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Sickening by Meshuggah
Sickening
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. Since the rhythms are fairly complex I added
markers (|) above/below each line to show the quarter note beats.
Notation explanation:
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-3:--4:-- Time Signature changes. i.e 3/8 = 1.5 beats in a measure
-8:--4:-- 7/8 = 3.5 beats 5/4 = 5 beats
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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
| | | |
Db -------||--------------------------------------||
Ab -------||*-4:---------------------------------*||
Eb -------||*-4:-3/4-----3/4-----3/4-----3/4-----*||
Bb ---0-0-||-----1/2-0-0-1/2-0-0-1/2-0-0-1/2-0-0--||
P.M . . . . . . . . . .
Riff A fades in slowly, with irregular pauses in between..
2 beats of Riff A are played, pause, 3 beats, pause, 2 beats, 5 beats,
and finally Play Riff A 4x as the drums fade in, followed by an abrupt
break lasting one 4/4 measure.
Riff B
| | | |
Db ------||-----------------3-----3-----3-------|-
Ab ------||*-4:-------------2-----2-----2-------|-
Eb ------||*-4:-3/4-----4/5-1-----1-----1-------|-
Bb --0-0-||-----1/2-0-0-2/3-0-----0-----0---0-0-|-
P.M . . . . . . . . .
| | | | |
Db -|---------------3-----3-----3-----3---------||
Ab -|5:-------------2-----2-----2-----2--------*||
Eb -|4:-3/4-----4/5-1-----1-----1-----1--------*||
Bb -|---1/2-0-0-2/3-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0-||
P.M . . . . . . . .
Play B 4x, leave off the last 2 notes the last time
After a silent 2/4 measure, Play B 4x
Riff C (that 3/8 measure is el wrongo, I'm sure)
| | | | | | | |
Db|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-
Ab|4:-----------3-3-3---3---3---3---3-|--3-3-3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-|-
Eb|4:-3/4---4/5-3-3-3---3---3---3---3-|--3-3-3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-|-
Bb|---1/2-0-2/3-1-1-1---1---1---1---1-|--1-1-1---1---1---1---1---1-1-1-|-
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| | | | | | | |
Db -|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab -|3:-3-3-4-4-5---|6:---3-3-3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---------|
Eb -|8:-3-3-4-4-5---|4:---3-3-3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---------|
Bb -|---------------|-----1-1-1---1---1---1---1---1-1-1---1---1-----0-0-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff C 2x
Play Riff B 4x
Play Riff C 2x, leave off the last 2 notes the last time
Riff D
/= 1,3 ===\/= 2 =====\/= 4 ======\
Db|---------3-------3-|---------||---------||----------|
Ab|4:-------1-------1-|3:--3-3-*||3:------*||2:--------|
Eb|4:-2100----2100----|8:--1-1-*||8:-1111-*||4:-111111-|
Bb|-------------------|---------||---------||----------|
P.M .... .... . . .... ......
| | | | | | | | | |
Play Riff D 2x
Then play:
| | |
Db|---4---4-------|
Ab|3:-2---2-------|
Eb|4:-2---2-------|
Bb|---0---0-------|
P.M . .
Riff E1 - staccato, light P.M
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Db|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|4:-22--22----22--22|----22--22----22|--22--22--22----|22--22----22--22|
Eb|4:-00--00----00--00|----00--00----00|--00--00--00----|00--00----00--00|
Bb|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--4--|
Play Riff E1 4x, on 2nd time the 2nd gtr plays |--2--| chord
in 8th notes overtop Riff E1 |--2--|
|--.--|
|-----|
Riff E2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Db|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|4:-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|4:-55--55----55--55|----55--55----55|--55--55--55----|55--55----55--55|
Bb|---33--33----33--33|----33--33----33|--33--33--33----|33--33----33--33|
P.M .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Play Riff E2 2x, both times the 2nd gtr plays |--7--| chord
in 8th notes overtop |--5--|
|--5--|
|--.--|
Riff F - the 7/8 bar triplet starts on the offbeat
/== 1 =============\/== 2 ======\
Bb|------------------------|------------------||-----------|
Gb|-----------/3=\/== 3 ==\|---------/== 3 ==\||-----------|
Db|5:----------7--7--7--7--|7:----------7--7-*||2:---------|
Ab|4:-4---4----5--5--5--5--|8:-4---4----5--5-*||4:-4---4---|
Eb|---4---4----5--5--5--5--|---4---4----5--5--||---4---4---|
Bb|---2---2----3--3--3--3--|---2---2----3--3--||---2---2---|
P.M . . . . . . . . .
| | | | | | | | | | |
Play Riff F 4x (with solo the last 3x)
Riff G
| | | | | |
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------/== 3 ==\|
Db|6:-4---4-----4--------4--4--|
Ab|4:-2---2-----2--------2--2--|
Eb|---2---2-----2--------2--2--|
Bb|---0------------------0--0--|
P.M . .
