beginning there is some sounds.. To emulate them  
just turn ur amp up and let it ring This is ofcourse Drop 
D tuning.. Almost every Tool song is Drop D...My thanks go 
to(Michael D. Volk) 
Enjoy! 
 
Intro: 
(Also main Riff) 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
D|-00-0*0*--00-0*0*0*-| 
 
E-|00--00| 
 
Lead 1: 
       (Hold that bend) 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10^--10--10--10--10----10----10^---10---10---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10----| 
G|--12^--12--12--12--12----12----12^---12---12---12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12----| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Lead 2: 
  (Now you can start to realease it..Ahh the power) 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------| 
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Lead 3: 
 Pm ...........  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10-----------3-----------------------3------------| 
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12----12-----------2-----------------------3------------| 
D|---------------------------------0-------0-----------------------0----------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------0-0---------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Lead 4: 
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------3-----------------------0-----------------------------------------| 
G|----------2-----------------------3--------------------14---14-14-----------| 
D|----------0-----------------------3----------------0----0----0--0-----------| 
A|---0-0---------------------0-0----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
                                          
                                            sl. 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-14---12-12---12-12-12/15---15---15-15---15---12-12--12--12-----------------| 
D|--0----0--0----0--0-- 0--------0----0--0----0----0--0----0--0---------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
                                                                                                    
        sl.                                                                                               sl. 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--12/14------14----14--14----14----12--12----12--12----12/15------15--------| 
D|---0----------0------0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0------0----------0------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                               (Slide) 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|--15----15----15/17----17--17--17----17---| 
D|---0-----0-----0---------0---0---0-----0--| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
  
  
1st Verze: 
 
  
                                                                   P.M.--|      
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--2----------------2-2---3----------------2-------2----------------3-------| 
D|--0----------------------0------------------------0----------------0--------| 
A|---------------------------------------------0------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
                                                
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------3----------------2------2----2--2------2------0--0------0--0------| 
D|---------0----------------0------0----0--0------0------0--0------0--0------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
       sl. 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--2/3------3------3--3------3----0--0------0--0------0H2------2------2--2-| 
D|--0--------0------0--0------0----0--0------0--0------2--------0------0--0-| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
                                                           sl.                                            sl. 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------2------0--0------0--0----2/3------3------3--3------3/5----5--5--5---| 
D|------0------0--0------0--0----0--------0------0--0------0------0--0--0---| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                  PreChorus 
  
                  P.M.---------------|           P.M.---------|          P.M.-------| 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------15-----------------15--------------16---------| 
G|---5-------------------------14-----------------14--------------15--------| 
D|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------12-12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------12121212-------------| 
  
  
    P.M.---------|           P.M.---------|         P.M.-----|          P.M.----------| 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------16----------------16------------15----------------15-------| 
G|----------------15----------------15------------14----------------14-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--13-13-13-13------13-13-13-13------12121212------12-12-12-12-----------| 
  
  
     P.M.---------|          P.M.------|         P.M.----------| 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------15-------------16----------------16------16---16---16-----| 
G|----------------14-------------15----------------15------15---15---15-----| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--12-12-12-12------12121212-------13-13-13-13---------------------------| 
  
  
                                                              Chorus 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--16---16-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------------------------------------| 
G|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15----------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------| 
  
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------4----------4---4--4--4-| 
G|-------------3----------3---3--3--3-| 
D|--1----------------------------------| 
A|--1----------------------------------| 
D|--1----------------------------------| 
  
                   
Guitar Solo 
                                                                                            
        (Gradually Bend that baby!) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------3--5----------------------------------------| 
G|--2-----------------------------2--2---3----------3^------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
                                                                              /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ 
e|------------5---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------3--5-----------------------------------------------| 
G|--2---------------------2--2--3------3/5--5--------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|--0--0- 
A|-------| 
D|-------| 
  
