Chords of: Fear Inoculum by: TOOL. (E7, Am7, A, A7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Fear Inoculum” by TOOL is in A Major and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 274 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, Am7, A, A7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 10:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → C6 → C → C6 → Am7 → C6 → C → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2:02 | 20% |
| Am7 | 1:41 | 17% |
| A7 | 1:07 | 11% |
| C6 | 0:49 | 8% |
| D7 | 0:47 | 8% |
| Am | 0:36 | 6% |
| C | 0:28 | 5% |
| D | 0:18 | 3% |
Bb7 – A – C – G – A7 – C6 – A – C – A – C6 – A – C6 – G – A7 – C6 – A – C6 – G – A – C6 – A – C6 – G – Am7 – C – A – C6 – G – A7 – C6 – A – C6 – G – A7 – C6 – A – C6 – G – A – C – G – Am7 – G – A7 – C6 – G – A7 – C – …
