System of a down
CGCFAD TUNING
(down a step and drop D)
/ – Slide
pm – Palm Mute
Probably not the most accurate way to play this song, but it’s easier this way
and it sounds just like the real deal. Enjoy
intro clean
struming
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|A|————————————————————|
|F|—555555555555777777777777444444444444222222222222——|
|C|—777777777777999999999999555555555555333333333333——|
|G|—000000000000-000000000000-000000000000-000000000000——|
|C|————————————————————|
intro
distorted
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|A|————————————————————|
|F|—5-5-5–7-7-7–4-4-4–2-2-2——————————-|
|C|—-7-7-7–9-9-9–5-5-5–3-3-3——————————|
|G|————————————————————|
|C|————————————————————|
p.m. ______ ______ ______ ______
intro
|D|-8–8–8–8–8–8-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|A|10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14|
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|C|—————————————————————–|
|G|—————————————————————–|
|C|—————————————————————–|
main riff
full distortion 2x’s
|D|——————————————————————————–|
|A|——————————————————————————–|
|F|——————————————————————————–|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
main riff part 2
full distortion 2x’s
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|A|—————————————————————-|
|F|—————————————————————-|
|C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|C|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
verse1
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|C|–99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88——————–|
|G|–99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88——————–|
|C|–77-77777777-66-66666666-66-77777777-66——————–|
verse1 part 2 x2
|D|————————————————————|
|A|————————————————————|
|F|–5-5——-5-7-7——-7-4-4——-4-2-2——-2———–|
|C|——7—7——-9—9——-5—5——-3—3————-|
|G|——–7———–9———–5———–3—————|
|C|————————————————————|
verse1 part 2 part 2
|D|-8–8–8–8–8–8-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|A|10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|F|—————————————————————–|
|C|—————————————————————–|
|G|—————————————————————–|
|C|—————————————————————–|
main riff
full distortion 2x’s
|D|——————————————————————————–|
|A|——————————————————————————–|
|F|——————————————————————————–|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
verse1
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|A|————————————————————|
|F|————————————————————|
|C|–99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88——————–|
|G|–99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88——————–|
|C|–77-77777777-66-66666666-66-77777777-66——————–|
verse1 part 2 x3
|D|————————————————————|
|A|————————————————————|
|F|–5-5——-5-7-7——-7-4-4——-5-2-2——-2———–|
|C|——7—7——-9—9——-5—5——-3—3————-|
|G|——–7———–9———–5———–3—————|
|C|————————————————————|
verse1 part 2 part 2
|D|-8–8–8–8–8–8-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|A|10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|F|—————————————————————–|
|C|—————————————————————–|
|G|—————————————————————–|
|C|—————————————————————–|
breakdown
play really fast x2
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|A|——————————————————————————–|
|F|——————————————————————————–|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
second part of a breakdown
(father, father, father, father) x2
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|A|——————————————————————————–|
|F|——————————————————————————–|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
pm ________________________________________________________________________________
third part of breakdown
(father into your hands)
full distortion 2x’s
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|A|—————————————————————-|
|F|—————————————————————-|
|C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|C|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
ending
(forsaken me)
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|A|————————————————————|
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|C|—–7—–3—–10—–3—–7—–3—–10—–3———-|
|G|—–7—–3—–10—–3—–7—–3—–10—–3———-|
|C|—–7—–3—–10—–3—–7—–3—–10—–3———-|
ending verse
|D|————————————————————|
|A|————————————————————|
|F|————————————————————|
|C|-7–7–7–7—3–3–3–3—10-10-10-10—-3–3–3–3——–|
|G|-7–7–7–7—3–3–3–3—10-10-10-10—-3–3–3–3——–|
|C|-7–7–7–7—3–3–3–3—10-10-10-10—-3–3–3–3——–|
last verse outro
|D|————————————————————|
|A|————————————————————|
|F|————————————————————|
|C|-7–7–7–7—3–3–3–3—10-10-10-10—-3-3-3-3-3—2—–|
|G|-7–7–7–7—3–3–3–3—10-10-10-10—-3-3-3-3-3—2-~—|
|C|-7–7–7–7—3–3–3–3—10-10-10-10—-3-3-3-3-3—2—–|
