System of a Down

System of a Down - Shimmy guitar tab

Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 13:58:51 -0400

From: (by way of cathal woods)

Subject: s/system_of_a_down/shimmy.tab

System Of A Down - Shimmy

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Track 11 on the American Recordings record "Toxicity"

Words & Music by Serj Tankian

[http://www.systemofadown.com]

-Dropped D tuning (CGCFAD)

-Heavy distorted ('trash metal')

x=palm mute

/=slide down

\=slide up

(intro x 13; drums enter on 5th time)

D------------------

A------------------

F------------------

C------------------

G------------------

C--3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-

x x x x x x x x (slowly release palm mute)

(2nd part of intro x 3)

D----------------------------

A----------------------------

F----------------------------

C--6/2-2-2--2-2-2\6-6-6--6-6-

G--6/2-2-2--2-2-2\6-6-6--6-6-

C--6/2-2-2--2-2-2\6-6-6--6-6-

(still 2nd part of intro, 4th time)

D---------------------

A---------------------

F---------------------

C--6/2-2-2--2-2--6666-

G--6/2-2-2--2-2--6666-

C--6/2-2-2--2-2--6666-

xxxx

(verse1)

D-----------| |---| ----------------------

A-----------| |---| ----------------------

F-----------| |---| ----------------------

C-----------|x 3 |---| ----------------------

G--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| ----------------------

C--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| -14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-

D-----------| |---| -------------------------------

A-----------| |---| -------------------------------

F-----------| |---| -------------------------------

C-----------|x 3 |---| -------------------------------

G--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| -------------------------------

C--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| -14-15-18-19-18h19p18-15-14-12-

D-----------| |---| ----------------------

A-----------| |---| ----------------------

F-----------| |---| ----------------------

C-----------|x 3 |---| ----------------------

G--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| ----------------------

C--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| -14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-

D-----------| |---| -------------------------------------------

A-----------| |---| -------------------------------------------

F-----------| |---| -------------------------------------------

C-----------|x 3 |---| -------------------------------------------

G--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| -------------------------------------------

C--3-2-0-2--| |-3-| 14-15-18-19-18-15-14-15-14-12-10-9-7-9-7-5-

(chorus)

(same as 2nd part of intro)

(verse2)

(same as verse1)

(chorus x 2)

(bridge)

D---------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------

F---------------------------------------------

C--2----2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2222-

G--2----2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2222-

C--2----2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2222-

xxxx

D-----------------------

A-----------------------

F-----------------------

C----------------------- (x 6)

G-----------------------

C--14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-

x x x x x x x x (slowly release palm mute & use a few artificial

harmonics)

(outro)

D-----------| |---|

A-----------| |---|

F-----------| |---|

C-----------|x 3 |---|

G--3-2-0-2--| |-3-|

C--3-2-0-2--| |-3-|

(note: the ending riffs of the verse could be played on G-string, but Daron

plays them on C, so.. do whatever you want)

(verse1)

(chorus)

(verse2)

(chorus)

(bridge)

(outro)

(Own work of Jordy Licht: enf.licht@wanadoo.nl)

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