Atwa 1
System of a Down
Letra

Tabbed by: Donald Morrison
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Tuning: CGCFAD

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x Mute string
PM Palm mute; dots indicate where to palm mute


First play Riff 1 four times with no distortion for the intro and first verse.


Riff 1:

D |||
A |||
F |3|2|
C |||
G |||
C |55|33|

D |||
A |||
F |5|7|
C |||
G |||
C |77|88|

D |||
A |||
F |8|7|
C |||
G |||
C |1010|88|

D |||
A |||
F |5|3|
C |||
G |||
C |77|55|


Then play Riff 2 eight times with heavy distortion for the chorus.


Riff 2:

D ||
A ||
F ||
C |5555555|
G |5555555|
C |5555555|

PM ...................


Then play Riff 1 three times with light distortion for the second verse.


Then play Riff 2 seven times with heavy distortion for the second chorus but
this time finish with Riff 2a.


Riff 2a:

D ||
A ||
F ||
C |555556|
G |555556|
C |555556|

PM ..........


Then play Riff 3 four times with heavy distortion for the part after the
chorus.


Riff 3:

D |||
A |||
F |||
C |55|556|
G |55|556|
C |55|556|


Then play Riffs 4 then 5 with distortion for the solo.


Riff 4:

D |||
A |||
F |121212|101010/|
C |xxx|xxx|
G |101010|888/|
C |||

D |||
A |||
F |141414/|151515/|
C |xxx|xxx|
G |121212/|131313/|
C |||

D |||
A |||
F |171717|151515|
C |xxx|xxx|
G |151515|131313|
C |||

D |||
A |||
F |141414|121212|
C |xxx|xxx|
G |121212|101010|
C |||


Riff 5:

D |||
A |||
F |1212121212121212|1010101010101010|
C |||
G |||
C |||

D |||
A |||
F |1414141414141414|1515151515151515|
C |||
G |||
C |||

D |||
A |||
F |1717171717171717|1515151515151515
C |||
G |||
C |||

D |||
A |||
F |1414141414141414|1212121212121212|
C |||
G |||
C |||


Then play Riff 6 twice with heavy distortion for the third verse.


Riff 6:

D |||
A |||
F |||
C |5----------------------|3----------------------|
G |5----------------------|3----------------------|
C |5----------------------|3----------------------|

D |||
A |||
F |||
C |7----------------------|8----------------------|
G |7----------------------|8----------------------|
C |7----------------------|8----------------------|

D |||
A |||
F |||
C |10----------------------|8----------------------|
G |10----------------------|8----------------------|
C |10----------------------|8----------------------|

D |||
A |||
F |||
C |7----------------------|5----------------------|
G |7----------------------|5----------------------|
C |7----------------------|5----------------------|


Then play Riff 2 seven times, Riff 2a once and Riff 3 three times. Finish
with Riff 3a, which is slightly different from Riff 3.


Riff 3a:

D |||
A |||
F |||
C |55|55x|
G |55|55x|
C |55|55x|


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