Meaningless Movements Lyrics

As recorded by Sepultura
(From the 1991 Album ARISE)
Words by Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser Music by Sepultura
F5VIII
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Moderate Rock Q=124
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q
||o------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o---------1---------1----|---------1-----1-2-1-----o||
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q
Gtr II
W W
Gtr I
PM----| PM| PM-------------------------------
S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E
|---------1-----1-2-1sx\--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
+W
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------| PM|
S S S E S S S E S S E S S E 4x
||o-----------------------------o||-|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----1-----1-o||-|
PM----| PM----| PM--------------| PM| PM----|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
||o---------1---------1---------|---------1-----1-2-1----------o||
1st Verse
PM----| PM----| PM-------
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
PM----| PM| PM----|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q Q
|-----------------------------||o-------------------|----------------o||
|---------1-----1-2-1---------||o-2------4-2------4-|-3------3S6--6--o||
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0-0-0-0-||--0--x-x-2-0--x-x-2-|-1--x-x-1S4--4---||
Gtr III
Q. E a Q Q a Q. E Q Q
|-/13-------14-14s16--16-----|-16s14-------16-17--17S=|
|-/11-------12-12s14--14-----|-14s12-------14-15--15S=|
| Gtr IV
| Q. E a Q Q a Q. E Q Q
|--/9-------11-11s13--13-----|-13s10-------13-14--14S=|
|--/7--------9--9s11--11-----|-11s=8-------11-12--12S=|
| Gtrs I, II
| Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q Q
|---2--------4-----2-------4-|-----3--------3S=6---6--|
|---0---x-x--2-----0---x-x-2-|-----1---x-x--1S=4---4--|
Q. E a Q Q a Q. E Q Q
|-13-------14-14s16--16-----|-16s14-------16-17--17\----||
|-11-------12-12s14--14-----|-14s12-------14-15--15\----||
| Q. E a Q Q a Q. E Q Q
|--9-------11-11s13--13-----|-13s10-------13-14--14\----||
|--7--------9--9s11--11-----|-11s=8-------11-12--12\----||
| Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q Q
|--2--------4-----2-------4-|-----3--------3S=6---6-----||
|--0---x-x--2-----0---x-x-2-|-----1---x-x--1S=4---4-----||
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------| PM| PM| PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
||--7s9-------------7s9-------------|-7s9-----9s10-----9s10---------------||
||o-5s7-------------5s7-------------|-5s7-----7s=8-----7s=8--------------o||
Q S S E Q S E. Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q S E. Q S S E Q Q
|-2------4-2----4--|-3------3S6--6--|-2------4-2----4--|-3------3S6--6--|
|-0--x-x-2-0--x-2--|-1--x-x-1S4--4--|-0--x-x-2-0--x-2--|-1--x-x-1S4--4--|
2nd Verse
N.C. Bb5 N.C. Bb5 B5BbN.C.
PM----| PM----| PM--------------| PM| PM----|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S 4x
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o---------1---------1---------|---------1-----1-2-1---------o||
D#5D5 N.C. D#5D5 N.C.
PM----------------------------|
Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr II
H.. E S E. +Q +Q. E
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM| PM--| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------6-|-6s5-----------------------------6-|
|-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-4-|-4s3--3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-4-|
S E. +Q +Q. E
PM| PM--| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-6s5-----------------------------6-|
|-4s3--3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-4-|
S E. +Q +Q. E
PM| PM--| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-6s5-----------------------------6-|
|-4s3--3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-4-|
H.. E S E. +Q +Q. E
PM--| PM--------------| PM| PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-4-----------------4-------3---5-|-5s4----------------4--------3---5-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-3-|-3s2--2-2----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-3-|
S E. +Q +Q. E
PM| PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-5s4----------------4--------3---5-|
|-3s2--2-2----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-3-|
S E. +Q +Q. E H.. E
PM| PM----------------| PM--| PM--| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-5s4----------------4--------3---4-|-5-----------------------------6-|
|-3s2--2-2----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-4-|
S E. +Q +Q. E
PM| PM--| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-6s5-----------------------------6-|
|-4s3--3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-4-|
S E. +Q +Q. E S E. +Q +Q. E
PM| PM--| PM--| PM| PM--| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-6s5-----------------------------6-|-6s5-----------------------------6-|
|-4s3--3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-4-|-4s3--3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-4-|
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------4-|-6s5-------------------------4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-4s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
W W
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-6s5-------------------------4-|-6s5-------------------------4-|
|-4s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-4s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Gtr II
H.. E
Gtr I
PM--| PM--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S E. +Q +Q. E
PM| PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-5s4----------------4--------3---5-|
|-3s2--2-2----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-3-|
S E. +Q +Q. E S E. +Q +Q. E
PM| PM----------------| PM| PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-5s4----------------4--------3---5-|-5s4----------------4--------3---4-|
|-3s2--2-2----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-3-|-3s2--2-2----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-|
N.C. C#5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-6s5-------------------------4-|-6s5-------------------------4-|
|-4s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-4s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-6s5-------------------------4-||
|-4s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
N.C.
