Meshuggah - "I" The Magic "I" Numbers, Short Undecipherable Transcription Cyphered by L01c, verified by bigxlongxnow forum thread: http://www.tandjent.com/meshforum/viewtopic.php?t=7551 Check also The Long "I" Land, Literal Unreadable Transcription Check out the "I" project at : http://l01c.ouvaton.org/musicpad-I.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - 01:33 intro ------------------- # hits, followed by 1 empty hit 335 [x8] 335 55 335 35 335 35 333 55555 335 335 35 335 35 55555 35 335 35 335 [x6] 335 555 335 337 335 335 35 3335 35 335 335 335 555 555 335 3335 35 3335 33335 335 35 555 333 333 335 335 335 333 5555 3355 33355 335 [x8] 335 55 335 [x3] 335 533 55 335 35 335 555 335 4 01:33 - 01:55 chaos ------------------- 16 bars 01:55 - 03:34 theme1 -------------------- play # times 'xxx-' followed by '----', space = add another '----' 3 13114 141214 175 12114 141214 175 128 11~ 3 112 42 3 113 11133 12 7~ 35 12114 16114 141214 175 12114 141214 171~ 03:35 - 04:50 theme2 -------------------- tab with 0=F, 1=Gb, 4=A, X=Ab one octave higher No space means 1st note is played over half beat only [#] means F repeated # times, over #/4 beats 1 0 [8] 4 0X 0 0 [6] 0 4 X 04 [6] 0 4 X 04 X 4 [6] 0 4 X [12] 4 0 1 0 [8] 4 0X 0 0 [6] 0 4 X 04 [6] 0 4 X 04 X 4 [6] 0 4 X [12] 4 0 0 4 X 04 X 4 [6] 0 4 X [12] 0 4X 0 4 [6] 4 0X 4 X X [6] 4 0 X X 0X X X [6] 4 0X [6] 4 0 X [4] 4 0 1 0 [8] 4 0X 0 0 [6] 0 4 X 04 [6] 0 4 X 04 X 4 [6] 0 4 X [12] 0 4X 0 4 [6] 4 0X 4 X X [6] 4 0 X X 0X X X [6] 4 0X [6] 4 0 X [4] 4 0 1 0 [8] 4 0X 0 0 [6] 0 4 X 04 X 4 [6] 0 4 1 0 [8] 4 0X 0 0 [6] 0 4 X 04 [6] 0 4 X 04 X 4 [6] 0 4 X [12] 4 0 1 0 [8] 4 0X 0 0 [6] 0 4 X 04 [6] 0 4 X 04 X 4 [6] 0 4 X [12] 0 0X------ 04:50 - 05:40 theme3 -------------------- play x- # times, rest -- once 121131122222112142311211--- 1221132112111432223111~ 121131122222112142311211--- 1221132112111432223111~ 1111432222121132112111--- 05:40 - 06:48 theme4 -------------------- for Bb part: count snares, play [], don't play on first ] snare F x 16 bars C x 16 bars Bb : [12] 2 [6] 5 ]7] 6 [5] 2 ]6] 4 ]14] 4 ]6] 3 [46] 06:48 - 07:09 theme5 -------------------- F x 16 bars 07:09 - 08:40 theme6 -------------------- tab with 0 = F, first line is one octave higher 22 11 11 0 | 1 543 2 01 21 | x4 22 11 11 22 11 11 0 | 1 543 2 01 543 2 01 21 | x2 22 11 1 1 543 2 08:40 - 10:33 theme7 -------------------- play GGGG then Ab--- (snares) # times 1212213 1212213 121221212 1212213 (bass change after first 1) 121221213 121221313~ (drum fill at the end) 11212123 (hi guitar start) 1212212213 1212213 1212213 112213 1212213 121221313 (voice after first 121) 1212212213 1212213 1212213 112213 1212213 1211 10:33 - 12:01 theme8 -------------------- # bars of FFFF--, x means no snare drums, first line is with Eb--E--, second line without 4x 4 4 4 8x 4 4 4 4x 4 4 4 4x 4 4 4 8x 4 4 4 4 voice 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 solo 4 4 4 4 1x----- 12:01 - 13:15 theme9 -------------------- play # times F-, followed by -, first line= note number with accent in e 3 1 113 13 22 3 113131315331 3333531312 1- 3 4 1 2 1 2 2 1 11 121314131333 3131121331152-- 3 1 113 13 22 3 113131315331 3333531312 1- 3 4 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 121314131333 313112133116~ 13:15 - 14:07 theme10 --------------------- play # notes followed by a half-rest climb up the chromatic scale Gb G Ab A Bb B C Db D Eb X : insert snare / higher Maj7 accent and fall back on Gb except on A when noted 1 1 1x3 2x2 1 1x1 2 1X2 1 2X2 1 1X1 1 1 1 2 1X4 1 1 1X2 1X3 1X1 1 1X2~ A A (voice) 1 1 1X3 1 1X1 3 1X1 X2 1 1X2 1X2 1X2 1 1 1 2 1 1X2 1X3 1X1 1 1X1 3 1X2 1X2 A A 1X1 1 3 1 2X2 1 1X2 1 1X2 1X2 1X2 1X2 1 1X2 1 1 2 1 3 1X2 1 1 1X2X1 1X A A 14:07 - 16:58 theme11 and theme12 --------------------------------- Ghost notes: () (disto chords) F (e) (e) (F) (e) (e) (e Fe) | 4x (clean arpeggios with high vibrating d) hi F#dc# Gdc# Fd(A) F#dc# G#dc# Fd(A) | 4x lo F#d Gd F F#d G#d F | 2x F#d Gd Fd F#d G#d Fd | 2x (creshendo disto 12 beats) (disto chord with added D) F# G# F F# G# F | 2x (pause 10 beats) F# G F F# G# F | 4x 16:58 - 18:21 theme13 --------------------- tab with 0=F . = add 1/2 rest - = add 1 whole rest --= add 2 whole rests . = high Gb before note : = high Gb before note AND play 1/4 beat after beat x = Gb AFTER note _ = cymbal _ _ _ _ . ... x . .. : . 1.(-2).2.3.1.23.232-2.3.2.2.3-2313223-2.331- (with tremolo guitar) _ _ _ _ _ _ . ...... . .: . . .. : . .. .. . : 2-3--23120432-2.3.41-2312-2.321-32-34312--4-2-3-32345231234-23-4 (with voice) _ _ . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . : . . .. 1-4-0.120.1-3.20.12.1.3.4.222221.2.12-3-12342334-1.23.2-4-1-3.4.01-45.2~ 18:21 - 20:18 theme14 --------------------- X : play xx== (F#+G) _ : rest ---- (on top: cymbals) = : hold ==== G : play G=== except last one: Ab=== .X. : play --xx==-- on two beats |X| : play -xx==--- on two beats . : snare drum first ' : snare drum second _ _ _ _ _ . .. . . . . . . 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