Meshuggah - Erroneous Manipulations guitar tab
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---5-5-5-2-3-5-65-3-5-3-|
|-0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-1-3-43-1-3-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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--54------|-5-5-4--54------|-5-5-4--54------|-5-5-4--54-----|
|-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!
