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Undertale

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About This Collection

Undertale is not a band in the traditional sense but rather a critically acclaimed indie RPG created by Toby Fox, released in 2015. Its soundtrack, composed entirely by Fox himself, has become one of the most widely covered and arranged collections of video game music in the guitar community. Tracks like "Megalovania," "Spider Dance," "Hopes and Dreams," and "Battle Against a True Hero" have inspired thousands of guitar covers, transcriptions, and arrangements across YouTube and tab sites. For electric guitarists, Undertale's music represents a goldmine of challenging, rewarding material that bridges chiptune energy with rock and metal sensibilities. What makes Undertale's soundtrack so compelling for guitarists is the way the original compositions translate to the instrument. Toby Fox wrote many of these tracks with driving rhythms, memorable melodic hooks, and harmonic progressions that feel tailor-made for distorted electric guitar. "Megalovania" in particular has become a modern standard for guitarists looking to build speed, alternate picking precision, and stamina. The track's relentless eighth-note and sixteenth-note runs in a minor tonality sit beautifully on the fretboard, and the song's multiple sections demand dynamic control, clean string transitions, and tight palm-muting. Since there is no single "guitar player" behind the original recordings (the soundtrack uses synthesized and sampled instruments), the guitar interpretations are community-driven. Artists like FamilyJules, 331Erock, and various YouTube shredders have popularized rock and metal arrangements that range from faithful transcriptions to full-blown shred versions. This means the difficulty level is highly variable: you can play a straightforward power chord arrangement of "Megalovania" as an intermediate player, or tackle a sweep-picked, tapped arrangement that will challenge advanced shredders. The versatility of the source material is what keeps guitarists coming back. Overall, Undertale's music is essential learning material for any guitarist interested in video game music covers, building alternate picking chops, and developing the ability to arrange melodic keyboard or synth parts for guitar. The melodies are strong enough to stand on their own, the rhythms are driving and energetic, and the harmonic language sits in keys and modes that feel natural on a standard-tuned electric guitar.

What Makes Undertale Essential for Guitar Players

  • "Megalovania" is built around relentless alternate picking patterns in D minor. The main riff demands consistent down-up motion at moderate to high tempos, making it an excellent exercise for building right-hand speed and synchronization with the fretting hand.
  • Many Undertale arrangements require clean string skipping across non-adjacent strings while maintaining a distorted tone. This forces guitarists to develop precise muting technique with both the picking hand and unused fretting fingers to avoid unwanted string noise.
  • The melodic lines in tracks like "Megalovania" often move in stepwise motion mixed with interval leaps of fourths and fifths. Practicing these passages builds fretboard knowledge across multiple positions and strengthens the connection between scale patterns and actual musical phrases.
  • Palm-muted chugging sections are a staple in rock and metal arrangements of Undertale tracks. The contrast between tight, palm-muted low-string riffs and open, sustained melodic phrases in the higher register teaches dynamic control and right-hand positioning shifts.
  • Tapping and legato techniques come into play in advanced arrangements. Several popular YouTube covers incorporate two-hand tapping for the faster arpeggiated passages, giving intermediate players a practical, fun context to develop hammer-on and pull-off strength and accuracy.

Did You Know?

"Megalovania" was not originally written for Undertale. Toby Fox first composed a version for an EarthBound ROM hack called "The Halloween Hack" in 2008, then reworked it for a Homestuck album before its most famous appearance in Undertale. Each version has a slightly different feel, and guitarists have covered all three.

Toby Fox is primarily a keyboard and sequencer-based composer, meaning none of the original Undertale tracks feature real recorded guitar. Every guitar version you have heard is a fan arrangement, which has made the community remarkably creative in interpreting these synth-driven melodies for six strings.

FamilyJules' metal cover of "Megalovania" has accumulated tens of millions of views and is widely considered the definitive guitar arrangement. He recorded it using high-gain humbuckers and a tight modern metal tone, proving the track translates perfectly to a heavy guitar context.

The key of D minor (the key of "Megalovania") is one of the most guitar-friendly keys in standard tuning because the open D string serves as a powerful pedal tone. This is one reason the riff feels so natural and satisfying on guitar.

Undertale's soundtrack uses time signature changes and tempo shifts that many casual listeners do not notice. Guitarists who transcribe these tracks by ear develop stronger rhythmic awareness and a better internal sense of odd-meter phrasing.

Several guitar educators on YouTube use "Megalovania" as a teaching tool for beginners learning power chords and basic alternate picking, because the melody is universally recognized and motivating for younger students.

Toby Fox composed most of the Undertale soundtrack using FL Studio with virtual instruments. The lo-fi, chiptune-inspired timbres actually make the melodic content easier to hear and transcribe by ear, which is great practice for guitarists developing their aural skills.

Essential Albums for Guitarists

Undertale Soundtrack 2015

This is the one and only source album, and it is packed with guitar-ready material. "Megalovania" is the obvious starting point for alternate picking and palm-muting fundamentals, but also check out "Spider Dance" for its tricky rhythmic syncopation, "Battle Against a True Hero" for its soaring melodic leads that translate beautifully to legato technique, and "Hopes and Dreams" for a more uplifting, major-key workout that builds confidence with position shifts across the neck.

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How to Practice Undertale on GuitarZone

Every Undertale song page on GuitarZone includes a built-in Practice Toolbar. No app to download, no account needed. Open any song, then use the toolbar to slow the video to 0.5× speed, set an A/B loop around the exact riff you're working on, and jump between song sections instantly.

The toolbar appears automatically on every guitar tab, lesson, and cover page. Pick a song below, hit play, and start practicing at your own pace.

Practice Megalovania - Guitar Cover