Spasm

[Rob_Wolfe]

Here's my tab for Spasm. Obviously you gotta paste it somewhere else and change the font to courier in order for this to make any sense.


MESHUGGAH - Spasm



The orded sequence of riffs

0:00 A
0:14 A2
0:21 A3
0:27 B,B,B
1:09 A4
1:22 B2
1:39 B,B
2:07 A,A
2:34 C,C
2:48 D,D
3:02 E
3:15 E2
3:29 F,F
3:52 F2

Below follow the riffs, in horizontal "tracker" notation. The song runs in 4/4. Each character below represents a 16th note.


H hihat/cymbal
s snare drum
B** bass drum/guitar
- rest
= hold previous note


Riff A

----s------s------s-------s-
B===--B=B===--B=B=----B==B== 4x, then

----s------s----
B===--B=B===--B=

(total: 32 quarter notes)


Riff A2

----s------s------s-------s-
B===--B=B===--B=B=----B==B== 2x, then

----s---
B===--B=

(total: 16 quarter notes)


Riff A3

H-----H-H-----H-H-----H--H--
----s------s------s-------s-
B===--B=B===--B=B=----B==B== 2x, then

H-----H-
----s---
B===--B=

(total: 16 quarter notes)


Riff A4
Same as Riff A but with 16th notes on toms
instead of quarter notes on cymbal


Riff B

----s-------s----s-
B====B=----B----B-- 6x, then

----s---------
B====B=----B--

(total: 32 quarter notes)


Riff B2

----s--------s---s-
B====B=-----B=--BB- 6x, then

------------------------S---S-----------------
B===B=------B=-B========B---B-----------------

(total: 32 quarter notes)


Riff C

(S = accented snare hit)

sssSSsssSsssSSsssSSsssssSS
B----B-----B----B----B---- 2x, then

sssSSsssSss-
B----B------


(total: 32 quarter notes)

Riff D


H----H----------H---------H-----
-ssSS-ssSsssSSss-SSsssssSS-ssSSs
B====B==========B=========B=====

-----H---------H---------H------
ssSss-SSsssSSss-ssSSsssSS-ssSss-
=====B=========B=========B======

H----------H---------H---------H
-ssSSsssSss-SSsssSSss-ssSSsssSS-
B==========B=========B=========B

----------H----------H----------
ssSsssSSss-SSsssssSSs-sSSsssSss-
==========B==========B==========

(total: 128 quarter notes)


Riff E

----s-----s----s--------s--
B=B=--BB=B=B=B==--B==B==--B 4x, then

----s-----s----------
B=B=--BB=B=B=B===----

(total: 32 quarter notes)


Riff E2

----s-----s----s--------s--
B=B=--BB=B=B=B==--B==B==--B 3x, then

----s-----s----
B=B=--BB=B=B=B= 1x, then

H--H--H--H--H--H--H--H--H-------
s--------s-----------------s----
B==B==B==B==B==B==B==B==B===----

(total: 32 quarter notes)


Riff F


----s------s------
B===--B=B=====---- 8x
(total: 9 measures of 4/4 or 144 quarter notes)

Riff F2

----s------s------
B===--B=B=====---- 6x

(total: 108 quarter notes)


end

[Glitterdunken]

kewl too bad I´m a guitarist :cry:

[timdog]

Good work Rob.
Along with Rob's version, I'm putting together my transcription.
It's mostly just drum notation but it's mapped out in bars.

[meltphace]

Amazing job dude ! :o

Cheers...

I love the symetry of the drum pattern in the break... wicked. :twisted:

[Rob_Wolfe]

Yeah I almost didn't notice a pattern in the snare drum there. Shit is sick.

[EricSnutz]

you beat me to it!! good job.. except its hard to read..

[oZben]

:cry:

I've been getting confused here at the transition from RiffA2 to A3
I think you've included the same notes in 2 riffs.


Riff A2

----s------s------s-------s-
B===--B=B===--B=B=----B==B== 2x, then

----s---
B===--B=

(total: 16 quarter notes)


Riff A3

H-----H-H-----H-H-----H--H--
----s------s------s-------s-
B===--B=B===--B=B=----B==B== 2x, then




I think the [fit peice of A2] is actually the start of riff A3.
Or more like A3 should start where I''ve put the line \/ maybe?
Either way, I'm pretty sure you have the notes written as a part of 2 riffs when it's one or the other.


Riff A3

[fitpofA2]|H-----H-H-----H--H--H-----H-H-----H-H-----H--H--H-----H-|H--H--H-
[----s---]|---s------s-------s-----s------s------s-------s-----s---|---s----
[B===--B=]|B===--B=B=----B==B==B===--B=B===--B=B=----B==B==B===--B=|B==---B=



I also added how I think the end of A3 goes.

:D

You rule Rob. There's no disputing that, your tabs are awesome.
I think you'll find my correction correct though. :oops: :oops:
Don't hurt me :cry: