THIS TIME SIGNATURE! How do you even count this? 🤔 Let’s explain it… TOOL’s Pneuma is one of the most mind-bending songs I’ve ever broken down. The main riff is in 33/8, which means 33 eighth notes packed into one cycle. Nobody actually counts all the way to 33, so musicians break it down into smaller groupings: The most popular way 👉 6/8 6/8 5/8 6/8 5/8 5/8 = 33/8 This creates patterns like 12/8 11/8 10/8, with accents that land in unexpected spots, which is why your ear constantly gets trick