Holy Mountain Chords & Tabs
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/ System of a Down / I think that this song definitely is about the Armenian genocide in the
/ Holy Mountains / beginning of the 19th century done by the Turkish army. It is about how the
/ Hypnotize / Turkish soldiers became cold-hearted killers, liars and demons as they were
/___________________/ ordered to burn down villages and to kill even women and children. Amongst
the killed were also many of the members of System of a Down's family members.
The river Aras is the river that runs at the border between Armenia and Turkey, and Holy Mountain
refers to the mountain Ararat, the mountain considered to be biblical holy mountain, where the Ark
of Noah grounded after the great flood, which was taken to be Turkish ground after the genocide.
Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
C# G# C# F# A# D#
Gtr I - Electric, Clean (lovely clean sound)
Gtr II - Electric, Distorted
Gtr III - Electric, Clean w/ Tremolo effect
Intro:
75 bpm
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||------0---------0-----0-------0-----|------0------0---------0-------0---|
||o---0---0---0-------0---0---0-------|----0---0--------0---0---0---0---0-|
||--0-------0---8---7-------7-----/12-|-12-------12---8---5-------5-------|
1. 2.
2/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||-----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-----------------|
|-----0-----0---------0-------0---|-----0-----0---------0-------0----||-----0-----0-----|
|---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0-----------0---0---0---0-o||---0---0---------|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7-------|-2-------2---3-2-0-------0--------||-2-------2---3-2-|
Gtr I, II
4/4
Db5 A5 Ab5 Db(octave) A5Ab5Gb5
E S. T S S E E S. T S S S S E S. T S S S S E S. T S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-7---7--7-7-7----------------------|
|-0---0--0-0-0-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-x---x--x-x-x-8-7-5---5--5-5-5-5-0-|
|-0---0--0-0-0-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-5---5--5-5-5-8-7-5---5--5-5-5-5-0-|
|-0---0--0-0-0-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|--------------8-7-5---5--5-5-5-5-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 1
2/4
E5 A5 Ab5 Eb5 E5Eb5 Db5
E S. T S S E E S. T S S S S E S. T S S S S E T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3--3-3-3-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-3-2-|-0---12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-|
|-3---3--3-3-3-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-3-2-|-0---12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-|
|-3---3--3-3-3-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-3-2-|-0-------------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 1-|-Fill end Fill-|
4/4
Db5 A5 Ab5 Db(octave) A5Ab5Gb5
Q E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-------7-----------------------|
|-0-------0---8---7-------7---7-0-|-x-------x---8-7-5-------5---5-0-|
|-0-------0---8---7-------7---7-0-|-5-------5---8-7-5-------5---5-0-|
|-0-------0---8---7-------7---7-0-|-------------8-7-5-------5---5-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 2
2/4 4/4
E5 A5 Ab5 Eb5 E5 Eb5 Db5 Db5
Gtr I
Q E E Q E S S Q E E W W
|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|--0-------------|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|--0-------------|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|--0-------------|
| end Rhy Fig 2-|
|
|Gtr II
| Q E E Q E S S Q E E W +W
|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|-(0)------------|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|-(0)------------|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|-(0)------------|
1st Verse:
Gtr III
W W H H Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3-------5-------|-7---8---10---12---|
|-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|
...can you feel their haunting presence...
Gtr I
w/Rhy Fig 3
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10-------10-------10-------10-------10----------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------|
|----10-------10-------10-------10-------10----10-|----10-------10-------10-------10-------10----10-|
|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/holy_mountain_tab_ver_3.html ]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-13-------13-------13----15-------15-------15----|-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-18-20-20-20-20-22-22-22-22-|
|----10-------10-------10----10-------10-------10-|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-------10-------------10-------10-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 4-|
Chorus:
Gtr II
D5 N.C.D5 N.C.D5 N.C.D5 Db5 E5 Db5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|-----1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|
||o-1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|-----1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|
||--1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|-----1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|
...liar, killer, demon...
1.
Db Eb E Gb Ab A B Db (octaves)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19--||
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--||
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-o||
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||
2.
A5 Ab5 Gb5 Ab5 Db5
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E S S E 2x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||
||o-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---o||
||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||
...freedom, freedom...
A5 Ab5 Gb5 Ab5
Q E. S E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|
|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|
|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|
Interlude:
Rhy Fig 2
2nd Verse:
Rhy Fig 3 + 4
Chorus:
similar to previous
Pre-Bridge:
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0---|-------------0---|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-0---1---3-------|-0---1---3-------|-0-1-3---0-1-3---|-0-1-3---0-1-3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr II
PM------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||-------------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------------o||
||--7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12-7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12--||
Bridge:
Rhy Fig 1 w/Fill
Rhy Fig 1
Final Chorus:
Gtr II
D5 N.C.D5 N.C.D5 D5 Db5 E5 Db5 D5
E E E E E E S S S S +E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||--1---1-------1---1-------1-1-1-1-|-(1)---1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|
||o-1---1-------1---1-------1-1-1-1-|-(1)---1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|
||--1---1-------1---1-------1-1-1-1-|-(1)---1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|
...liar, killer, demon...
1.
Rhy Fig 1
2.
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E S S E 2x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||
||o-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---o||
||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||
Q E. S E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|
|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|
|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|
Post-Chorus:
Rhy Fig 1 w/Fill
Outro:
Gtr II
Q. E Q. S S Q. S S H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
|-0-----------8---7-----------7-0-|-x-----------8-7-5---------------|
|-0-----------8---7-----------7-0-|-5-----------8-7-5---------------|
|-0-----------8---7-----------7-0-|-------------8-7-5---------------|
2/4
Q. E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------
|-3-----------8---7-------12\-------|-2-------3---2---|-0*--- *let this chord ring throughout
|-3-----------8---7-------12\-------|-2-------3---2---|-0*--- the rest of the song and even
|-3-----------8---7-------12\-------|-2-------3---2---|-0*--- into Vicinity of Obscenity
(slow down completely during this ending part)
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----0---------0-----0-------0---|------0------0---------0-------0---|
|---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0-|----0---0--------0---0---0---0---0-|
|-0-------0---8---7-------7-------|-12-------12---8---5-------5-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---------0-------0---|-----0-----0---0-----0-------0---|
|---0---0-------0---0---0---0-----|---0---0-----------0-------0-----|
|-3-------3---8---7-------7-------|-2-------3---2---0-------0-------|
- 28th /November /05
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