Band: System of a Down
Song: Shimmy
Album: Toxicity (American Records)
Words & Music by Serj Tankain
Transcribed by: Robert Johnstone
Drop D Tuning
A cool song by a good metal band, the intro rocks! This song is hard!
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--3--2--0--2--3--2--0--2--------|
X X X X X X X X
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--6/2-2-2---2-2-2/6-6-6--6-----6/2-2-2--2-2--6-6-6-6-------------|
A--6/2-2-2---2-2-2/6-6-6--6-----6/2-2-2--2-2--6-6-6-6-------------|
E--6/2-2-2---2-2-2/6-6-6--6-----6/2-2-2--2-2--6-6-6-6-------------|
X X X X
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3------------------------------------|
E---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3---14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3------------------------------------------|
E---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3---14-15-18-19-18h19-15-14-12-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3------------------------------------|
E---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3---14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3----------------------------------------------|
E---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3--14-15-18-19-18-15-14-15-14-12-10-9-7-9-7-5--|
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2------------------|
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2------------------|
X X X X
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E-14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-------------|
X X X X X X X X X X
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3-------------|
E---3-2-0-2--3-2-0--3-2-0---3-------------|
Keys
/-slide
h-hammer on
X-slowly release palm mute
Shimmy shimmy through the break of dawn........, oh is the tab over? Well goodluck! Your
need it to play the intro!
