[email protected] system of a down - chop suey! live There are many ways to play this song, and i find this the simplest. This might look a lot like the others, but some tabs have little bits & pieces missing. This IS how it's played live, and i have a video to prove it :) TUNING: d a f c g c ~ = ring out x = dead note, or palm mute on 5th fret [-----------------------------] [-----------------------------] [555555-777777-444444-222222--] [777777-999999-555555-333333--] [000000-000000-000000-000000--] [-----------------------------] [-----------------------------] x3 then, [-----------------------------] [-----------------------------] [555555-777777-444444-xxx222--] [777777-999999-555555-xxx333--] [000000-000000-000000-xxx000--] [-----------------------------] [-----------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11--] [7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11--] x4 [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [76--7777777766--6666666677--7777777766--6666666677--] [76--7777777766--6666666677--7777777766--6666666677--] < repeat this bit twice > [----------------------------] [----------------------------] [-5------7------4------2-----] [7-7-7--9-9-9--5-5-5--3-3-3--] [---0------0------0------0---] [----------------------------] 2x "..trust, in, my, selfrighteous suicide.." "..angels deserve to DIE!.." [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11--] [7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11--] x3 then, right before 2nd verse [------------] [------------] [------------] [------------] [7777777766--] [7777777766--] "DIIIIIIIIE.." then lead into verse [--------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------] [--7777777766--6666666677--7777777766--6666666677--] [--7777777766--6666666677--7777777766--6666666677--] 2x [-------------------------------] [-------------------------------] [-5------7------4------2--------] [7-7-7--9-9-9--5-5-5--3-3-3{~}--] [---0------0------0------0------] [-------------------------------] 4x {~} = last time [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------] [7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11--] [7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11--] x6 on the fifth time is when Serj starts singing "Father, Father..." [--------------] [--------------] [--------------] [--------------] [7~-6~-9~-11~--] [7~-6~-9~-11~--] x2 "Father into your hands..." [--------------------] [--------------------] [2-2-------5-5-------] [2-2--3-3--5-5--3-3--] [0-0--3-3--3-3--3-3--] [-----3-3-------3-3--] start at "in your eyes, forsaken me" and repeat until end.
