SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "The Metro (Full)" Tablature

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Song : The Metro
Band : System Of A Down
Tuning : Drop D down 1 step (C,G,C,F,A,D)
Tabbed By : Dedtones (cold_ibanez05@hotmail.com)

Tab
n - Strum down
v - Strum up
() - Natural Harmonic

Intro : Rake the string around the first fret , follow the strumming pattern for better sound
Rake
n v n v n v n v v n v n v n v n n n n
|-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-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-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-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x------x-x--(7)-|

2X
|--14--14--14--14-14--14--14-14--14--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|

Do the 14th note again
(Grad bend and release)
|-10-----------------------|-10----------------------------------------|
|----10-11-8-10-6-8-5------|----10-11-11-8-10-6-8-5--------------------|
|---------------------/7~~-|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Bass Riff (the timing may be wrong a little)

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-0--7-5--7-10-5-5-8-7-|

Chorus (Strum the chords pretty fast)

|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|-10--12--8--10-|-8--8--8--8--8-8-|
|-10--12--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8-8-|
|-10--12--8-----|-8--8--8--8--8-8-|

All PM
3X
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-0--7-5--7-10-5-5-8-7-|-0-0--7-7-5-5--7-7-10-10-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
|-0--7-5--7-10-5-5-8-7-|-0-0--7-7-5-5--7-7-10-10-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|

Verse 2 (Repeat that chords a couple a time)

|----|
|-10-|
|-7--|
|----|
|----|
|----|

Do the chorus again and this
4X
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-8-x8-x8-x8-x8-8-|
|-8-x8-x8-x8-x8-8-|
|-8-x8-x8-x8-x8-8-|

Bridge (Play the 2X but let ring second time)
____ ____
2X |1. |2.
|-10---------------|-10----17-15-12-13-10----|-10----17-15-12-13-10101010-9-8-10101010-9-8-|
|----10-11-8-10-11-|----10----------------10-|----10---------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

Chorus Again

End with this riff (All PM pretty fast)
3X
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-0--7-5--7-10-5-5-8-7-|-0-0--7-7-5-5--7-7-10-10-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-|
|-0--7-5--7-10-5-5-8-7-|-0-0--7-7-5-5--7-7-10-10-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-|

This should be close to perfect correction are welcome !!

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