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I-e-a-i-a-i-o

System of a Down
TabTuningDrop C
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Tab3

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Drums, then)

+ + + + + +

e|-16-p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + +

e|-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10-----16p10h13-16p10h13-16------|
B|-------------------------h13---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + +

e|-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + +

e|-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16p10h13-16---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude

(Fig. 1 (gtr. 1&2))

x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|

[Fig. 2] (gtr. 2)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|

gtr. 1 pm

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[Fig. 2] (cont)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|

gtr. 1 pm

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-------|

Verses

x2, pm

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|

[gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 plays Riff an Octave up. 12&13 fret)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|

x2, pm

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|

[gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 plays Riff an Octave up. 12&13 fret)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|

x2, pm

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-15-14-15-14-------------15-14-15-14-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------15-14-15-14-------------15-14-15-14-|

[gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 plays Riff an Octave up. 12&13 fret)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-|

x2, pm

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-10-12-10-------------12-10-12-10-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------12-10-12-10-------------12-10-12-10-|

[gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 plays Riff an Octave up. 12&13 fret)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|

Chorus

pm

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0---0---3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|

(1st Time: Fig. 2)

(2nd Time: Fig. 1)

(Fig. 3) x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|-3-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Interlude

(gtr. 1)

e|---------5------5---6-5--------------------5---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------8~~~~~~-----<7><7>-|
G|-7---8-7-----------------7~~~~-7---8-7--7-------------x----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------0--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10~~~~-10--11--------------------10--8~~~~~-------------|
G|-7---8-7---------------0-7~~~~-7---8-7--7------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------16-\-7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1

e|---------5------5---6-5--------------------5--6----6-6-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------x-|
G|-7---8-7-----------------7~~~~-7---8-7--7---------------------x--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------x----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10~~~~-10--11--------------------10-11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|-7---8-7---------------0-7~~~~-7---8-7--7------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge

(gtr. 2 pm)

x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---1-0---1-0--1-0--------------0---1-0---1-0--1-0--------------|

gtr. 1 pm

x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---8-7---8-7--8-7---5--5-7-7-7-7---8-7---8-7--8-7---5--5-7-7-7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 2 pm

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---8-7---8-7--8-7--------7-7-7-7---8-7---8-7--8-7--------7-7-7-|
G|-7---8-7---8-7--8-7---5--5-7-7-7-7---8-7---8-7--8-7---5--5-7-7-7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1 pm

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---1-0---1-0--1-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---1-0---1-0--1-0----0-0-0-0-0-|

gtr. 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---8-7---8-7--8-7--------7-7-7-7---8-7---8-7--8-7--------------|
G|-7---8-7---8-7--8-7---5--5-7-7-7-7---8-7---8-7--8-7--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------0v\--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------0v\--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1 pm

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---1-0---1-0--1-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---1-0---1-0--1-0--------------|

Chorus

x2

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0------3--2----0----5------3--2----0-----|
A|-0------3--2----0----5------3--2----0-----|
E|-0------3--2----0----5------3--2----0-----|

ah e ay ah hey ah oh ...

Fig. 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|
E|-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0---0-0-1-0-----0-------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| ~ Vibrato

| x Dead note

| \ Slide down

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