Beneath Lyrics

As recorded by Meshuggah
(From the 1995 Album DESTROY, ERASE, IMPROVE)
Words by Tomas Haake Music by Fredrik Thordendal
Gtr I (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Meshuggah is Jazz'
Gtr II (A# D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Heavily distorted guitar'
Gtr III (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - '"Solo" guitar'
Quiet Intro
H=155
sub5
Gtr I
W. W. H. H. +H. H.
W. W.
adb
W. H. H. H. H. +H H H
W. W. W.
adad
W. W. W. H W
W. +W.
sub
W. H. H. W. H H H
W. W. +W.
Main intro
Q.=177
sub5
Gtr II
PM------|
Q. E E E E E E Q.
||o-------------------------|
||o--7-----------------8----|
PM--------| PM PM
E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E 3x
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------9----------|--------8----------------o||
|---0-0---0-0---------0-0-|---0-0-------5S4-1-5S4-1--||
PM------| PM------| PM--------|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. Q E Q.
|--7-----------------8----|--------------9----------|--------8----18s=x-x\---||
|--7-----------------7----|--------------7----------|--------7----18s=x-x\---||
|---------0-0---0-0-------|---0-0---0-0---------0-0-|---0-0-------18s=x-x\---||
Exposition of main riff
N.C.
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM
Wx15 Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|----xsx\---|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------|----xsx\---|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------|----xsx\---|-5s4-1-1-1-5s|=4-1-1-1-5s4-|-1-1-1-5s4-1--|
PM| PM----| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM
|-1-1-5s4-1-1-|-1-5s4-1-1-1-|-5s4-1-1-1-5s|=4-1-1-1-5s4-|-1-1-1-5s4-1-|
N.C.(B7b13+11b9/C)
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----| PM|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||--5s4-1-1-1-5s|=4-1-1-1-5s4-|-1-1-1-5s4-1-|-1-1-5s4-1-1-|
PM PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-1-5s4-1-1-1-|-5s4-1-1-1-5s|=4-1-1-1-5s4-|-1-1-1-5s4-1--||
Post-Verse
N.C. D5 D#5 N.C. F5 D5 D#N.C.E5F5 D5D#5 E5F5
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
||--------7---8-|----------7-|---8-----9s10-|---7S8---9S10-|
||o-------5---6-|----------5-|---6-----7s=8-|---5S6---7S=8-|
||--------5---6-|------8---5-|---6-----7s=8-|---5S6---7S=8-|
||--0-2-0-3-0-4-|----0-6-0-3-|-0-4-----5s=6-|-0-3S4-0-5S=6-|
D5 D#N.C. D5 F5 D#5 D5C#N.D5C#5 D#D5F#5 D#D5
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||
|------------|-------10-----|-------------|-8S7-11--------||
|---5---6----|---5----8---6-|---5S4---5S4-|-6S5--9-------o||
|---5---6----|---5----8---6-|---5S4---5S4-|-6S5--9---6S5--||
|-0-3-0-4----|-0-3-0--6-0-4-|---3S2-0-3S2-|-4S3--7-0-4S3--||
Tommy bit (prechorus)
Aadd9b5 N.C.(D)
PM-----------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-6-6-6-(6)-------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
CHORUSsed guitar
Aadd9b5 N.C.(D) D D#
PM-------| PM--------| PM
Q. +Q E E E E Q. +Q E E E E E Q +Q E
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
||o---7----(7)----|----------5----|--(5)----------|------6---------(6)-----|
| Gtr III
| H. +H. +H. +Q +S S Q.
||o-/16-----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------|-(16)---(16)-16S18------|
||o-/14-----------|-(14)----------|-(14)----------|-(14)---(14)-14S16------|
Aadd9b5 N.C. D D#
PM-------| PM----| PM
Q. +Q E E E E Q. +Q E E E E E Q +Q E 4x
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------o||
|--7-----(7)-----|------------5----|--(5)----------|------6--(6)----o||
| Q. +Q E +Q. +Q. +H. +H. 4x
|-14----(14)--12-|-(12)-----(12)---|-(12)----------|-(12)-----------o||
|-12----(12)--10-|-(10)-----(10)---|-(10)----------|-(10)-----------o||
Riff and Verse 2
N.C.(B7b13+11b9/C)
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||--5s4-1---1-5s|=4-1---1-5s4-|-1---1-5s4-1-|---1-5s4-1---|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-1-5s4-1---1-|-5s4-1---1-5s|=4-1---1-5s4-|-1---1-5s4-1--||
N.C.(B7b13+11b9/C)
PM---------------------------------------
|----5s====4-1------1-5s|===4--1-----1--5s=4-|
| Gtr III
| a S S Q +Q. +Q. E E E
|-8s10s12-12---(12)-----|-(12)---------------|
-| PM--------------------|
|---1------1--5s4-1-|------1-5s4-1----|
| +E E E Q. +H.
PM------------------------------------
| +E E E E Q +Q. E E E
|---------------14---|-(14)--------14h16-|
|-(13)----13h15------|----------15-------|
| T T
| E E E E E E E E E Q E
PM-------------------------------------
| T
| Q. E E E E E E E E E
| E E E E E E +Q. Q.
