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Prison Song

System of a Down
TabTuningDrop C
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Tab4

Bass3

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

Intro

(all of intro and chorus is p.m.)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-|
G|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1----1-1-1-1-|
C|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1------------|

repeat 2

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1------------|
C|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1------------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|

Chorus

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|

repeat 2

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|

Verse

(slight p.m.)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

repeat 2

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

(there trying to build a prison)

(p.m.)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|----8---8---8--------------------------------------------|
G|-6----6---6---6------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|

repeat 2

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|

Verse

(slight p.m.)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

repeat 2

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

(there trying to build a prison)

(p.m.)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|----8---8---8--------------------------------------------|
G|-6----6---6---6------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|

repeat 2

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|

here is the half time feel:

(uses to guitars at the same time fig. a is a electric,

fig. b is a 12 string acoustic)

Fig. A

(let ring)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-------------------2------------------------------|
F|----------3-------3-----------2--------------------------|
C|--------------3-------------------2----------------------|
G|----------------------0----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

Fig. B

(let ring)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3--------------------------------------------------|
F|--3-------3-------------------2--------------------------|
C|--------------3-----------2-------2----------------------|
G|------------------1---0----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude

|--p.m.--|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----|
|---------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|

repeat 2

(all p.m.)

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---|
G|--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0--1-1-1-1---|
C|--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------------|

repeat

Outro

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-------------------2------------------------------|
F|----------3-------3-----------2--------------------------|
C|--------------3-------------------2----------------------|
G|----------------------0----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

okay thats the whole song. I've been playing guitar for a month and i can play this song

really good so it's an easy song. if you want any more soad tabs from the toxicity cd

e-mail me at sk8medium@aol.com. Or if anyone has the tab book for soad's first cd

please e-mail me your address.

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