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ATWA - System Of A Down
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Tabbed by: Donald Morrison
Email: donaldmorrison7@hotmail.com
Tuning: CGCFAD
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
x Mute string
PM Palm mute; dots indicate where to palm mute
First play Riff 1 four times with no distortion for the intro and first verse.
Riff 1:
D |-------------------------|------------------------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------|
F |--------------3----------|-------------2----------|
C |-------------------------|------------------------|
G |-------------------------|------------------------|
C |--5-----------------5----|--3----------------3----|
D |-------------------------|------------------------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------|
F |--------------5----------|-------------7----------|
C |-------------------------|------------------------|
G |-------------------------|------------------------|
C |--7-----------------7----|--8----------------8----|
D |-------------------------|------------------------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------|
F |--------------8----------|-------------7----------|
C |-------------------------|------------------------|
G |-------------------------|------------------------|
C |-10----------------10----|--8----------------8----|
D |-------------------------|------------------------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------|
F |--------------5----------|-------------3----------|
C |-------------------------|------------------------|
G |-------------------------|------------------------|
C |--7-----------------7----|--5----------------5----|
Then play Riff 2 eight times with heavy distortion for the chorus.
Riff 2:
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|
C |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
G |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
C |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
PM ...................
Then play Riff 1 three times with light distortion for the second verse.
Then play Riff 2 seven times with heavy distortion for the second chorus but
this time finish with Riff 2a.
Riff 2a:
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|
C |--5--5--5--5--5-----6----|
G |--5--5--5--5--5-----6----|
C |--5--5--5--5--5-----6----|
PM ..........
Then play Riff 3 four times with heavy distortion for the part after the
chorus.
Riff 3:
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |--5-----------5----------|--5-----------5-----6----|
G |--5-----------5----------|--5-----------5-----6----|
C |--5-----------5----------|--5-----------5-----6----|
Then play Riffs 4 then 5 with distortion for the solo.
Riff 4:
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-12----------12----12\---|-10----------10----10/---|
C |--x-----------x-----x----|--x-----------x-----x----|
G |-10----------10----10\---|--8-----------8-----8/---|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-14----------14----14/---|-15----------15----15/---|
C |--x-----------x-----x----|--x-----------x-----x----|
G |-12----------12----12/---|-13----------13----13/---|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/atwa_tab_ver_17.html ]
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-17----------17----17\---|-15----------15----15\---|
C |--x-----------x-----x----|--x-----------x-----x----|
G |-15----------15----15\---|-13----------13----13\---|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-14----------14----14\---|-12----------12----12----|
C |--x-----------x-----x----|--x-----------x-----x----|
G |-12----------12----12\---|-10----------10----10----|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Riff 5:
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Then play Riff 6 twice with heavy distortion for the third verse.
Riff 6:
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |--5----------------------|--3----------------------|
G |--5----------------------|--3----------------------|
C |--5----------------------|--3----------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |--7----------------------|--8----------------------|
G |--7----------------------|--8----------------------|
C |--7----------------------|--8----------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |-10----------------------|--8----------------------|
G |-10----------------------|--8----------------------|
C |-10----------------------|--8----------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |--7----------------------|--5----------------------|
G |--7----------------------|--5----------------------|
C |--7----------------------|--5----------------------|
Then play Riff 2 seven times, Riff 2a once and Riff 3 three times. Finish
with Riff 3a, which is slightly different from Riff 3.
Riff 3a:
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
C |--5-----------5----------|--5-----------5-----x----|
G |--5-----------5----------|--5-----------5-----x----|
C |--5-----------5----------|--5-----------5-----x----|
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