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)-------------------]X1A---- 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.
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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 3d-8--------------10--------------7--------------12----------------------------a10--------------12--------------8--------------13----------------------------f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr 5d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------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. pmd-----------------------------------------------------------------------------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 donÂ’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
thatÂ’s it
By Jonathan
