Toxicity System of a Down
TOXICITY
As recorded by System of a Down
(From the 2001 Album TOXICITY)
Words and Music by System of a Down
Transcribed by John Harag
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Clean'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Clean'
Gtr IV (C G C F A D) - 'Distotion'
Gtr V (C G C F A D) - 'Distotion'
Intro
Slowly Q.=82
6/8
Gtr III
PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus 1 and 2
$
Gtrs IV, V
PM----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E Q. E E E
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PM----|
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Verse 1 and 2
Gtr III
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| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/toxicity_tab_ver_18.html )
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| Gtrs IV, V
| PM---------------------------------------
| E S E S E E E E S E S E E E
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[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E S E S E E E E S E S E E E
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[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E S E S E E E E S E S E E E
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D.S.
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E S E S E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus 3
Gtrs IV, V
PM----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E Q. E E E
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PM----|
q H S S S S E Q E Q. E E E Q. E E E
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Interlude
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E S S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S E.
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E S S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S E.
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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E S S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S S +E
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Chorus 4
PM PM----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E Q. E E E
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PM----|
q H S S S S E Q E Q. E E E Q. E E E
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Outro
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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E S S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S S +E
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Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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