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Song
ERRONEOUS MANIPULATION - Meshuggah - Contradictions Collapse
Version 1.5 - October 2001
Transcribed by Lalith Vipulananthan (lalithv@uk2.net)
And Neil Blevins (neil@soulburn3d.com)
Rhythm and lead guitar transcribed on bass (no solo though!)
Tuning (Low to High) - Eb Ab Db Gb
A Play 8 times
|-----------------------| |-------------3-----3---| |-2-----3-----1-1-1-1-4-| |-0-0-0-1-1-1---------2-|
. . . . . .
B1 Play 4 times
|------------------| |------------------| |------------------|
|-6543543203213210-|
................
C Play twice
|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|-5-----------------| |------------------|-1----------------|------------------|-3-----------------| |-2----------------|-1----------------|-4----------------|-3-----------------| |-0----------------|------------------|-2----------------|--------------6543-|
....
B2 [1,3,5,7] [2,4,6] [8]
|------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------------2---2-|---------------------|----------------------| |------------2---2-|----------5/6---5/6--|----------5/6---3/6-3-| |-65435432-0---0---|-65435432-3/4-0-3/4--|-65435432-3/4-0-3/4-1-|
........ . . ........ . ........ .
D1 Play 3 times
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------1-1---1---1-2-| |---------------------------------------------------1-1---1---1-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E Play twice
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---2-3-----2-3---------------------2-3-----2-3-------------------| |---0-1-2---0-1-2-------------------0-1-2---0-1-4-------5---------| |-0-----0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-------2---2-2-3-3-3-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F Play twice
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-9------9------11------11------------|--------8------6------10------------| |-7------7------9-------11----6-5-4-3-|-2------6------4------8-----9-8-7-6-| |--------7------9-------9-----4-3-2-1-|-0-------------2------6-----7-6-5-4-|
. . . . . . . .
Fill 1 (echo)
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-2--------------------------------------| |-0--------------------------------------|
Fill 2
|---------------| |-1-1---1---1-2-| |-1-1---1---1-2-| |-----0---0-----|
. .
D2 Play twice
|---------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------1-1---1---1-2—-1/2---2/4---4/5--1-1---1---1-2-| |-----------------1-1---1---1-2—-1/2---2/4---4/5--1-1---1---1-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0----------0-----0----------0---0-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repeat E
G Play twice
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---4-4-4---3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| |---2-2-2---1-1-1-----------------|---4-4-4---5-5-5-2-3-5-6\5-3-5-3-| |-0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-1-3-4\3-1-3-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repeat F x 2
H1 Play twice
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-3-2----5----6-5-3-3-2----6----7-6-5-| |-1-0-00-3-00-4-3-1-1-0-00-4-00-5-4-3-|
.. .. .. ..
Repeat H1 x 2 w/H1’ x 2
H1’
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-3-2----5----------3-2----6----------| |-1-0----3----------1-0----4----------|
H2 Play 3 times
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-3-2----5----6-5-3-3-2----6----7-6-5-| |-1-0-00-3-00-4-3-1-1-0-00-4-00-5-4-3-|
| .. .. . . .. .. . .
| - backing guitar
|-------------------------------------| |--------7-----------------8----------| |-3-2----5----------3-2----6----------| |-1-0----3----------1-0----4----------|
Fill 3
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-3-2----5----6-5-3-3-2----6----7-6-5-| |-1-0-00-3-00-4-3-1-1-0-00-4-00-5-4-3-|
| .. .. . . .. .. . . .
| - backing guitar
|-------------------------------------| |--------7-----------------8----------| |-3-2----5----------3-2----6----7-6-5-| |-1-0----3----------1-0----4----5-4-3-|
. . .
