FORTY SIX and TWO TUNING: D - A - d - G - B - e 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 UtlimateGuitar 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--| X 2 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--| X 2 D :-0----------------------0--|-0----------------------0--| [Verse] Asus4 My shadow’s Amadd11/C Shedding skin and Bm7 I’ve been picking Bb6 Scabs again. Asus4 I’m down Amadd11/C Digging through Bm7b5 My old muscles Bbm7b5 Looking for a clue. Asus4 I’ve been crawling on my belly Amadd11/C Clearing out what could’ve been. Bm7b5 I’ve been wallowing in my own confused Bbm7b5 And insecure delusions Asus4 For a piece to cross me over Amadd11/C Or a word to guide me in. Bm7b5 I wanna feel the changes coming down. Bbm7b5 I wanna know what I’ve been hiding in [Chorus] Asus4 My shadow. Amadd11/C My shadow. Bm7b5 Bb6 Change is coming through my shadow. Asus4 My shadow’s Amadd11/C Shedding skin and Bm7 I’ve been picking Bb6 Scabs again. [Verse] Asus4 I’ve been crawling on my belly Amadd11/C Clearing out what could’ve been. Bm7b5 I’ve been wallowing in my own chaotic Bbm7b5 And insecure delusions. Asus4 I wanna feel the change consume me, Amadd11/C Feel the outside turning in. Bm7b5 I wanna feel the metamorphosis and Bbm7b5 Cleansing I’ve endured within [Chorus] Asus4 My shadow Amadd11/C My shadow Bm7b5 Change is coming. Bb6 Now is my time. [Bridge] Asus4 Listen to my muscle memory. Amadd11/C Contemplate what I’ve been clinging to. Bm7b5 Forty-six and two Bbm7b5 ahead of me. Asus4 I choose to live and to Amadd11/C Grow, take and give and to Bm7b5 Move, learn and love and to Bbm7b5 Cry, kill and die and to Asus4 Be paranoid and to Amadd11/C Lie, hate and fear and to Bm7b5 Do what it takes to Bbm7b5 move through. Asus4 I choose to live and to Amadd11/C Lie, kill and give and to Bm7b5 Die, learn and love and to Bbm7b5 Do what it takes to step through. [Verse] Asus4 See my shadow changing, Amadd11/C Stretching up and over me. Bm7b5 Soften this old armor. Bbm7b5 Hoping I can clear the way Asus4 By stepping through my shadow, Amadd11/C Coming out the other side. Bm7b5 Step into the shadow. Bbm7b5 Forty six and two are just ahead of me
