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System of a Down
Versions3TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1|-6-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3{eot}
 
{section: Riff 1}
Intro and chorus) no distortion
 
{sot}|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-4-----6-----8-----9-----8---6--|-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1{eot}
 
{sot}|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-6-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1|/8-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------{eot}
 
{sot}|------0-----0-----0------0------|-----0--------------------------
|----0-----0-----0------0-------0|---0-----0-----0---0---0---0---0
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-/6-----8-----9-----11-----9-8--|-6-----4-----1---1---1---1---1--
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------{eot}
 
{sot}|----------|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------|---------|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8--|
|*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8-*|
|*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-1--9-|-1-1-1-1--8-1-1-1-1-6-*|
|--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|
|----------|---------|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|{eot}
 
{section: Riff 2}
Verses) w/distortion
 
{section: Verse 1}
repeat four times. on the last time only play first two
               measures and go back to Riff 1.
 
{section: Verse 2}
repeat two times followed by Riff 2A and Riff 3
 
{sot}|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|{eot}
{section: Riff 2a}
{sot}|--------|-------|-------------|--------|
|--------|-------|-------------|--------|
|*-------|-------|-------------|-------*|
|*-4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1-*|
|--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--|
|--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--|{eot}
 
{section: Riff 3}
Final chorus)
 
repeat twice. insert slides at the end of the first, second, and fourth
measures when repeating.
 
go back to Riff 1 and repeat until the song ends.

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Readable tablature for Aerials by System of a Down

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1|-6-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3

Intro and chorus) no distortion

|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-4-----6-----8-----9-----8---6--|-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1

|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-6-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1|/8-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

|------0-----0-----0------0------|-----0--------------------------
|----0-----0-----0------0-------0|---0-----0-----0---0---0---0---0
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-/6-----8-----9-----11-----9-8--|-6-----4-----1---1---1---1---1--
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

|----------|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------|---------|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8--|
|*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8-*|
|*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-1--9-|-1-1-1-1--8-1-1-1-1-6-*|
|--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|
|----------|---------|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|

Verses) w/distortion

repeat four times. on the last time only play first two
               measures and go back to Riff 1.

repeat two times followed by Riff 2A and Riff 3

|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|--------|-------|-------------|--------|
|--------|-------|-------------|--------|
|*-------|-------|-------------|-------*|
|*-4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1-*|
|--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--|
|--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--|

Final chorus)

repeat twice. insert slides at the end of the first, second, and fourth
measures when repeating.

go back to Riff 1 and repeat until the song ends.

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