PM---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| +Q. Q. +Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|------------------|------------------|-19------18------|-19b19.5------------|
PM----------------------------------------
|-5s4-1--------1-5s|==4-----1----1-----5s4-|
| Q. Q. Q. Q.
|------------------|-14b16=================|
|-------12b14======|============15b17======|
|--1-------1--5s4-1-|-----------1-5s4-1---|
| Q. Q. +H.
|-16b18=============|=====================|
PM-----------------------------------
| +Q. E E E E E E E E E
PM------------------------------------
|--1-----1--5s=4s=1-|-----1--5--4--1----|
PM------------------------------------
|-14----14-13p11h13-|-11-------11h13h(14)/-|
Post-Verse 2
N.C. D5 D#5 N.C. F5 D5 D#N.C.E5F5 D5D#5 E5F5
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
||--------7---8-|----------7-|---8-----9s10-|---7S8---9S10-|
||o-------5---6-|----------5-|---6-----7s=8-|---5S6---7S=8-|
||--------5---6-|------8---5-|---6-----7s=8-|---5S6---7S=8-|
||--0-2-0-3-0-4-|----0-6-0-3-|-0-4-----5s=6-|-0-3S4-0-5S=6-|
D5 D#N.C. D5 F5 D#5 D5C#N.D5C#5 D#D5F#5 D#D5
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||
|------------|-------10-----|-------------|-8S7-11--------||
|---5---6----|---5----8---6-|---5S4---5S4-|-6S5--9-------o||
|---5---6----|---5----8---6-|---5S4---5S4-|-6S5--9---6S5--||
|-0-3-0-4----|-0-3-0--6-0-4-|---3S2-0-3S2-|-4S3--7-0-4S3--||
Recapitulation
sub5
Q. E E E E E E Q.
||o-------------------------|
||o--7-----------------8----|
E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------9----------|--------8----------------o||
|---0-0---0-0---------0-0-|---0-0-------5S4-1-5S4-1--||
PM------| PM--------------------------|
Q Q E E E E E 6x Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------------o||--------------------|---------------------||
||o--9---9------------o||--9---9-------------|---------------------||
| Gtr III
| W 6x W Q. Q. E Q
||o-------------------o||--------------------|-----------------4---||
||o-------------------o||--------------------|---------------------||
Rhythm Bit
PM--------------------------------------------------|
E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
||o---------------------------|----------------------------|
||o---------------------------|----------------------------|
| Gtr III
| TP TP TP TP
| H. H. H. H.
||o-10-----------10-----------|-10------------10-----------|
||o---------------------------|----------------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E 4x
|----------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------------o||
| TP TP TP TP TP TPTP
| H. H. H. Q +S S Q. 4x
|-10------------10-----------|-10----------10---(10)S4-4------o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------------o||
PM----------------------------------------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
| TP TP
| H. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
N.C.(B7b13+11b9/C)
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM| PM
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
Post-Verse 3
N.C. D5 D#5 N.C. F5 D5 D#N.C.E5F5 D5D#5 E5F5
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
||--------7---8-|----------7-|---8-----9s10-|---7S8---9S10-|
||o-------5---6-|----------5-|---6-----7s=8-|---5S6---7S=8-|
||--------5---6-|------8---5-|---6-----7s=8-|---5S6---7S=8-|
||--0-2-0-3-0-4-|----0-6-0-3-|-0-4-----5s=6-|-0-3S4-0-5S=6-|
D5 D#N.C. D5 F5 D#5 D5C#N.D5C#5 D#D5F#5 D#D5
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||
|------------|-------10-----|-------------|-8S7-11--------||
|---5---6----|---5----8---6-|---5S4---5S4-|-6S5--9-------o||
|---5---6----|---5----8---6-|---5S4---5S4-|-6S5--9---6S5--||
|-0-3-0-4----|-0-3-0--6-0-4-|---3S2-0-3S2-|-4S3--7-0-4S3--||
PM-------| PM--------| PM
Q. +Q E E E E Q. +Q E E E E E Q +Q E
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
||o---7----(7)----|----------5----|--(5)----------|------6---------(6)-----|
| Gtr III
| H. +H. +H. +Q +S S Q.
||o-/16-----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------|-(16)---(16)-16S18------|
||o-/14-----------|-(14)----------|-(14)----------|-(14)---(14)-14S16------|
PM-------| PM----| PM
Q. +Q E E E E Q. +Q E E E E E Q +Q E 4x
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------o||
|--7-----(7)-----|------------5----|--(5)----------|------6--(6)----o||
| Q. +Q E +Q. +Q. +H. +H. 4x
|-14----(14)--12-|-(12)-----(12)---|-(12)----------|-(12)-----------o||
|-12----(12)--10-|-(10)-----(10)---|-(10)----------|-(10)-----------o||
Tommy Bit (outro)
PM----------------------------------------------|
||o---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-6-6-6-6-------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
PM--------|
E E E E E E Q. Q. W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths