Band: System of a Down
Song: Chop Suey!
Album: Toxicity
Track: #6
TABBED BY Jonathan!
YOU CAN PLAY THIS SONG IN DROP D OR DROP C. ITS UP TO YOU. IF YOU RATHER PLAY IN C, tune
your ***ing guitar to CGCFAD and go to a differnt tab. Jesus, man.
Also, excuse the sloppyness of the tab, Im trying to touch it up.
E--------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------------------------]
G-----3--/---5-----2-----0-------------------------------------]
D-----5--/---7-----3-----1--------(acoustic)-------------------]X1
A---- 0-/----0-----0-----0-------------------------------------]
D--------------------------------------------------------------]
You can figure out the way to strum it.
This is distorted now. Some of this is palm muted.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G----3----3----3-------5----5---5------2----2---2-------0------0----0-----------]
D-------5----5----5-------7---7---7------3---3---3---------1-----1-----1--------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
this here is the mandalin that i prefer playing. PLay each chord a lot.
E---6-----8-----5----10--10---11---8---11------------]
B---8-----10----6----11--11---13---10---13-----------]
G----------------------------------------------------]
D----------------------------------------------------]
A----------------------------------------------------]
D----------------------------------------------------]
E-----------HEAVY PART--------play fast-------------------X2---------------]
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9--]
A--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9--]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9--]
E---------------------------------------------------]
B---------------------------------------------------]
G---------------------------------------------------]
D---------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------00000000-33333333---------]
D---55555555-44444444-------------------------------]
E----------------------------verse------------------------]
B------------------------------------------keep repeating-]
G---------------------------------------------------------]
D-----6-5----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-5-4--4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-----]
A-----6-5----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-5 4--4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-----]
D-----6-5----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-5-4--4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-----]
“wake up!” play the wake up part only once.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G--3----3---------------5-----5------------2-----2-------------0------0----------------]
D-----5----5---5-----------7----7------7------3-----3------3------1-----1-----1--------]
A-------------0--------------------0-------------------0-------------------0-----------]
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
X2
E-----------HEAVY PART--------play fast-------------------X2---------------]
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9--]
A--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9--]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9--]
E----------------------------verse------------------------]
B------------------------------------------keep repeating-]
G---------------------------------------------------------]
D-----6-5----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-5-4--4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-----]
A-----6-5----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-5 4--4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-----]
D-----6-5----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-5-4--4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-----]
“wake up!” play the wake up part only once.
“I dont think you trust..........”
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G--3----3---------------5-----5------------2-----2-------------0------0----------------]
D-----5----5---5-----------7----7------7------3-----3------3------1-----1-----1--------]
A-------------0--------------------0-------------------0-------------------0-----------]
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
X whatever, this time its longer before you break into the heavy part
“When angels deserve to die.........” dont start breaking loose when he says "die," wait a couple seconds.
E------------------------------X2-----------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-]
A--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-]
E------------------------------X2-----------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-]
A--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-]
D--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-]
PALM MUTED THIS TIME!!!!!! "father!(father!)"
E---------------------------------------------------]
B---------------------------------------------------] "fall into your hands...."
G---------------------------------------------------]
D---------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------00000000-33333333---------]
D---55555555-44444444-------------------------------]
“why have you forsaken me?”
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------8-------------------------8-------------------
D---5--(ring)---8--(ring)----8------------8--(ring)-------
A---5-----------6------------8--(ring)----6---------------
D---5------------------------8-----------------------------
just keep repeating that till the end of the greatest song ever.
And, im telling you, if you play along with the song, it will sound the same!!!
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Chop Suey !-System Of A Down
Toxicity
Drop C
C G C F A D
Intro: Fig 1. x4
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-5--5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5/7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-----------------
c-7--7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7/9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9-----------------
g-0--0-0-----0-----------0-------0-----------0-----------0--------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--4----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2----------------------
c-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5----3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3----------------------
g-0-----------0-----------0----0-----------0-----------0--0-0-----------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
come in 2nd time x3
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-5-------5-------5------7-------7-------7------------------------------------
c-----7-------7------7-------9------9-------9--------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-4-------4-------4------2-------2-------2------------------------------------
c-----5-------5------5-------3------3-------3---------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
trem pick
d------------------------8-------------8----------------10--------------------
a-------------------------------------10----------------12--------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---7-------12--------12----------13-----------10--------------13-------------
a---8-------13--------13----------15-----------12--------------15-------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fig 2.
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-
c-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-
Riff B:
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-----
Verses:
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-8-7-------------8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-7-6--------------7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6------------
c-8-7-------------8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-7-6--------------7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6------------
Chorus:
Gtr 3
d-8--------------10--------------7--------------12----------------------------
a10--------------12--------------8--------------13----------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr 5
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-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr 2. pm
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-0---0-------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------0--------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge: Play Fig 2 x4, 3-4 w/ p.m., then Riff B
Half Time Feel
Riff C
d-8------------10--------------7--------------10------------------------------
a10------------12--------------8--------------12------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fig 4a.
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c---------------10-------10-10--5--------5--5-5-10-------10-1010--------------
g-7--------7--7--8--------8--8--3--------3--3-3--8--------8--8-8--------------
c-7--------7--7---------------------------------------------------------------
Fig 4.
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-------------------------------5---------------------------------------------
g-7--------------3--------------3----------------3----------------------------
c-7--------------3-------------------------------3----------------------------
i don’t have the mandolin part, yet.......
mini-outro riff:
come in on last F5 chord
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
f-7---5---4---4---4----4h5p4p2~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
an-gels de-serve to die
that’s it
By Jonathan
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