Ritual by Meshuggah -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- M E S H U G G A H R I T U A L From their amazing '94 EP "None" Version 2 - Some mistakes were fixed.. Tabbed by: Jason Mathie Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca I decided to figure out the chorus riff in this song, but the whole song is so cool I ended up working it all out. Thanks to Drew Heaton for starting it out. Comments: Meshuggah play seven-string guitars tuned down a semitone to Bb. This is transcribed for a six-string, so tune to Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb. Note the Maj.3rd is between the 1+2nd strings, not the 2+3rd. Generally one dash is a 16th note or a 32nd note in length, so either ---- or -------- is one beat. I decided since the rhythms are fairly complex I would add markers above/below each line to show quarter note beats. So, the | symbols are there to make learning the timing easier. Notation explanation: --------- -5:--4:-- Time Signature changes. If you don't understand, listen -4:--4:-- to the song. --------- The important things needed to sound like Meshuggah is to nail the rhythms accurately, and to palm mute the right notes. Pay attention to those P.Ms. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Riff A - clean guitar, about as fast as you can play it Bb|-----------0-------------0---------|-----------0-------------0-| Gb|---------0---0---------0---0-------|---------0---0---------0---| Db|4:-----4-------4-----4-------4-----|3:-----4-------4-----4-----| Ab|4:---4-------------4-----------4---|4:---4-------------4-------| Eb|---2-------------3---------------0-|---2-------------3---------| Bb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| | | | | | | | Play Riff A 8x, with the following little solo after 4x: Lead 1 played very loosely Bb|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------| Gb|---6------7\66----|---6------7\44-|---6----7/9-------|-----111112121111| Db|4:----------------|3:-------------|4:----------------|3:---------------| Ab|4:-4-----55\44----|4:-4-----55\22-|4:-4----5/7-------|4:--99-9-10109-9-| Eb|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------| Bb|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bb|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------| Gb|-------/14141212----|-----11126----|-----66-7-9--9-----|-----9-6-4----| Db|4:------------------|3:------------|4:-----------------|3:------------| Ab|4:-----/12121010----|4:--99-104----|4:---44-5-7-77-----|4:--77-4-2----| Eb|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Riff B - distortion | | | | | | | Db|---4--4---4--4-4444|---4--4---4--4-| Ab|4:-4--4---4--4-4444|3:-4--4---4--4-| Eb|4:-2-22-223-33-3333|4:-2-22-223-33-| Bb|-------------------|---------------| P.M . .. . . .. Play Riff B 6x, with vocals last 4x Riff C /=== 1 ================\/=== 2 ================\/= Db||-----------------|-------------------5--||----------------/8-8--||- Ab||3:-------6\5-6\5-|4:-------6\5-6-5---4-*||4:-------6\5-6-5-----*||- Eb||4:--4--4-6\5-6\5-|4:--4--4-6\5-6-5---3-*||4:--4--4-6\5-6-5/6-6-*||- Bb||---2-32--4\3-4\3-|---2-32--4\3-4-3-22---||---2-32--4\3-4-3------||- P.M ..... ..... .. ..... | | | | | | | | | | | =\/=== 3 ================\/=== 4 ================\ Db -||----------------------||----------------/7-7--|| Ab -||4:-------6\5-6-5---4-*||4:-------6\5-6-5-----*|| Eb -||4:--4--4-6\5-6-5---3-*||4:--4--4-6\5-6-5/5-5-*|| Bb -||---2-32--4\3-4-3-222--||---2-32--4\3-4-3------|| P.M ..... .. ..... | | | | | | | | Play Riff C Play Riff B 6x, with vocals last 4x Play Riff C Then play the following: /=== 1,2,3,5 ====================\ Bb|-------3-------3-----3-------3-----||----1-------1-----1-------1-----||- Gb|-----------4-------------4---------||--------4-------------4---------||- Db|4:---4---4---4-----4---4---4-------||--4---4---4-----4---4---4------*||- Ab|4:-2-------------2-------------2---||0-------------0-------------0--*||- Eb|-----------------------------------||--------------------------------||- Bb|-----------------------------------||--------------------------------||- | | | | | | | | =\/=== 4 ==========================\/=== 6 ==========================\ Bb -||----1-----------------0---------||----1---------------------------|| Gb -||--------4---------2-------2-----||--------4-----------0-------0---|| Db -||--4---4---------5---5---5------*||--4---4-----------4---4---4----*|| Ab -||0---------0--------------------*||0---------0-----4-------4------*|| Eb -||--------------3-----------------||--------------3-----------------|| Bb -||-CleanGtr-----------------------||--------------------------------|| | | | | | | | | After the 2nd ending, play: Lead 2 Bb|17---17\15-15-----------------20|19h20p19------------------------|- Gb|--------------------------------|--------19-16-16--------~~~~~~~~|- Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|- Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|- Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|- Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|- | | | | | | | | Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|- Gb -|---------12--12\11-11~~-----7---|7/9---7------------------------|- Db -|--------------------------------|----------7-7/9~~--------------|- Ab -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|- Eb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|- Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|- | | | | | | | | Db -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|- Ab -|-----------10-9~~-------//12----|10----9-----------7~~----------|- Eb -|--------------------------------|------------10-----------------|- Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|- | | | | | | | | Bb -|-------------------------------|--------------------------17----|19~~ Gb -|-------------------------------|------------------14-/16--------|--- Db -|-------------------------------|-----/9-p7-----12---------------|--- Ab -|/9-----------9------b10r---7p5h|7-------------------------------|--- Eb -|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--- Bb -|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--- | | | | | | | | Hold that last note over the following: Play 8x, clean guitar Bb|--------------------0-----0-----| Gb|------------------0---------0---| Db|----4-----4-----4-------------4-| Ab|--2-----4-----4-----------------| Eb|0-----3-----2-------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| | | | | Play Riff B 12x, after 4x play Lead 1, after 8x is a crazy fast solo. I bet it uses the 7th string, that's my excuse for not doing it. hehehe Riff D (distortion) Bb|-----------------------| Gb|---3-------4--5--------| Db|5:-3-------4--5--------| Ab|4:-1-------2--3--------| Eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| | | | | | Play Riff D 4x At the same time as riff D is a clean guitar riff which I can't hear well enough. I can hear the open 7th string (high Eb), so it would probably be hard to play on a 6 string anyways. Also, the solo winds down by playing single notes as in riff D, dropping an octave each repeat. Riff E /=== 1 =============================\/= Db|-----------------5/6-------|-----------------5/6-----------8---||- Ab|3:---4/5---7/8---5/6-------|4:---4/5---7/8---5/6-----------5--*||- Eb|4:---4/5---7/8---3/4-------|4:---4/5---7/8---3/4---------6-6--*||- Bb|---0-2/3-0-5/6-0-----0-0-0-|---0-2/3-0-5/6-0-----0-0-0-0-------||- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | | | | | =\/=== 2 =============================\ Db -||-----------------5/6-----------7---| Ab -||4:---4/5---7/8---5/6---------------| Eb -||4:---4/5---7/8---3/4---------5-5---| Bb -||---0-2/3-0-5/6-0-----0-0-0-0-------| P.M . . . . . . . | | | | Play Riff E 4x Play Riff A 6x, last 4x with vocals Play Riff B 4x Riff F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Db|--------/8-------/6-------/7-7-|-----/8-------/7--------3-3--| Ab|7:-22-22----22-22----22-22-----|22-22----22-22----22-22------| Eb|4:-22-22/6--22-22/4--22-22/5-5-|22-22/6--22-22/5--22-22-1-1--| Bb|---00-00----00-00----00-00-----|00-00----00-00----00-00------| P.M .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Play Riff F 6x (fadeout) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- May 18, 1999 I guess I'll do Sickening now and finish off the EP E-mail me with any comments, questions, criticism... Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca www.TAB6.com