Band: System of a Down
Song: Chop Suey
Album: Toxicity
Tuning: Dropped D (D A D G B E)
This song rocks, and its so fun to play, this is my first tab so don’t be to harsh.
Any questions e-mail me at dumpweed1504@yahoo.com -Bobert
Intro
Clean
Guitar 1
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-5---7---4---2-|
D|-7---9---5---3-|
A|-0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------|
Guitar 2 (after first time threw intro)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-44/6-6-6-6-66\4-4-4-4-44\2-2-2-2-22-|
Guitar 3 (after second time threw intro)
e|-77777777-99999999-77777777-55555555-|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
All Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Riff 2
All Guitars
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Riff 3 - Heavy
All Guitars
"Wake Up!"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-88---8888-77---7777-88---8888-77---7777-88--------------------|
D|-88---8888-77---7777-88---8888-77---7777-88--------------------|
Riff 4 - Slow
Guitar 1
"Trust in"
e|-777777777777-55555555555-777777777-9999999999-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
Palm Muted
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------12----------------14--------|
A|-----12--12---12-------14--14---14-|
D|-0-10------10-----0-12-------12----|
Bridge
"Forsaken me"
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-2------5----|
D|-2------5----|
A|-0--3---3--3-|
D|----3------3-|
Ending
Play each note with the each word said and hold last note
"When Ang-els de-serve to die"
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
ORDER
Guitar 1 Intro 4x (0:00)
Guitar 2 Intro 3x (0:08)
Guitar 3 Intro 2x (0:15)
Riff 1 2x (0:30)
Riff 2 2x (0:37)
Riff 3 2x (0:44)
Riff 4 2x (1:00)
Riff 1 2x (1:15)
Riff 2 first ½ (1:22)
Riff 3 2x (1:24)
Riff 4 4x (1:40)
3 second Pause (2:08)
Riff 1 2x (2:11)
Riff 2 4x (2:19)
Bridge 5x (2:34)
End 1x (3:16)
