#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

  Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature
  
Meshuggah - Corridor Of Chameleons
from Chaosphere (Nuclear Blast, 1998 A.D.)

Transcriptor - Callum R. Macdonald
E-mail       - Mnemon@hotmail.co.uk

Guitarist(s) - Fredrik Thordendal, Marten Hagstrom
Tuning       - Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Equipment    - Ibanez guitars,
               Marshall amplifiction,
               DR strings

Corridor Of Chameleons is one of Meshuggah's
fastest songs based in a tempo of 170 beats
per minute. Thw riffs are quite simple, and
the time signatures for the polyrhythmic parts
are not too obscure, at least to begin with.
Do not be fooled though, the solo rhythm will
take time to nail because of it's particularly
long phrase length and repetitive, jumpy feel.
After the solo, there is a fine example of
telepathic guitar teamwork as Marten and Fredrik
trade-off low-end chugging powerchords and
high-end discords.

Key
M  - Palm Mute (for duration of _'s)
=  - Sustain (silence strings at end of ='s)
B  - Bend (in this case, up a semitone)
U  - Slide Up
D  - Slide Down

Intro' Riff (x8, Verse over 4th-8th)
         (x6)
Eb[----------][----]
Bb[----------][----]
Gb[----------][----]
Db[2222222---][2222]
Ab[2222222---][2222]
Eb[0000000---][0000]
Bb[----------][----]
   M______     M___

Chorus Riff (x4)
         (x3)
Eb[----------][--]
Bb[----------][--]
Gb[----------][--]
Db[4444444---][44]
Ab[4444444---][44]
Eb[2222222---][22]
Bb[----------][--]
   M______     M_

{REPEAT INTRO' RIFF AS 2ND VERSE RIFF (x4)}


Post-Verse Riff (x4)
         (x6)
Eb[----------][----]
Bb[----------][----]
Gb[----------][----]
Db[----------][----]
Ab[----------][----]
Eb[----5---5-][----]
Bb[3B==3---3-][3B==]
       M____

<SOLO SECTION>

Solo Intro'

Additional Key
/  - Tremolo Bar Raise (in this case, up a semtione)
\  - Tremolo Bar Dip (in this case, down a tone)
_  - Tremolo Bar Hold

Eb[21B-----------21B-------21B-21B-21B---------------21B-----------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Gb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Db[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Ab[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]


Eb[----21B-------------------21B-----------------21B-------\      /]
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------\    /-]
Gb[----------------------------------------------------------\  /--]
Db[-----------------------------------------------------------\/---]
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------0-------]
Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]


Solo Main Section (- = ---, all tapped legato)

Additional Key
T  - Picking Hand Tap
U  - Upward Glissando Slide
D  - Downward Glissando Slide

   T        T        T        T        T        T
Eb[---------------------------------------------18-]
Bb[---------18-8--------------18-8-----------------]
Gb[17-8--9--------9--17-8--9--------9--17-8--9-----]
Db[------------------------------------------------]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]

         T        T        T        T        T
Eb[8--------------18-8--------------18-8-----------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]
Gb[---9--17-8--9--------9--17-8--9--------9--17-8--]
Db[------------------------------------------------]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]

      T        T        T        T        T
Eb[---18-8--------------17-8-----------------------]
Bb[---------------------------------------17-9--10-]
Gb[9--------9--17-8--9--------11-18-8--12----------]
Db[------------------------------------------------]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]

   T        T        T        T        T        T
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------19-13-------------20-13-------]
Gb[18-11-------------------------------------------]
Db[------14-19-12-15-------16-20-13-16-------16-20-]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]

         T     T     T        T        T        T
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------20-13-20-13----------20-13-15----------20-]
Gb[------------------------------------------------]
Db[13-16-------------20-13-16----------20-13-16----]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]

      T     T        T        T        T        T
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[13-20-13----------20-13----------------------19-]
Gb[------------------------------------------------]
Db[---------20-13-16-------16-20-13-16-19-13-15----]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]

         T        T     T        T     T
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[12-13----------------------------------------12-]
Gb[------19-12-13U19-12-19-10-11U19-11-19-10-11----]
Db[------------------------------------------------]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]

   T     T
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[---------------12\------------------------------]
Gb[19-11-19-10-11----------------------------------]
Db[------------------------------------------------]
Ab[------------------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------------------]


Solo Coda (x2)

Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Gb[9-------------------------------6-------------------------------]
Db[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Ab[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]


Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Gb[10------------------------------6-------------------------------]
Db[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Ab[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Eb[----------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------------------------------------------]


