Author/Artist: System Of A Down
Title: Chop Suey
Album: Toxicity


drop D tuning (high to low): e-B-G-D-A-D

INTRO (clean guitar)
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|--3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3---5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5--|
|--5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5---7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7--|
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|--2---2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---2---2-2---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0--|
|--3---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--|
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LEAD (distorted) \/gradually release p.m
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|-8------8------8-----10------10------10-----7-----7-----7----5-----5-----5---|

|----10-----10----10------12------12-----12-----8-----8----8-----6-----6----6-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..........................................................................|

LEAD2 (clean guitar) # means: pick really fast
|----6######-8#######-5######-10######-10######-11######-8#######-11######----|
|----8######-10######-6######-11######-11######-13######-10######-13######----|
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Play INTRO then INTRO and LEAD simultanously and then INTRO, LEAD and LEAD2.
After that CHORUS enters

CHORUS
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|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8------|

|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8------|

|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8------|

CHORUS VARIATION
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|----5##############-4##############-7##############-10#################------|

Play CHORUS twice and then enter with CHORUS VARIATION and play it twice

FILL 1
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|------------|
|------------| This is played in the same moment as vocals start
|----5-5-----|
|----5-5-----|
|----5-5-----|

VERSE
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|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5---------------------|

Play VERSE few times but last time don't play second part of this riff but
enter with FILL 2

FILL 2
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|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|----4---4---4---4----|
|----4---4---4---4----|
|----4---4---4---4----|

CHORUS LEAD (distorted)
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|----8--------------8--10---------------10--7-----------7--5-----------6------|

|-------------10-10---------------12-12-------------8-8------------6-6--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.....| p.m.....| p.m...| p.m...|

CHORUS LEAD is played two times. There is some other riff palyed simultanously
with this one. I suppose it's softer & slower variation of LEAD2. Than CHORUS
enters. PLay it twice and wnter with FILL 3

FILL 3
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|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

LEAD 3 (distorted)
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|----5--------------------4--------1--------5-----------------4---------------|

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After this play VERSE again for few times. LEAD 3 is played with VERSE Play
everything the same as written above except CHORUS LEAD - play it 4 times - and
then don't play FILL 3 but make a pause. Then enter with CHORUS - play it twice
without palm muting and again twice with p.m. Then CHORUS VARIATION

OUTRO (distorted)
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|----5----------------8--------------------8------------------8---------------|
|----5----------------6--------------------8------------------6---------------|
|----5----------------8--------------------8------------------8---------------|

OUTRO is played right after second CHORUS VARIATION. At the end play this:

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|----5----------------8--------------------8------------------8-8-8-8--8--5---|
|----5----------------6--------------------8------------------6-6-6-6--6--5---|
|----5----------------8--------------------8------------------8-8-8-8--6--5---|