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) 


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