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TOXICITY
As recorded by System of a Down
(From the 2001 Album TOXICITY)
Words and Music by System of a Down
Transcribed by John Harag
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Clean'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Clean'
Gtr IV (C G C F A D) - 'Distotion'
Gtr V (C G C F A D) - 'Distotion'
Intro
Slowly Q.=82
6/8
Gtr III
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Chorus 1 and 2
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Gtrs IV, V
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PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E Q. E E E
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Verse 1 and 2
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----7----7----7-|----7----7----7-|-----10----10----10-|----10----10----10--|
|-5----5----5----|-5----5----5----|--/8-----8-----8----|--8-----8-----8-----|
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|-7----7----7----|-7----7----7----|-/10----10----10----|-10----10----10-----|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----7----7----7-|--8----8--7----7-|-----10----12----12-|-10----10--8----8--|
|-5----5----5----|----5-------5----|--/8-----8-----8----|-----8-------6-----|
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|-7----7----7----|----7-------7----|-/10----10----10----|----10-------8-----|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/toxicity_tab_ver_18.html ]
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---3--3-3----3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3-3--3---||
Chorus 3
Gtrs IV, V
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PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E Q. E E E
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|-3-2-0-2-0-0-3-2-0-2-0-0-|-3-2-0-2-0-0-3-2-0-2-0-0-|-8----8-8-8-|-7----7-7-7-|
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|-0-------|-3-2-0-1-0------|-8----8-8-8-|-7----7-7-7-||
Interlude
~~
E S S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S E.
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|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-(2)b2.5-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2--|
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E S S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S E.
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|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-(2)b2.5-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2\-|
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PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||--0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-(2)b2.5-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-(2)b2.5--||
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||--3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0---||
Chorus 4
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||--0-------|-3-2-0-1-0------|-8----8-8-8-|-7----7-7-7--||
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E Q. E E E
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|-3-2-0-2-0-0-3-2-0-2-0-0-|-3-2-0-2-0-0-3-2-0-2-0-0-|-8----8-8-8-|-7----7-7-7-|
PM----|
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|-0-------|-3-2-0-1-0------|-8----8-8-8-|-7----7-7-7-||
|-0-------|-3-2-0-1-0------|-8----8-8-8-|-7----7-7-7-||
Outro
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
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||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0--o||
||--3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0---||
PM------------| PM------------|
E S S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S S +E
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||
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||o-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-(2)b2.5-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-(2)b2.5--||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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