Tool – The Patient (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
NOTES:
- As I said, this version was made for acoustic guitar and to sing along.
- The letters below the tabs indicate the note duration (Q = Quarter, H = Half...).
- Uppercase letters indicate strong beats; lowercase, weak beats.
- It's a tricky song, so listen to it carefully to get the timings right.
- You can play either tabs or chords. I personally prefer to combine them.
- This song is pretty repetitive, so you can shorten it by simply repeating stuff fewer times.
- In Verse 2, let the last few notes before the vocals come in ring out for around half a measure.
- During the outro verse gradually get slower and quieter, and let the last few notes ring out
[Intro]
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---2-4---2-4---4---4-| G|-------------5---2---| D|-3-----0-------------| [Q-q-q-Q-q-q-Q-q-Q-q]
[Verse 1]
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---------------4---4-| G|-------------5---2---| D|-3-----0-------------| [H*----H*----Q-q-Q-q]
A groan of tedium escapes me startling the fearful
Is this a test? It has to be
Otherwise, I can't go on
Draining patience, drain vitality
This paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little old
[Verse 2]
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---0-2---4---0-2---4-| G|-2-----2---2-----2---| D|---------------------| [Q-q-q-Q-q-Q-q-q-Q-q] d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---------------4---4-| G|-------------5---2---| D|-3-----0-------------| [H*----H*----Q-q-Q-q]
But I'm still right here, giving blood, keeping faith
And I'm still right here
But I'm still right here, giving blood, keeping faith
And I'm still right here
[Pre-Chorus]
d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-5-----2-----7-----9---------------------| G|-5-----2-----7-----9---------------------| D|-3-----0-----5-----7-------------7-8-7-0-| [H*----H*----H*----W*------------Q-q-Q-q]
Wait it out
Gonna wait it out
Be patient
[Chorus]
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---0---------0-2---4-| G|-2---0-2---------2---| D|---------------------| [Q-q-q-H*----Q-q-Q-q] d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------| C|---0-----------0-------0-----------0-----| G|-2---0-2-----2---0-2-----0-2---0-2---0-2-| D|-----------------------------------------| [Q-q-q-H*----Q-q-q-H---Q-q-H---Q-q-q-Q-q]
A G D C
If there were no rewards to reap
A G D C
No loving embrace to see me through
A G D C
This tedious path I've chosen here
A G D C
I certainly would've walked away
By now
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---0---------0-2---4-| G|-2---0-2---------2---| D|---------------------| [Q-q-q-H*----Q-q-Q-q] d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---0-2---4---0-2---4-| G|-2-----2---2-----2---| D|---------------------| [Q-q-q-Q-q-Q-q-q-Q-q]
A G D C
If there were no desire to heal
A G D C
The damaged and broken met along
A G D C
This tedious path I've chosen here
A G D C
I certainly would've walked away
By now
[Bridge]
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-0-3-5-0-7-0-3-5-0-7-| [Q-q-q-Q-q-Q-q-q-Q-q] d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-3-0-1-0-0-2-3-0-1-0-| [Q-q-q-Q-q-Q-q-q-Q-q]
F D
Be pa-tient
F D
Be pa-tient
G G
Be pa-tient
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-5-7-| [Q-q-q-Q-q-Q-q-q-Q-q] d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|-----------2-4-------| C|-------2-4-------2-4-| G|-0-2-2---------------| D|---------------------| [Q-q-q-Q-q-q-H---Q-q] d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|---------6---7---6-------6---------------| C|-----4---------------4-------4---7---4---| G|-2---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| [H---H---H---H---H---H---H---H---H---H--]
I must keep reminding myself of this
I must keep reminding myself of this
I must keep reminding myself of this
I must keep reminding myself of this
[Chorus]
d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|---------6---7---6-------6---------------| C|-----4---------------4-------4---7---4---| G|-2---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| [H---H---H---H---H---H---H---H---H---H--]
If there were no rewards to reap
No loving embrace to see me through
This tedious path I've chosen here
I certainly would've walked away
A G D F
By now, and I
A G D F
Still may, and I
A G D F
Still may, and I
A G D F
Still may, and I'm
[Outro]
d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---2-4---2-4---4---4-| G|-------------5---2---| D|-3-----0-------------| [Q-q-q-Q-q-q-Q-q-Q-q] d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---------------4---4-| G|-------------5---2---| D|-3-----0-------------| [H*----H*----Q-q-Q-q]
Gonna wait it out
Gonna wait it out
Wait it out
Gonna wait it out