CLOSED EYE VISUALS (music by Thordendal)
This song was recorded using a seven string guitar strung as though it were the lower of
eight string guitar. To record Nothing, Fredrik and Marten tuned their eight strings
E, F, Eb or Bb (for Spasm)… CEV is tuned to F, which, low to high is: F Bb Eb Ab Gb Bb
This tablature is only for the rhythm parts and the clean intermission, but will attempt
solo at a later date. Note that all bends indicated in the tab are no more than a half step.
As far as playing this piece along with the CD is concerned, the easiest way is to tune
guitar up a half step and play through a distorted amplifier. Bass strings are heftier
guitar strings so some of the bends on the first fret may be very but you will be able
play along to the disk with the correct pitches.
RIFF A
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
o|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|o
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
o|-------3-----6----------|----3-----6---------|----3-----6---------|o
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|0-3b-0---0-4-----0--3b--|0-3---0-4-----0-3b--|0-3---0-4-----0-3b--|
RIFF B
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
o|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
o|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|0---3-1b--0---0---x-|0---3-1b--0---0---x-|0---3-1b--0---0-----|
RIFF C
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
o|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
o|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|3-------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|0---3-1b--0---0---x-|0---3-1b--0---0---x-|0---3-1b--0---0---x-|--1-0---|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| X 2
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|o
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|o
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|0---3-1b--0---0---x-|0---3-1b------0---0-|0---3-1b------0---x-|
RIFF D
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
o|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
o|5-------------------|5-------------------|5-------------------|5-------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|
|-—4-3-1-----3-x-3---|--4-3-1-----3-x-3---|--4-3-1-----3-x-3---|--4-3---|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| X 2
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|o
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|5-------------------|5-------------------|5-------------------|o
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--4-3-1-----3-x-3---|--4-3-1b----3-------|----3-4-3-1---3-----|
RIFF A X 4
RIFF C X 2
RIFF D X 2
RIFF E
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
o|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
o|----------------|--------3-------|----------------|3---5-----------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-3b--0---0-----|0-3b--0---0-3b--|0-----0-3b--0-3-|--3---3b--0---0-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|o
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----3-----------|------3---------|----3-----------|3-------5-------|o
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3b----3b--0-----|--0-3-----3b--0-|3b----3b---0--0-|--3b--0---3b--0-|
RIFF F
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|--------3-----------3---|--------------3-|----------3-------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|0-3b--0-----0-3b--0-----|0-3b--0-3b--0---|--0-3b--0-----0-0-3b--0-|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|3-----------------3-|----------3-----------3-|----------------3---|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----0-3b--0-3b--0---|--0-3b--0-----0-3b--0---|--0-3b--0-3b--0-----|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|--------5-----------6---|--------------5-|----------5-------------|
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|3-4b--3-----3-4b--6-----|3-4b--3-4b--3---|--3-4b--3-----3-3-4b—-6-|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|6-----------------5-|----------5-----------6-|-----------------5--|
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----3-4b--3-4b--3---|--3-4b--3-----3-4b--6---|--3-4b--3-4b---3----|
RIFF G
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|--------3---------------|----------3-----------------|--------3---------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|0-3b--0------(0)---(0)--|--0-3b--0------(0)-----(0)--|0-3b--0------(0)---(0)--|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/meshuggah/89398.html ]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------3-----------------|--------3---------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|--0-3b--0------(0)-----(0)--|0-3b--0------(0)---(0)--|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|--------3-------------------|------3-----------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|0-3b--0------(0)---(0)----0-|3b--0------(0)---(0)----|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------3-----------------|--------3---------------|--------3---------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|0-3b----0------(0)---(0)----|0-3b--0------(0)---(0)--|0-3b--0------(0)---(0)--|
RIFF H
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
o|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
o|3---------------------3-|----------------------------|3-----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|--3-1b----0-------0-----|3-1b------1b----0------0----|--3-1b--------1b------0-|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|----------------------------|------------------------| X 4
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|o
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------3-----------------|--------3---------------|o
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----0-------3-1b------1b----|--0-------3-1b----0-----|
CLEAN INTERMISSION (this is tabbed roughly, using the high guitar as the pulse)
High echoey guitar
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|9---|9---8---6---9-----------|9---8---6---9-----------8---|9---8---6---9-----------|
|----|----------------7---9---|----------------7---9-------|----------------7---9---|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|Upper and lower meandering guitars | |
| |1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|----3----6--4---------3-|
|----|2---------------3-------|----------2-----5-----------|------------------------|
|----|------------------------|----------------------------|----1----4--2---------1-|
|----|0---------------1-------|----------0-----3-----------|------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|9---8---6---9-----------|9---8---6---9-----------8---|9---8---6---9-----------|
|----------------7---9---|----------------7---9-------|----------------7---9---|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| | | |
|1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------5--------/|7---4-----------------5-|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|5-----2-------------3---|--------5---------3--------/|5---2-----------------3-|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|3-----0-----------------|1-------3-------------------|------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|9---8---6---9-----------8---|9---8---6---9-----------8---|
|----------------7---9-------|----------------7---9-------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| | |
|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|4---6---3-------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------5---6---|3---1---------------3-------|
|2---4---1-------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------3---4---|1---0---------------1-------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|9---8---6---9-----------|9---8---6---9-----------8---|9---8---6---9-----------|
|----------------7---9---|----------------7---9-------|----------------7---9---|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| | | |
|1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------4/--|3---------------3---6---|
|--------6---5-----------|--3--2------5---2-----------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------2/--|1---------------1---4---|
|--------4---3-----------|--1--0------3---0-----------|------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|9---8---6---9-----------8---|9---8---6---9-----------8---|9---|
|----------------7---9-------|----------------7---9-------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
| | | |
|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----|
|--7----/3--4----------------|----------------------------|----|
|------------------------5---|----2---3-------------------|----|
|--5----/1--2----------------|----------------------------|----|
|------------------------3---|----0---1-------------------|----|
RIFF H X 4