Rhythm (x4, throughout)
                                                 (x2)
Eb[--------------------------------------------------]
Bb[--------------------------------------------------]
Gb[--------------------------------------------------]
Db[--------------------------------------------------]
Ab[--------------------------------------------------]
Eb[----4---4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4---4---4-]
Bb[2B==2---2-2B==2---2-2B==2-2B==2---2-2B==2---2---2-]
       M____     M____     M     M____     M________

Eb[----------------------------]
Bb[----------------------------]
Gb[----------------------------]
Db[----------------------------]
Ab[----------------------------]
Eb[----4---4-----4---4-----4-4-]
Bb[2B==2---2-2B==2---2-2B==2-2-]
       M____     M____     M__

Post-Solo Verse (guitars trade-off, x2)
                                   (x3)
Eb[------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------]
Gb[------------------------------------]
Db[------------------------------------]
Ab[----2-2-------2-2-------2-2---2-2---]
Eb[----2-2-------2-2-------2-2---2-2---]
Bb[----0-0-------0-0-------0-0---0-0---]
  [    M____________________________
  [
Eb[------------------------------------]
Bb[1313----131313----131313----------13]
Gb[1616----161616----161616----------16]
Db[------------------------------------]
Ab[------------------------------------]
Eb[------------------------------------]
Bb[------------------------------------]


Eb[--------------------]
Bb[--------------------]
Gb[--------------------]
Db[--------------------]
Ab[----2-2-------2-2---]
Eb[----2-2-------2-2---]
Bb[----0-0-------0-0---]
  [    M____________
  [
Eb[--------------------]
Bb[1313----131313------]
Gb[1616----161616------]
Db[--------------------]
Ab[--------------------]
Eb[--------------------]
Bb[--------------------]


Breakdown Riff (lead guitar shifts chord down an octave, x2)
                                         (x3)
Eb[----][------------------------------------]
Bb[----][------------------------------------]
Gb[----][------------------------------------]
Db[----][------------------------------------]
Ab[3---][2-2-------2-2-------2-2---2-2-------]
Eb[3---][2-2-------2-2-------2-2---2-2-------]
Bb[1---][0-0-------0-0-------0-0---0-0-------]
  [      M____________________________
  [
Eb[----][------------------------------------]
Bb[----][----1-1-1-----1-1-1-----------1-1-1-]
Gb[----][----4-4-4-----4-4-4-----------4-4-4-]
Db[----][------------------------------------]
Ab[----][------------------------------------]
Eb[----][------------------------------------]
Bb[----][------------------------------------]


Eb[----------------]
Bb[----------------]
Gb[----------------]
Db[----------------]
Ab[2-2-------2-2---]
Eb[2-2-------2-2---]
Bb[0-0-------0-0---]
  [M____________
  [
Eb[----------------]
Bb[----1-1-1-------]
Gb[----4-4-4-------]
Db[----------------]
Ab[----------------]
Eb[----------------]
Bb[----------------]


Punctuatory Fill

Eb[----------------]
Bb[----------------]
Gb[----------------]
Db[----------------]
Ab[2-2-------2-2---]
Eb[2-2-------2-2---]
Bb[0-0-------0-0---]
  [M____________
  [
Eb[----------------]
Bb[----131313------]
Gb[----161616------]
Db[----------------]
Ab[----------------]
Eb[----------------]
Bb[----------------]


Final Verse Riff (x2)
                                     (x3)
Eb[--------------------------------------]
Bb[--------------------------------------]
Gb[--------------------------------------]
Db[--------------------------------------]
Ab[4-4-4---4-4-------4-4-4---4-4-4-------]
Eb[4-4-4---4-4-------4-4-4---4-4-4-------]
Bb[2-2-2---2-2---2===2-2-2---2-2-2---2===]
  [M__________       M____________
  [
Eb[--------------------------------------]
Bb[--------------------------------------]
Gb[--------------------------------------]
Db[--------------------------------------]
Ab[4-4-4---4-4-------4-4-4---4-4-4-------]
Eb[4-4-4---4-4-------4-4-4---4-4-4-------]
Bb[2-2-2---2-2---1===2-2-2---2-2-2---1===]
   M__________       M____________

Eb[------------]
Bb[------------]
Gb[------------]
Db[------------]
Ab[4-4-4-------]
Eb[4-4-4-------]
Bb[2-2-2---2===]
  [M____
  [
Eb[------------]
Bb[------------]
Gb[------------]
Db[------------]
Ab[4-4-4-------]
Eb[4-4-4-------]
Bb[2-2-2---1===]
   M____

{REPEAT BREAKDOWN RIFF AS 1ST OUTRO' RIFF (x2)}


{REPEAT SOLO SECTION RHYTHM AS 2ND OUTRO' RIFF TO FADE}

{REPEAT SOLO CODA OVER 2ND OUTRO' RIFF TO FADE}


{THE END}