2nd Verse 
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--2----------------3----------------2----------------3----------------7----| 
D|--0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------7----| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
                                            sl. 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5----5/8------8------8--8---------| 
D|----7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5----5/8------8------8--8---------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
      sl.                                     sl.                                                  sl. 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--8/5----5------5--5----5/7--------7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5--| 
D|--8/5----5------5--5----5/7--------7------7--7--------7/5----5------5--5--| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
          sl.                                                sl. 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----5/8--------8------8--8------8/10----10--10--10----10-| 
D|----5/8--------8------8--8------8/10----10--10--10----10-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
  
PreChorus 
Chorus 4 Times 
  
                                                                                improvise w/ trem. and feedback 
                                                                                      sl. 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--3-------------------------------------------3/15-------------------------| 
G|--2-------------------------------------------2/14-------------------------| 
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
3rd Verse 
Bass plays notes for the next 10 bars 
  
                  Grad. release palm pressure 
   P.M.-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---7---7---| 
D|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---7---7---| 
A|--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---5---5--| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8---8-----------| 
D|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8---8-----------| 
A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6---6-----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
                                  Full------------| 
e|-----------------17^--17--17--17--| 
B|-----------------20^--20--20--20--| 
G|--8---8---------------------------| 
D|--8---8---------------------------| 
A|--6---6---------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
  
Chorus 4 Times 
Outro 
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--3----------3------3--3------3--3/4--4------4----4----4------4--6--------| 
G|--2----------2------2--2------2--2/3--3------3----3----3------3--3--------| 
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
                                            Full-------| 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--6--4------4----------3^---3---3------3--3----3--3----3--3--3----4-------| 
G|--3--3------3--0--0----5^---5---5------5--2----2--2----2--2--2----3-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
                                                                                        Full------------| 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--4------4--4------4--6------6--4----------------15^---15---15------------| 
G|--3------3--3------3--3------3--3------2P0-------17^---17---17-----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--15---15------15--15------15--15------15--15--15----16------16------16--| 
G|--17---14------14--14------14--14------14--14--14----15------15------15--| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
                                                                                               Full------------| 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--16------16--18------18--16------16---15---13------15^---15---15--------| 
G|--15------15--15------15--15------15---12---12------17^---17---17--------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--15----15------15--15------15--15----15--16------16------16--16---------| 
G|--17----14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--16--18------18---16------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--15--15------15---15--------------7---7------7---7-----------------------| 
D|------------------------------------7---7------7---7-----------------------| 
A|------------------------------------5---5------5---5-----------------------| 
D|-------------------------0-0-0---------------------------------------------| 
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7----------------| 
D|------8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7----------------| 
A|------6---6------6---6---------------------5---5------5---5----------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7-----------------| 
D|-----8---8------8---8---------------------7---7------7---7-----------------| 
A|-----6---6------6---6---------------------5---5------5---5-----------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
Lyricz: 
 
There's a shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take.  
Making every promise empty. Pointing every finger at me.  
Waiting like a stalking butler, who upon the finger rests.  
Murder now the path of must we, just because the son has come.  
 
Jesus, won't you ***ing whistle. Something but the past is done.  
 
Why can't we not be sober? I just want to start this over.  
Why can't we drink forever? I just want to start this over.  
 
I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile.  
I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well.  
I will find a center in you. I will chew it up and leave.  
I will work to elevate you, just enough to bring you down.  
 
Mother Mary, won't you whisper. Something but the past is done.  
 
Why can't we not be sober? I just want to start this over.  
Why can't we sleep forever? I just want to start this over.  
 
I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile.  
I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well.  
I will find a center in you. I will chew it up and leave.  
Trust me. Trust me. Trust me. Trust me. Trust me.  
 
Why can't we not be sober. I just want to start things over.  
Why can't we sleep forever. I just want to start this over.  
 
I want what I want...  
I want what I want...  
I want what I want...  
I want what I want...  
 
 
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     __          
   +|oo|+ 
   +|oo|+       Notes:  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter 
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th 
     || 
     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes 
     ||                   (equal to 1.5 times the duration value) 
     || 
     ||             # 
     ||         +----+                   +----+ 
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME 
  \\_||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES 
   | {} |       +----+   (#=Num Repeats) +----+ 
   | || | 
  /  {}  \      + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND 
  \______/      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest 
                P = PULL OFF    \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill 
 
 
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Chord diagrams

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

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