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-5s4-----8s7-----9s8-------|-5s4-----8s7-----9s8--------|
|-3s2-----6s5-----7s6-------|-3s2-----6s5-----7s6--------|
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E
|-5s4-----8s7-----9s8-------|-5s4-----8s7-----9s8-------|---------||
|-3s2-----6s5-----7s6-------|-3s2-----6s5-----7s6-------|---------||
D#5D5 N.C. D#5 D5 E5 D#5 D5 E5
Gtr II
Q Q E E E E W W
/ / o / / /
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM|
Q Q E E E E 4x Q Q S S E S S E Q Q S S E S S E
||o---------------o||-||o--------------------|--------------------o||
||o-6--5----------o||-||o-/6--5------2-----2-|-/6--5------2-----2-o||
Guitar Solo 1
N.C. D#5 N.C. D#5
Gtr V
Q. E +E Q E H +E +E E. S
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------xs|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---------------------| PM| PM--------------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
Q S S E +E S S E E
| PM----------------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5 N.C. D#5
E S S E E E Q E Q. a E +E Q E
|-----------------------------------xS|=20---------------20---(20)---(20)-----20-|
| PM---------------------| PM| PM------------------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
H +E. S E. S
|-----------------------------------------xs=|
| PM--------------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----------------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5 N.C. E5 F5VIII
S S S S S S S S S S Q. W
| PM------------------------| PM| PM--| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S E S Q S E S Q
N.C. C#5 D5 N.C. E5 N.C. F5VIIIN.C. C#5 D5
Gtr I
PM--| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
S E S Q Q Q S S S S S S Q S S S S S S Q S S S S S S Q Q Q
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
| S E S Q Q Q S S S S S S Q S S S S S S Q S S S S S S Q Q Q
Guitar Solo 2
N.C. D#5
Gtr V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7h8p==7---------11------7h8p==7---------11------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------------------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-7h8p==7---------------------------------|
|----------------------7------7s1-1---1/--|
| PM------------------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
S S S S S S S S S S S T S T S S S S S S T T T T
|-12-13---12----12-13p12------12-13p==12----13---13p12----12-13p12------13h16p13p12-|
| PM------------------------------------------| PM---|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
S S T T T T T T T T S S T T S S +S +S S E
|----12-13p12----13h16p13p12s10----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------13-13b14==(13)r(13)-10-10S=|
| PM---------------------------------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
E S S +S S S S E S S +S S S S
| PM--------------------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
E S S +E E +E +Q a E
|-(13)\---8------------8----(8)----(8)-----(8)s6--|
| PM--------------------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
\3_______________________\6__________________/3.5___________
T T S +T T S T S. T S T S T T +T T S +S S E
|-6---9-6-(6)-9-6-9-6----9-6-----9-6-9-6-(6)-9-6-----(6)p0-0h|
| PM---------------------------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. D#5
/1.5______________/1___\2___/1_______/0.5____________\7____________
a +S S T S T +S +T T S S a +S S T T S +Q
|-4-----(4)-0-4-0---4---(4)--(4)p0h2---0-----(0)h4-7p4p0---(0)-----||
| PM--------------------------------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.C. E5 F5VIIIN.C. C#5 D5
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--|
S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q Q Q
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q Q Q
N.C. E5 F5VIIIN.C. C#5 D5
PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
| PM----| PM----| PM----|
| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Double time feel Q=248
N.C. F#5
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q 4x
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|-----------------4--4--o||
N.C.
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E 4x
||o---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|-----------------2---2---o||
3rd Verse
Original Tempo Q=124
PM PM--------| PM PM------| PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S E S S S S S S E E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
PM----| PM| PM----------------| PM----| PM-------
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-----------------------------||o-----------------------------|
|---------1-----1-2-1---------||o---------1---------1---------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S 3x
|-----------------------------o||
|---------1-----1-2-1---------o||
PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
Q S S E Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S
N.C.
PM--------| PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||--7s9-------------7s9--------------|
||o-5s7-------------5s7--------------|
PM| PM| PM--------------------| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E Q
|-----------------------------------o||------------------------*|
|-7s9-----9s10-----9s10--------------||------------------------*|
|-5s7-----7s=8-----7s=8-------------o||---------1---------1----*|
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