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/ System of a Down / I think that this song definitely is about the Armenian genocide in the

/ Holy Mountains / beginning of the 19th century done by the Turkish army. It is about how the

/ Hypnotize / Turkish soldiers became cold-hearted killers, liars and demons as they were

/___________________/ ordered to burn down villages and to kill even women and children. Amongst

the killed were also many of the members of System of a Down's family members.

The river Aras is the river that runs at the border between Armenia and Turkey, and Holy Mountain

refers to the mountain Ararat, the mountain considered to be biblical holy mountain, where the Ark

of Noah grounded after the great flood, which was taken to be Turkish ground after the genocide.

 

 

Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

C# G# C# F# A# D#

Gtr I - Electric, Clean (lovely clean sound)

Gtr II - Electric, Distorted

Gtr III - Electric, Clean w/ Tremolo effect

 

 

 

Intro:

75 bpm

4/4

Gtr I

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

||------0---------0-----0-------0-----|------0------0---------0-------0---|

||o---0---0---0-------0---0---0-------|----0---0--------0---0---0---0---0-|

||--0-------0---8---7-------7-----/12-|-12-------12---8---5-------5-------|

 

 

1. 2.

2/4

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-----------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||-----------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-----------------|

|-----0-----0---------0-------0---|-----0-----0---------0-------0----||-----0-----0-----|

|---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0-----------0---0---0---0-o||---0---0---------|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7-------|-2-------2---3-2-0-------0--------||-2-------2---3-2-|

 

 

 

Gtr I, II

4/4

Db5 A5 Ab5 Db(octave) A5Ab5Gb5

E S. T S S E E S. T S S S S E S. T S S S S E S. T S S S S

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-7---7--7-7-7----------------------|

|-0---0--0-0-0-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-x---x--x-x-x-8-7-5---5--5-5-5-5-0-|

|-0---0--0-0-0-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-5---5--5-5-5-8-7-5---5--5-5-5-5-0-|

|-0---0--0-0-0-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|--------------8-7-5---5--5-5-5-5-0-|

|-Rhy Fig 1

 

 

2/4

E5 A5 Ab5 Eb5 E5Eb5 Db5

E S. T S S E E S. T S S S S E S. T S S S S E T T T T T T T T T T T T

|-----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|

|-3---3--3-3-3-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-3-2-|-0---12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-|

|-3---3--3-3-3-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-3-2-|-0---12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-|

|-3---3--3-3-3-8---7---7--7-7-7-7-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-3-2-|-0-------------------------------|

end Rhy Fig 1-|-Fill end Fill-|

 

 

 

4/4

Db5 A5 Ab5 Db(octave) A5Ab5Gb5

Q E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-7-------7-----------------------|

|-0-------0---8---7-------7---7-0-|-x-------x---8-7-5-------5---5-0-|

|-0-------0---8---7-------7---7-0-|-5-------5---8-7-5-------5---5-0-|

|-0-------0---8---7-------7---7-0-|-------------8-7-5-------5---5-0-|

|-Rhy Fig 2

 

 

2/4 4/4

E5 A5 Ab5 Eb5 E5 Eb5 Db5 Db5

Gtr I

Q E E Q E S S Q E E W W

|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|--0-------------|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|--0-------------|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|--0-------------|

| end Rhy Fig 2-|

|

|Gtr II

| Q E E Q E S S Q E E W +W

|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|-(0)------------|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|-(0)------------|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7---7-0-|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------|-(0)------------|

 

 

 

 

1st Verse:

Gtr III

W W H H Q Q Q Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3-------5-------|-7---8---10---12---|

|-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|

...can you feel their haunting presence...

 

 

 

Gtr I

w/Rhy Fig 3

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-10-------10-------10-------10-------10----------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------|

|----10-------10-------10-------10-------10----10-|----10-------10-------10-------10-------10----10-|

|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----|

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-Rhy Fig 4

 

 

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-13-------13-------13----15-------15-------15----|-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-18-20-20-20-20-22-22-22-22-|

|----10-------10-------10----10-------10-------10-|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------10-------10-------------10-------10-------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

end Rhy Fig 4-|

 

 

 

 

Chorus:

Gtr II

D5 N.C.D5 N.C.D5 N.C.D5 Db5 E5 Db5 D5

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

||--1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|-----1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|

||o-1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|-----1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|

||--1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|-----1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|

...liar, killer, demon...

 

 

1.

Db Eb E Gb Ab A B Db (octaves)

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||

|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------o||

|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19--||

|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--||

|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-o||

|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||

 

 

2.

A5 Ab5 Gb5 Ab5 Db5

Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E S S E 2x

||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||

||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||

||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||

||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||

||o-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---o||

||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||

...freedom, freedom...

 

 

A5 Ab5 Gb5 Ab5

Q E. S E E E E

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|

|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|

|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|

 

 

 

 

Interlude:

Rhy Fig 2

 

 

 

 

2nd Verse:

Rhy Fig 3 + 4

 

 

 

 

Chorus:

similar to previous

 

 

 

 

Pre-Bridge:

Gtr III

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-------------0---|-------------0---|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|

|-0---1---3-------|-0---1---3-------|-0-1-3---0-1-3---|-0-1-3---0-1-3---|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 

 

Gtr II

PM------------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x

||-------------------------------------------||

||o-----------------------------------------o||

||-------------------------------------------||

||-------------------------------------------||

||o-----------------------------------------o||

||--7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12-7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12--||

 

 

 

 

Bridge:

Rhy Fig 1 w/Fill

 

Rhy Fig 1

 

 

 

 

Final Chorus:

Gtr II

D5 N.C.D5 N.C.D5 D5 Db5 E5 Db5 D5

E E E E E E S S S S +E E E E E E E E

||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

||--1---1-------1---1-------1-1-1-1-|-(1)---1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|

||o-1---1-------1---1-------1-1-1-1-|-(1)---1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|

||--1---1-------1---1-------1-1-1-1-|-(1)---1---1---0---3---1---0---0---|

...liar, killer, demon...

 

 

1.

Rhy Fig 1

 

 

2.

Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E S S E 2x

||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||

||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||

||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||

||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||

||o-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---o||

||--8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|-0-------0-----0-0---0---0-0-0----||

 

 

Q E. S E E E E

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|

|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|

|-8-------8-----8-8---7---5---7---|

 

 

 

 

Post-Chorus:

Rhy Fig 1 w/Fill

 

 

 

Outro:

Gtr II

Q. E Q. S S Q. S S H

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|

|-0-----------8---7-----------7-0-|-x-----------8-7-5---------------|

|-0-----------8---7-----------7-0-|-5-----------8-7-5---------------|

|-0-----------8---7-----------7-0-|-------------8-7-5---------------|

 

 

2/4

Q. E Q Q Q E E

|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------

|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------

|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------

|-3-----------8---7-------12\-------|-2-------3---2---|-0*--- *let this chord ring throughout

|-3-----------8---7-------12\-------|-2-------3---2---|-0*--- the rest of the song and even

|-3-----------8---7-------12\-------|-2-------3---2---|-0*--- into Vicinity of Obscenity

 

 

 

(slow down completely during this ending part)

4/4

Gtr I

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----0---------0-----0-------0---|------0------0---------0-------0---|

|---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0-|----0---0--------0---0---0---0---0-|

|-0-------0---8---7-------7-------|-12-------12---8---5-------5-------|

 

 

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----0-----0---------0-------0---|-----0-----0---0-----0-------0---|

|---0---0-------0---0---0---0-----|---0---0-----------0-------0-----|

|-3-------3---8---7-------7-------|-2-------3---2---0-------0-------|

 

- 28th /November /05

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