Band: System of a Down
Song: Chop Suey!
Album: Toxicity
Tabbed By: Brian H.
Email: weezer090@hotmail.com
I love it!! This song is so catchy. The first time I heard it on KROQ, I loved it!
I immediately got the info on who it was, and I got "Toxicity" which rocks!! This
song was sent to me by John (mistameetalika@hotmail.com, or MetallicaMather@aol.com)
If you have any questions or comments, send to him. He did a great job on this tab,
thanks a lot, bud! A thing you need to know: This song is tuned way the hell down,
they may as well have used a bass! ;) Tune your entire guitar down 1 whole step, to
Drop-D, then drop your low-D (fattest) string down 1 more step to C, so that your
tuning is from low to high (C-G-c-F-A-D) If you try to play this tab in standard
tuning, I don't know what the hell it's gonna sound like, so make sure you tune it
right to play with the CD. Alright people, have fun!
CHORDS: (Remember the tuning: C-G-c-F-A-D)
(I'm gonna write the chords as if they were played on standard tuning)
A5 - (777xxx)
G#5 - (666xxx)
B5 - (999xxx)
D5 - (12-12-12-x-x-x)
F5 - (333xxx)
C5 - (x355xx)
INTRO: (There's 3 guitars in this song! The 1st part is actually played on acoustic)
(The 2nd part is on electric w/ distortion, palm-muted. 3rd is electric also)
(Oh, I'm not gonna attempt to show the rhythm, you should understand this)
RIFF 1 (I'm not gonna transcribe the rhythm.. you know what I mean)
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--\--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--\--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
c|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--/--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--\--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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--\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| RIFF 2 |
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5------5------5-----7------7------7-----4------4------4-----2------2------2--|
c|-----7------7-----7------9------9-----9------5------5-----5------3------3----3|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| RIFF 3 |
D|--8--8--8--8--8---/--10-10-10-10-10--\--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--/--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10---/--12-12-12-12-12--\--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--/--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| (NOW WITH ALL THE ABOVE PLAYING, RIFF 3 GOES TO THIS) |
| |
| RIFF 4 |
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-/-13-13-13-13-13--\--10-10-10-10-10--/--13-13-13-13-13-13--|
A|-13-13-13-13-13-13-/-15-15-15-15-15--\--12-12-12-12-12--/--15-15-15-15-15-15--|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(NOW WE GET TO THE HARD, FAST PART!)
A5 G#5 B5 D5
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
G|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
C|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
| |
| (NOW AFTER PLAYING THAT 2 TIMES, PLAY THIS 2 TIMES) |
| |
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
SYMBOLS USED IN THE INTRO:
/ = Slide-up
\ = Slide-down
h = Hammer-on
VERSE 1: (The rhythm is same as the 2nd to last part of the intro, but diff. chords)
A5
WAKE UP!
A5 A5 G#5
Grab a brush and put a little make-up.
G#5 G#5 A5
Grab a brush and put a little make-up.
A5 A5 G#5
Hide the scars to fade away the shake-up.
G#5 G#5 A5
Hide the scars to fade away the shake-up.
A5 A5 G#5
Why'd you leave the keys upon the ta-ble?
G#5 G#5 A5
Here you go create another fa- ble. (You wanted to!)
A5 A5 G#5
Grab a brush and put a little make-up. (You wanted to!)
G#5 G#5 A5
Hide the scars to fade away the shake-up. (You wanted to!)
A5 A5 G#5
Why'd you leave the keys upon the ta-ble? (You wanted to!)
A5
I don't think you..
CHORUS: (RIFF 3 is played during, as is this picking pattern:)
Trust............In...............My...............Self-righteous suicide..
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-------5--------7-------7--------4-------4--------2-------2------|
c|---7---7---7---7----9---9---9---9----5---5---5---5----3---3---3----|
G|-----0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(I put the first words of the chorus above to get the idea)
Trust, in, my, self-righteous sui-
cide, I, cry, when angels deserve to DIE!!!!
INTERLUDE: (Right as he sings/screams 'die' start the fast intro riff)
A5 G#5 B5 D5
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
G|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
C|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
VERSE 2: (Play like VERSE 1)
Grab a brush and put a little make-up.
Grab a brush and put a little make-up.
Hide the scars to fade away the shake-up.
Hide the scars to fade away the shake-up.
Why'd you leave the keys upon the ta-ble?
Here you go create another fa- ble. (You wanted to!)
Grab a brush and put a little make-up. (You wanted to!)
Hide the scars to fade away the shake-up. (You wanted to!)
Why'd you leave the keys upon the ta-ble? (You wanted to!)
I don't think you..
CHORUS: (Play like first CHORUS)
Trust, in, my, self-righteous sui-
-Cide, I, cry, when angels deserve to diieee-
-diee, in, my, self-righteous sui-
-Cide, I cry, when angels deserve to diee..
BRIDGE: (Play the very fast intro part like the interlude as well)
A5 G#5 B5 D5
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
G|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
C|-7h8-h8-h8-h8-h8--6h7-h7-h7-h7-h7--9h10-h10-h10-h10-h10--11h12-h12-h12-h12-h12-|
(Now for the "Father" part, play the exact chords "A5 G#5 B5 D5" all palm-muted)
A5 G#5 B5 D5
Father (Father) Father (Father)
A5 G#5 B5 D5
Father (Father) Father (Father)
(THIS NOW IS PLAYED W/ ONLY BASS NOTES OF EACH CHORD LIKE VERY LAST PART OF INTRO)
A5 G#5
Father, into your hands,
B5 D5
I commend my spirit
A5 G#5
Father, into your hands,
B5 D5
Why have you ..
(NOW PLAY ALL OUT DISTORTION)
A5
Forsaken me,
F5
in your eyes?
C5
Forsaken me,
F5
in your thoughts?
A5
Forsaken me,
F5
in your heart?
C5 F5
Forsaken, me oh
OUTRO: (This is the chorus lyrics, but play these chords all out w/ distortion)
A5 F5 C5 F5 A5
Trust.. in.. my.. self-righteous sui-(cide)
A5 F5 C5 F5 A5
-Cide.. I.. cry.. when angels deserve too (die)
A5 F5 C5 F5 A5
die.. In... my.. self-righteous sui-(cide)
A5 F5 C5 F5 A5 (Let ring, and fade-out)
-Cide.. I.. cry.. when angels deserve too die.
AND THAT'S IT!!! There ya have it! The whole song in a nutshell! This tab is rather
lengthy, and I apologize, but it's worth it, because I wanna get all the parts to the
song, so it's easier! If you have any questions email me at: weezer090@hotmail.com
Thanks a lot guys, and I'll talk to you later! Peace.