Erlend Caspersen: Abhorrent’s “A Lightness of Mind” Playthrough
It’s time to get your face melted by Erlend Caspersen again. This time the monster bassist shows you how it’s done on the Abhorrent track “A Lightness of Mind”, which features unrelenting riffs and some satisfyingly dissonant bass chords.
For those brave enough to attempt it, Caspersen has supplied the tabs on Dropbox.
Fasten your seatbelts.
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I notice Erland utilizing his 6 string fretless on a couple of fills between 1:40 and 2:00 in. Doesn’t appear the high C is involved but there’s also no distinction in the tab of when he switches out basses. Anyone else notice this?
It’s because there are two basses playing at once, and the fretless just happens to be a six string. I never wrote down the fretless part as it made for some awkward looking video, but I guess I could update the GP-file for the few who’d have a need for that.