Repeat Fill 2, D2 x 4
I1 Guitars 1 + 2
|-12-11h12p11-9------12-11-9-10-9h10p9-7------10-9-7-| |---------------12-9---------------------10-7--------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 3
|---------------4------------------------------------| |-5-------------4---------------3--------7-----------| |-5-------------2---------------3--------7-----------| |-3-----------------------------1--------5-----------|
I2 Guitar 1 (Left Channel)
|-9-8h9p8-6---8-6---------10-8--------10---10~~~~~---| |-----------9---------9-8----------------8-----------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 2 (Right Channel)
|-9-8h9p8-6---9-8h9p8-6---12-11h12p11-9-----9~~~~~~--| |-----------9-----------9----------------12----------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 3
|-5---------3----------------------------------------| |-5---------3-------------2--------------------------| |-3---------1-------------2--------------------------| |-------------------------0----------------------0-0-|
. .
Repeat I1
I3 Guitar 1 (Left Channel)
|-9-8h9p8-6---9-8h9p8-6---12--------12---------| |-----------9-----------9----------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 2 (Right Channel)
|-9-8h9p8-6---9-8-----6---6---------10---------| |-----------9-----------9----------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 3
|-5---------3----------------------------------| |-5---------3-------------6----3----2----------| |-3---------1-------------6----3----2----------| |-------------------------4----1----0----------|
J1 (guitar 1 only - clean with delay/reverb)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------5-4--|------------5-4--|------------5-4--|------------5-4-| |-5-5-4--5\4------|-5-5-4--5\4------|-5-5-4--5\4------|-5-5-4--5\4-----| |-2------2--------|-3------3--------|-2------2--------|-3------3-------|
J2 – left guitar (distorted)
|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-| |-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| - right guitar (distorted)
|-------------------------4---------------------------4---| |-----5---5-4-------4-5---5-4---------5---5-4-----5---5-4-| |-----5---5-4-------4-5-----4---------5---5-4-----5-----4-| |-3-3---2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2---3-----3-3---3-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- left guitar
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-5-4-| |-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| - right guitar
|-------------------------4-------------------------| |-----5---5-4-------4-5---5-4---------5---5-4---5-4-| |-----5---5-4-------4-5-----4---------5---5-4---5-4-| |-3-3---2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2---3-----3-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repeat Fill 2, D2 x 4, E x 2, G x 4, F x 2
K1 – left guitar
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-3--3-2----2-3--3-2----2-3--3-2----3--3-2-| |-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-1--1-1----1--1-1-|
| . .
| - right guitar
|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------3----------------| |-3-----------------------3----------------| |-0-----------------------1------------0-0-|
. . .
- left guitar
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-3--3-2------3--3-2------3--3-2----3--3-2-| |-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-1--1-1----1--1-1-|
| . .
| - right guitar
|------------------------------------------| |-2-----------------------3----------------| |-2-----------------------3----------------| |-0-----------------------1------------0-0-|
. .
L – left guitar
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------8-7---------|-----------------8-7-----| |-8-----7-----7-8-7-----------7-|-8-----7-----8-7-------7-|
| - right guitar
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------7-5---------|-----------------7-5-----| |-7-----5-----5-7-5-----------5-|-7-----5-----7-5-------5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------|
| - backing guitar
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-2-----------------------------|-3-----------------------| |-2-----------------------------|-3-----------------------| |-0---------------------------0-|-1-------------------0-0-|
. . .
– left guitar
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------8-7---------|-----------------8-7-----| |-8-----7-----7-8-7-----------7-|-8-----7-----8-7-----0-0-|
| . .
| - right guitar
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------7-5---------|-----------------7-5-----| |-7-----5-----5-7-5-----------5-|-7-----5-----7-5---------| |-------------------------------|---------------------0-0-|
| . .
| - backing guitar
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-2-----------------------------|-3-----------------------| |-2-----------------------------|-3-----------------------| |-0---------------------------0-|-1-------------------0-0-|
. . .
M (all guitars) Play twice
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-------2---------2---3---5---8---------------------1-0-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----3-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
K2 Play 3 times
|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-3---3-2-2-2-3---3-2-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
K3
|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-3---3-2-2-2-3---3-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The End!
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