Psycho System of a Down
PSYCHO
As recorded by System of a Down
(From the 2001 Album TOXICITY)
Words and Music by Daron Malakian and Serj Tankion
Transcribed by John Harag
0 0 [C5]0 x x x 3 3 [Eb5]3 x x x
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Distortion'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Distortion'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Clean'
Gtr IV (C G C F A D) - '12-string Acoustic'
Intro
Moderately Fast Rock Q=150
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------||
E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
||--12-x-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-|-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-|-10-x-10-x-x-10-x-10-x-x-| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o--2----2----2------2---|--2------2----2----2-----|--0----0------0----0-----| ||---2----2----2------2---|--2------2----2----2-----|--0----0------0----0-----|
E E E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E
|-10-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x--||---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |---------------------------o||------------------------| |----------------------------||------------------------| |----------------------------||------------------------| |---------------------------o||------------------------| |----------------------------||------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------------||------------------------| |---------------------------o||------------------------| |----------------------------||------------------------| |----------------------------||------------------------| |--0----0------0------0-----o||-3-----3-----3-----3----| |--0----0------0------0------||-3-----3-----3-----3----|
[E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-13b13.5==13-13-(13)-13-13b14==13-13-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--3-----------3-------3---------3----| |--3-----------3-------3---------3----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-(13)-13b14.5==13-13-13-13-13b15==13-|-13-13-13-13-13b15.5==13-13b16==13-| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---3------------3-----3-----3--------|--3-----3-----3-----------3--------| |---3------------3-----3-----3--------|--3-----3-----3-----------3--------|
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------|
S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| ||--2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2-----|| ||o-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2----o|| ||--2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2-----||
|
| W W
||--------------------|--------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------||
Verse
$
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||o-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2------| ||--2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3--| PM--------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2---| |-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2---| PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----| |-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-| PM--------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2---| |-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-0-|
[C5]Gtr II[Eb5]
H Q. E +E E Q Q Q H Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr I
H Q. E +E E Q Q Q H Q E E
|-------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------|----------------|-----------------| |-7----7----7-|-(7)-7-7--7--7S=|=10----10--10-10-| |-7----7----7-|-(7)-7-7--7--7S=|=10----10--10-10-| |-5----5----5-|-(5)-5-5--5--5S=|==8-----8---8--8-| |-------------|----------------|-----------------|
1.
H Q +Q W W
| | |
[/] [/] [/]
PM-------------------------------|
H Q +Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------o|| |-10----10--(10)\--|-------------------|--------------------|| |-10----10--(10)\--|-------------------|--------------------|| |--8-----8---(8)\--|-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2----o|| |------------------|-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2-----||
2.
W H. Q W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |-2--------|-2-------0--|-2--------|-(2)----------|| |-2--------|-2-------0--|-2--------|-(2)----------|| |-2--------|-2-------0--|-2--------|-(2)----------||
|
| Gtrs III, IV
| W W W H Q Q
|----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------------|----------|-----------0--|| |----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------------||
Bridge
Gtrs III, IV
H Q. E +E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|--------------------| |------3----3-|-(3)-3----3--3-3-|--------------------| |-1----1----1-|-(1)-1----1--1-1-|-2--2-2-2-4-5-4pb5r=| |-2-----------|-------2---------|-0------------------| |-------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
+Q Q E E E E H Q E E +Q Q E E Q
|-----------------|-------------|----------------| |-----------------|------3----3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3--| |-(4)--4--4-2-2-2-|------2----2-|-(2)--2--2-4-2--| |-----------------|-3-------3---|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|----------------|
Gtrs I, II Gtrs III, IV
PM-------------------------------|
S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q H Q. E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------3----3----| |-------------------|--------------------|-1----1----1----| |-------------------|--------------------|-2--------------| |-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2-----|----------------| |-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2-----|----------------|
+E E Q Q E E Q. E E E E A E +E Q E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| |-(3)-3----3--3-3-|------------------|-------------------| |-(1)-1----1--1-1-|-2----2-2-4-5-5s7-|-(7)-5--5-4-4-2-2--| |-------2---------|-0----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
D.S.
