Meshuggah - Spasm

This song is basically the same note the whole way through but with weird timing and lots of palm muting control.

The song is a tiny speck out of sync with my playing unfortunately

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Music

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• Meshuggah
• spasm
• nothing
• obzen
• bleed
• guitar
• palm
• mute
• muting
• technique

[supermot34]

I just wasn't willing to believe they were playing the one chord the whole song I mistook unmuted notes for a semi-tone up. I was young.

[LorenzoLaw989]

What string guitar is that and what tuning?

[supermot34]

That is a Ibanez Universe 7 string. I have tuned right down to GCgcfad (which is NOT what Meshuggah use at all).

[DanteLeblanc]

From what I understand Meshuggah went down from F-Standard / drop-E that they used for the Nothing album and played in Bb2-Standard, an octave below regular B-flat tuning, on bass AND RHYTHM GUITAR in Spasm? I think the lead guitar to be in A#-Standard.

[supermot34]

Oh perhaps you're right that would explain why it sounds so heavy.

[Jabberwockee]

SLAYER!!!!

[swantonbomberx]

You're a bit off with timing at the pre-chorus section everytime. But it sounds good anyway.

[MunkyRoCks777]

@DanteLeblanc A# and Bb are the same note.

[troubleFUCKER69]

Amazed by the heaviness. My favorite meshugah piece.

[commanderjesussaves]

Tuning is open Octave Drop Bb 0.

Bb Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

[SwedishBerzerker]

Nice, that's six strings isn't it? What gauge do you have?

[FRr3AkOnALEaSh]

@Pustelnik88 It's B flat

[Pustelnik88]

its drop A#: A# F A# D# G# C# F A#, like 'standard' meshuggah tuning with 9th low string A# (F A# D# G# C# F A#) without highest string D#. It's sounds really tight with that really really low tuning :D

[HouseHoldGuy1]

@AaronWelchMusic oh. that's a necessity lol

[AaronWelchMusic]

@HouseHoldGuy1 Good plan xD

Don't forget the key change for the guitar solo though :P

[HouseHoldGuy1]

@AaronWelchMusic i'm not sure how correct my information is either (it's from Wikipedia :3)

i don't know. i don't really think we should focus on the tuning, but rather the awesomeness of MESHUGGAH