Play Riff G 4x, followed by a silent bar of 2/4
Riff H - halftime tempo
| | | | | | | |
Bb|----CleanGtr-----------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------5---5-----------0---0-------|----0---0-------------0---------|
Db|4:---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4-|--3---3---3---3-----4---4-------|
Ab|4:-3-----------3---3-----------3---|3-----------3-----4-------4---4-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|----------------2-----------2---|
Bb|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Play Riff H 2x
Then play:
| | | | | | | |
Bb|-CleanGtr-----------------------|--------------------------------|-
Gb|----5---5-----------0---0-------|----0---0-------------0---------|-
Db|--5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4-|--3---3---3---3-----4---4-------|-
Ab|3-----------3---3-----------3---|3-----------3-----4-------4---4-|-
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------2-----------2---|-
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-
| | |
Db|------------------4-------------|----------4---------------------|-
Ab|--4---4-3---3-----3-------4---4-|3---3-----3-------4---4-3---3---|-
Eb|--4---4-3---3-------------4---4-|3---3-------------4---4-3---3---|-
Bb|--2---2-1---1-------------2---2-|1---1-------------2---2-1---1---|-
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . .
| | | | | |
Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------|
Gb -|----5---5-----------0---0-------|-------0---0-------|
Db -|--5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4-|2:---3---3---3---3-|
Ab -|3-----------3---3-----------3---|4:-3-----------3---|
Eb -|--------------------------------|-------------------|
Bb -|--------------------------------|-------------------|
| | |
Db -|--4-----------------------4-----|-------------------|
Ab -|--3-------4---4-3---3-----3-----|2:---4---4-3---3---|
Eb -|----------4---4-3---3-----------|4:---4---4-3---3---|
Bb -|----------2---2-1---1-----------|-----2---2-1---1---|
P.M . . . . . . . .
Riff I - doubletime tempo
| | | | | | | |
Db|---4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Ab|4:-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|4:-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------|----------------|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff I 7x
Then play some triplet patterns:
| | | | | | | | |
Bb|-------------------|-----------------------|-
Gb|-------------------|---/= 3 ==\/= 3 ==\----|-
Db|4:-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5:---4--4--4--4--------|-
Ab|4:-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4:---3--3--3--3--------|-
Eb|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----2--2--2--2--------|-
Bb|-------------------|-----------------------|-
P.M . . . . . .
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Bb -||---------------------|----------------|----------------|-
Gb -||-----/= 3 ==\--------|/= 3 ==\/= 3 ==\|----/= 3 ==\----|-
Db -||*-4:---4--4--4-------|--4--4--4--4----|------4--4--4---|-
Ab -||*-4:---2--2--2-------|--2--2--2--2----|------2--2--2---|-
Eb -||-------2--2--2-------|--2--2--2--2----|------2--2--2---|-
Bb -||-------0--0--0-------|--0--0--0--0----|------0--0--0---|-
P.M . . . . . . . . . .
/=== 1 =====================\/=== 2 ==============================\
Bb -|---------------------------||-------------------|----------------|
Gb -|-------/= 3 ==\/= 3 ==\----||-------/= 3 ==\/== 3 ==\/= 3 ==\----|
Db -|6:-------4--4--4--4-------*||4:-------4--4--4--4|-4--4--4--------|
Ab -|4:-------2--2--2--2-------*||4:-------2--2--2--2|-2--2--2--------|
Eb -|---------2--2--2--2--------||---------2--2--2--2|-2--2--2--------|
Bb -|---------0--0--0--0--------||---------0--0--0--0|-0--0--0--------|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . .
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Play Riff D
Play Riff D again, this time only play endings 1-3
Then play:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Db|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Ab|4:-----------------|----------------|5:-----------------2---|
Eb|4:-2100--2100--2100|--2100--2100--21|4:-00--2100--2100--2---|
Bb|-------------------|----------------|-------------------0---|
P.M .... .... .... .... .... .. .. .... .... .
Riff J - halftime tempo
| | | | | | | |
Db|---4---------------|2----5----------|
Ab|4:-2-------------2-|2----5--------2-|
Eb|4:-2-------------0-|0----3--------2-|
Bb|---0---------------|--------------0-|
P.M . .
Play Riff J ~7x while fading out
No one knows the soul of tears
And why can't we see human indignity
Who will laugh at the growing suffering
The bleeding rapidly breeding
Increasing
The clock is ticking on before us
Constantly running hypnotized
Energized by naivety
Take a pick at random
Choose our future
To be crawling in the mess of stupidity
We won't hear when we're dead and gone
We trust in lies or a fake paradise
Are we blinded til' the bitter end
Decided or maybe very misguided
Traveling through endless times
Inside of nothingness
Reaching for a new belief in vain
Insane
Our molded lives an ever catatonic flow
We're rejected ever more by lucidity
Why strange why why change
Why not suicide
No strange no no change
No not suicide
With ears that are shut to the inner voice
We're giving in to the shattering
Tell me how can we take it
Tell me why are we here
Hanging in the balance of deceit and blasphemy
Paralyzed in sightless drains
Ignorant and still no panic
Is there no way to be free
No why me not us
Why not blind
Strange blind blind change
Blind suicide
Damn faith damn
Damn lies why
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