SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "chop suey complete" Tablature

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Band: System of a Down
Song: Chop Suey
Transcriber: Gareth Evans
Email:g_d_evans@hotmail.com

I had never heard of System of a Down until I heard this song, it ROCKS.
This tab is 100 percent correct.

There is 3 guitar parts in the intro (before the heavy part kicks in), It starts like this..

Intro Part 1
Clean Strumming Quickly:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------| This is played 4 times all the way through
G|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-| the intro....
D|---8--8--8--8-\10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7\5--5--5--5-|
A|---10-10-10-10\12-12-12-12-8--8--8--8\6--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

After Part 1 has been played once, a second guitar comes in and plays this once...
Intro Part 2
Slight Distortion:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---8----8----8----8\10----10----10----10----7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|
A|-----10---10---10------12----12----12----12---8---8---8---8---6---6---6---6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Now for the tricky part...
Intro Part 3
Clean SUPERfast Strumming:
e|-66666666-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--55555555-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-88888888-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-66666666-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| The timing of the chord changes here matches Part 1.
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

HEAVY Part 1
Mucho Distortiono:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| Play this twice...
D|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
A|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
E|--3-33-33--2-22-22-5-55-55-8--8-8--8-8--|

HEAVY Part 2
Distortion Picking as fast as you can:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| And then this twice...
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--333333332222222255555555588888888-----|

Verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4|
A|--5-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4|
E|--3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2|
WAKE UP!(wake up) Grab the brush, put on a little MAKEUP!

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5------------------|
Hide the scars to fade away the SHAKEUP! (hide the scars to fade away the...)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10--------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10--------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8---------------|
Why'd ya leave the keys upon the table

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| The verse is played twice....
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-----------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-----------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-----------------------|
Here you go create another fable (YOU WANTED TO!)


Chorus Part 1 (exactly the same as Intro Part 3):
Clean SUPERfast Strumming:
e|-66666666-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--55555555-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-88888888-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-66666666-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------| There is also a second guitar part for the Chorus being played
E|-------------------------| at the same time and it goes a little something like this...

Chorus Part 2 (not sure about exact notes as it is difficult to hear, but here are the chords)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8----------------------|
D|-------------------5------10--8---8-------------------5--|
A|-------------------5------10--8---6-------------------5--|
E|-------------------3------8---6-----------------------3--|
I don't think you trust in my self righteous suicide

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8-----------------------------------------|
D|---10--8------8-----------------------------------------|
A|---10--8------6-----------------------------------------|
E|---8---6------------------------------------------------|
I cry when angels deserve to...

Interlude Part 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-| X 2
A|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
E|--3-33-33--2-22-22-5-55-55-8--8-8--8-8--|
DIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Now play: Verse twice

Chorus Parts 1 + 2 (at the same time) twice

HEAVY Part 1
Mucho Distortiono:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| Play this 4 times, lyrics only for
D|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-| the last 2.
A|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
E|--3-33-33--2-22-22-5-55-55-8--8-8--8-8--|
FATHER! FATHER! FATHER! FATHER!

HEAVY Part 2
Distortion Picking as fast as you can:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| x 2
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--33333333-22222222---------555555555-88888888-----|
Father in-to your hands, I com-mend my sprit
Father in-to your hands why have you for...

Outro Part 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------8------------------|
D|--5-----------10---------------8----------8------------------|
A|--5-----------10---------------8----------6------------------|
E|--3-----------8----------------6-----------------------------|
...saken me In your eyes forsaken me In your thoughts for...
...saken me In your heart forsaken meeeeee!

The rest of the song is pretty much the same as the Chorus Part 2, I was gonna write that out
as well but then I got high, (just kiddin). Listen to the song closely towards the end
and you can here a really cool piano line. Couldnt be easier unless i came over to your
house and played it for you.

Questions, Comments, Queries, Requests? mail me at g_d_evans@hotmail.com

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