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Ritual by Meshuggah
Ritual
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:
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-5:--4:-- Time Signature changes. If you don't understand, listen
-4:--4:-- to the song.
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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|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
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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|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
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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|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
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Riff B - distortion
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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 ..... ..... .. .....
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=\/=== 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 ..... .. .....
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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|-----------------------------------||--------------------------------||-
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=\/=== 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-----------------------||--------------------------------||
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After the 2nd ending, play:
Lead 2
Bb|17---17\15-15-----------------20|19h20p19------------------------|-
Gb|--------------------------------|--------19-16-16--------~~~~~~~~|-
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-
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Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
Gb -|---------12--12\11-11~~-----7---|7/9---7------------------------|-
Db -|--------------------------------|----------7-7/9~~--------------|-
Ab -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
Eb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
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Db -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
Ab -|-----------10-9~~-------//12----|10----9-----------7~~----------|-
Eb -|--------------------------------|------------10-----------------|-
Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
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Bb -|-------------------------------|--------------------------17----|19~~
Gb -|-------------------------------|------------------14-/16--------|---
Db -|-------------------------------|-----/9-p7-----12---------------|---
Ab -|/9-----------9------b10r---7p5h|7-------------------------------|---
Eb -|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|---
Bb -|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|---
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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|--------------------------------|
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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|-----------------------|
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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=\/=== 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 . . . . . . .
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Play Riff E 4x
Play Riff A 6x, last 4x with vocals
Play Riff B 4x
Riff F
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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)
I alone I fill my head with everything I have see
Into my empty face scarred I know I'll never be
You're all the power in my fucked up feelings
Worn out by frayed old visions I know I am you too
So I wear your mission mark my every step
And I choke my lonely breath so I can bear my seed slay
Well I do know my hand
Obey I look into myself crawling ragged in my brain
I'm no enemy to me
I am the hate you made of flesh and blood
I am the man you ate
Now left to sour embark my solitude
Fill up with pain beloved enemy
You never betray
I know you still
I pay simple way go insane
I don't beg never
I choose will I ever
I'm still you
Chaos is the way you drain me in to be you
Last traces of the me converted by your rein merge into an indigestible pestilent trip
Seasons of infinity
Inhabitant of pain
Incorporeal sense can't resist what I need
Spirits to release my power reckon
I'm beyond recuperation
Swallow every hour
Here I stand in the middle of my entity
Revile my head
You're all I have and I ask your feelings
Ritual ritual hand in hand back to back earning to
To obey see I go insane
Me your only friend
I never run away
Hate you're all I ever have
You know I am seeing your realm at my bed
Our love never ending you run my head
See I was made for you roll my mind away embedded in hate
You're all I have you're all I have
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