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Meshuggah - Concatenation
from Chaosphere (Nuclear Blast, 1998 A.D.)

Transcriptor - Callum R. Macdonald
E-mail       - Mnemon@hotmail.co.uk

Guitarist(s) - Fredrik Thordendal, Marten Hagstrom
Tuning       - Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Equipment    - Ibanez guitars,
               Marshall amplifiction,
               DR strings

Concatenation is considered by some
to be amongst the heavieast songs of
all time. And it is in fact an extremely
heavy song. Full of relentless fast,
atonal riffs expressed through a
brutal guitar tone. Rhythmically
scattered drums and wobbly ambient
leads also contribute to losing the
listener in the brutality.

Key
M  - Palm Mute (for duration of _'s)
=  - Sustain (silence strings at end of ='s)
B  - Bend (in this case, up a semitone)
U  - Slide Up
D  - Slide Down
H  - Hammer On
/  - Tremolo Bar Raise (in this case, up a semitone)
\  - Tremolo Bar Dip (in this case, down a semitone)
_  - Tremolo Bar Hold

Intro' Riff (x4)
                   (x6)
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]
Gb[--------------------][--------]
Db[--------------------][--------]
Ab[--------------------][--------]
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[3H6=0-3H6=0===0===0-][3H6=0-0-]
       M             M       M__

Lead (over Intro' Riff 3rd - 4th times, tremolo bar pre-dipped a semitone)
                   (x6)
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]
Gb[--------------------][--------]
Db[  __    __  __  __  ][  ____  ]
Ab[ /  \  /   /   /  \ ][ /    \ ]
Eb[13----13--13--13----][13------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]

                   (x6)
Eb[  __    __  __  __  ][  ____  ]
Bb[ /  \  /   /   /  \ ][ /    \ ]
Gb[15----15--15--15----][15------]
Db[--------------------][--------]
Ab[--------------------][--------]
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]


1st Verse Riff (x4)
                   (x6)
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]
Gb[--------------------][--------]
Db[--------------------][--------]
Ab[--------------------][--------]
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[0H1=0-0H1=0---0---0-][0H1=0-0-]
       M     M________       M__

Chorus Riff (x2)
                                       (x3)
Eb[----------------------------------------][--------]
Bb[----------------------------------------][--------]
Gb[----------------------------------------][--------]
Db[----------------------------------------][--------]
Ab[----------------------------------------][--------]
Eb[----------------------------------------][--------]
Bb[3H6=0-3H6=0---0-----0-3H6=0-6=3===3===0-][3H6=0-0-]
       M     M__________   M             M       M__

{REPEAT INTRO' RIFF AS BRIDGE (x2)}

{REPEAT INTRO' RIFF LEAD OVER BRIDGE}


2nd Verse Riff (x4)
                                           (x2)
Eb[--------------------------------------------]
Bb[--------------------------------------------]
Gb[--------------------------------------------]
Db[--------------------------------------------]
Ab[--------------------------------------------]
Eb[--------------------------------------------]
Bb[0H1=0-0H1=0---0---0-0H1=0-0H1=0---0---0---0-]
       M     M________     M     M____________

Eb[----------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------]
Gb[----------------------------------------]
Db[----------------------------------------]
Ab[----------------------------------------]
Eb[----------------------------------------]
Bb[0H1=0-0H1=0---0---0-0H1=0-0H1=0---0---0-]
       M     M________     M     M________

{REPEAT CHORUS RIFF (x2)}


Breakdown Riff (x2)
                   (x6)
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]
Gb[--------------------][--------]
Db[--------------------][--------]
Ab[3===--3===2---2-----][3===----]
Eb[3===--3===2---2-----][3===----]
Bb[1===0-1===0---0---0-][1===0-0-]
       M     M________       M__

<SOLO SECTION>

Solo (calculator bemani)

Rhythm (x4)
                         (x4)
Eb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Bb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Gb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Db[--------------------------][------------------------]
Ab[3===2-2-----3===2-2-------][3===2-2-----3===2-2-2-2-]
Eb[3===2-2-----3===2-2-------][3===2-2-----3===2-2-2-2-]
Bb[1===0-0-----1===0-0-------][1===0-0-----1===0-0-0-0-]
       M__         M__             M__         M______

<END OF SOLO SECTION>


Solo Coda (x4)

Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Gb[|===(7/16)*==||====================(25/16)*====================|]
Db[U12-----------D6------------------------------------------------]
Ab[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]


Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Gb[|===(7/16)*==||====================(25/16)*====================|]
Db[U9------------D6------------------------------------------------]
Ab[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]

* shows the duration of each note (with grace slide on beat)


Rhythm (under Solo Coda, x4)
                         (x4)
Eb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Bb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Gb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Db[--------------------------][------------------------]
Ab[--------------------------][------------------------]
Eb[3B====--------------------][3B====------------------]
Bb[------2-----4B====0-------][------2-----4B====0-----]
         M           M               M           M

Middle Riff (x4)
                         (x4)
Eb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Bb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Gb[--------------------------][------------------------]
Db[--------------------------][------------------------]
Ab[3===2-2-2---3===2-2-2-----][3===2-2-2---3===2-2-2-2-]
Eb[3===2-2-2---3===2-2-2-----][3===2-2-2---3===2-2-2-2-]
Bb[1===0-0-0---1===0-0-0-----][1===0-0-0---1===0-0-0-0-]
       M____       M____           M____       M______

Middle Finish

Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]
Gb[------------------------------------------------]
Db[------------------------------------------------]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[3H6=0-3H6=0===0===0-3H6=0-3H6=0===0=====--------]


{REPEAT INTRO' RIFF AS FINAL VERSE (x4)}


Lead (over Final Verse, x2)
                   (x6)
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]
Gb[--------------------][--------]
Db[  __    __  __  __  ][  ____  ]
Ab[ /  \  /   /   /  \ ][ /    \ ]
Eb[13----13--13--13----][13------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]


Finish
                   (x6)
Eb[--------------------]
Bb[--------------------]
Gb[--------------------]
Db[--------------------]
Ab[3===--3===2---2-----]
Eb[3===--3===2---2-----]
Bb[1===0-1===0---0---0-]
       M     M________
   1.        2.
Eb[--------][--------]
Bb[--------][--------]
Gb[--------][--------]
Db[--------][--------]
Ab[3===----][3===----]
Eb[3===----][3===----]
Bb[1===0-0-][1===----]
       M__

Lead (over Finish Riff)
                   (x6)
Eb[  __    __  __  __  ][  ____  ]
Bb[ /  \  /   /   /  \ ][ /    \ ]
Gb[15----15--15--15----][15------]
Db[--------------------][--------]
Ab[--------------------][--------]
Eb[--------------------][--------]
Bb[--------------------][--------]

   1.        2.
Eb[  ____  ][  __----]
Bb[ /    \ ][ /  ----]
Gb[15------][15------]
Db[--------][--------]
Ab[--------][--------]
Eb[--------][--------]
Bb[--------][--------]


{THE END}

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