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------|
H Q. E +E E Q E E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |------3----3-|-(3)-3----3-3-3--|-------------------|-------------------|| |------2----2-|-(2)-2----2-4-2--|-------------------|-------------------|| |-3-----------|-------3---------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------|-----------------|-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2----|| |-------------|-----------------|-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2----||
Outro
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A H +H +H. E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-10h12----(12)-----|-(12)---------10-12-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtrs III, IV
| H Q. E +E E Q Q E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |------------3----3-|--(3)-3----3---3--3-| |-----1------1----1-|--(1)-1----1---1--1-| |-----2-------------|--------2-----------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/psycho_tab.html )
|--3--|
H. E E E S S S H.
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-12b13----------12-12----|-13--12h13p12p10------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |--2-----2-2-2-4--5--4pb5r|=(4)-----------4---4-2-2-2--| |--0----------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~
+W S E. +Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------------| |-(10)-----------|-10h=12--(12)--10---9--| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------|
|
| H Q E E +Q Q E E Q
|----------------|-----------------------| |---------3----3-|-(3)-------3----3-3-3--| |---------2----2-|-(2)-------2----2-4-2--| |---3--------3---|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E A H. +H. Q
|---------------------|--------------------| |-9-10-10s12----------|-(12)---------10----| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|
|
| H Q. E +E E Q Q E E
|---------------------|--------------------| |--------------3----3-|--(3)-3----3---3-3--| |-1------------1----1-|--(1)-1----1---1-1--| |-2-------------------|--------2-----------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A W +H. E E H. E E
|-----------------|--------------------|-12------------------| |-10h12-----------|-(12)---------10-12-|-------------12---12-| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| H Q. E +E E Q Q E E Q. E E E E A E
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------3----3-|--(3)-3----3---3--3-|---------------------| |-----1----1----1-|--(1)-1----1---1--1-|--2----2-2-4--5-5s=7-| |-----2-----------|--------2-----------|--0------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|--3--|
E S S S E +E +Q +Q +H Q. E
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------| |-13--12-13-12-10b11==(10)r(10)b11====(10)r==|=(10)----10----10---| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|
| +E Q E E E E E H Q. E
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------------|----------3-----3---| |-(7)--5----------------5----4------4---2--2-|----------2-----2---| |--------------------------------------------|---3----------------| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
S E. +Q Q E E Q E E S +S +E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-10h12----(12)--10---9-9-|-9--9-10-9b10==(9)r(9)-9-10-| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q H Q. E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |--3-----3--------3-3-3---|---------3----------------3-| |--2-----2--------2-4-2---|-1-------1----------------1-| |------------3------------|-2--------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
E. S +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|----0----0-----0----0--| |-12----10-(10)-9-10----10-|-12---12---12----12----| |---------------------9----|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| +E E Q Q E E H Q. E
|--------------------------|-----------------------| |-(3)-3------------3--3--3-|------------3-------3--| |-(1)-1------------1--1--1-|--1---------1-------1--| |------------2-------------|--2--------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0----0----|-----0----0----0----0-| |-12----12---10---12---|-13---13---13---12------|-12----10---10---10---| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| |-(3)-3-------3----3-3-|------------------------|----------------------| |-(1)-1-------1----1-1-|--2----2-2--2-4--5-4pb5r|=(4)----4----4-2--2-2-| |--------2-------------|--0---------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----0----0----0----0-|-----0----0----0---0-|---------0-----0----0-| |-10---10---10---10---|-12----12---10---9---|-9-10-12---12----12---| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| H Q E E +Q Q E E Q H Q. E
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------------3------3-|-(3)----3----3-3-3---|------------3-------3-| |------------2------2-|-(2)----2----2-4-2---|-1----------1-------1-| |--3--------------3---|---------------------|-2--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----0----0----0----0-|----0----0-----0----0-|-----0----0----0----0-| |-12----12---12---10---|-12---12---12----12---|-12----12---10---12---| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q Q E E H Q. E +E E Q Q E E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-(3)-3-------3----3-3-|------------3-------3-|-(3)-3-------3----3-3-| |-(1)-1-------1----1-1-|--1---------1-------1-|-(1)-1-------1----1-1-| |--------2-------------|--2-------------------|--------2-------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----0----0----0------0-|-----0----0------0---| |-15----15---15---13-----|-13----12---10-------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Q. E E E E A E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--2-------2--2-4--5-5s7-|-(7)-5----5--4-4-2-2-| |--0---------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|
H.=H
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|-----0-------0---|-------0-------0--|-0----*| |-10-----10-------|-12-------10------|-9----*| |-----------------|------------------|------*| |-----------------|------------------|------*| |-----------------|------------------|------*| |-----------------|------------------|------*|
|
| H Q. E +E E Q E E Q W
|-----------------|------------------|------*| |---------3-----3-|-(3)-3-----3-3-3--|------*| |---------2-----2-|-(2)-2-----2-4-2--|-1----*| |--3--------------|-------3----------|-2----*| |-----------------|------------------|------*| |-----------------|------------------|------*|
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
-----------
| - 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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