System - Of-A-Down - Sad Statue guitar tab
Title: Sad Statue
Artist: System of a Down
Album: Mezmerize
Tuning: Drop D, down a half step (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Tabbed by: Seen K. Leeds (on 5/05/05)
Foreword:
This is one of the best songs on the new album (which I DID NOT download, but heard via magical
earsmosis), and this is a pretty accurate tab. I will tweak it as I get to know the song a bit
more (but right now I would say it is a good 95% correct).
Also, instead of stealing my work to make a "100% correct" Sad Statue tab, contact me with any
corrections. I will implement them immediately, and you will receive the appropriate credit.
MX does not need a bunch of redundant tabs clogging the database (plus, I really hate thieves).
Now, enjoy.
KEY:
p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
pm/. = palm mute
s = slide
~ = sustain
ttt = tremolo/fast picking
INTRO
Eb |--------------------------|
Bb |--------------------------|
Gb |--------------------------|
Db |--------------------------|
Ab |--5p0h5p0h5p05p05p05p0h6--|
Db |--------------------------|
Part I (note: you can play the palm muted part on the open 6th string if you wish)
Eb |-----------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
Gb |--7--------------------------------------||--7-----------------------------|
Db |--7--------------------------------------||--7-------------------8--10--8--|
Ab |--5-555555555555-5p0h5p0h5p05p05p05p0h6--||--5-5555555555555555--6--8---6--|
Db |-----------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
pm ............ ................
Eb |-----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
Gb |--7--------------------------------------||--7-------------------------------|
Db |--7--------------------------------------||--7--------------8-10-8--8-10-8---|
Ab |--5-555555555555-5p0h5p0h5p05p05p05p0h6--||--5-55555555-----6-8--6--6-8--6---|
Db |-----------------------------------------||-------------12s------------------|
pm ............ ........
Part II
Eb |--------------------------------------||---------------------------|
Bb |--------------------------------------||---------------------------|
Gb |--7-----------------------------------||--7------------------------|
Db |--7-00-00-00--------------------------||--7-00-00-00-00--8--10--8--|
Ab |--5-00-00-00--5p0h5p0h5p05p05p05p0h6--||--5-00-00-00-00--6--8---6--|
Db |----00-00-00--------------------------||----00-00-00-00------------|
pm .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Eb |--------------------------------------||------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------------------------||------------------------------|
Gb |--7-----------------------------------||--7---------------------------|
Db |--7-00-00-00--------------------------||--7-00-00-----8-10-8--8-10-8--|
Ab |--5-00-00-00--5p0h5p0h5p05p05p05p0h6--||--5-00-00-----6-8--6--6-8--6--|
Db |----00-00-00--------------------------||----00-00-12s-----------------|
pm .. .. .. .. ..
Part III
Eb |------------------------------|
Bb |------------------------------|
Gb |------------------------------|
Db |------------------------------|
Ab |--5-686--5-686--5-686--5-686--|
Db |------------------------------|
pm . ... . ... . ... . ...
Part IV
Eb |------------------------------------------|
Bb |------------------------------------------|
Gb |--777777-8--777777----777777-8--777777----|
Db |--777777-8--777777-8--777777-8--777777-8--|
Ab |--555555-6--555555-6--555555-6--555555-6--|
Db |------------------------------------------|
Part V (clean w/tremolo effect, then distortion)
Eb |----------------------|------|
Bb |----------------------|------|
Gb |--3~---7~---2~---5~---|--5~--|
Db |--1~---5~---0~---3~---|--3~--|
Ab |--1~---5~---0~---3~---|--3~--|
Db |--1~---5~---0~---3~---|--3~--|
Part VI (clean-ish)
Eb |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb |------7---8---7--------7---6---7-------------------------7---6---7----|
Db |----5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5------7---8---7------5---5---5---5--|
Ab |--6-----------------------------------5---5---5---5--6----------------|
Db |-------------------5----------------0---------------------------------|
Part VII (2:14-2:25)
Eb |------------------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------------7tttt8tttttttt--|
Gb |--7tt7tt8tt7tt7tt7tt6tt7tt----------------|
Db |------------------------------------------|
Ab |------------------------------------------|
Db |------------------------------------------|
Part VIII
Eb |---------------------------------------||---------------------------|
Bb |---------------------------------------||---------------------------|
Gb |--7-----7------------------------------||--7-----7------------------|
Db |--7-000-7-000--------------------------||--7-000-7-00000--8--10--8--|
Ab |--5-000-5-000--5p0h5p0h5p05p05p05p0h6--||--5-000-5-00000--6--8---6--|
Db |----000---000--------------------------||----000---00000------------|
pm ... ... ... .....
Eb |---------------------------------------||------------------------------------|
Bb |---------------------------------------||------------------------------------|
Gb |--7-----7------------------------------||--7-----7---------------------------|
Db |--7-000-7-000--------------------------||--7-000-7-00000--8-10-8--8-10-8--7--|
Ab |--5-000-5-000--5p0h5p0h5p05p05p05p0h6--||--5-000-5-00000--6-8--6--6-8--6--5--|
Db |----000---000--------------------------||----000---00000---------------------|
pm ... ... ... .....
STRUCTURE
Intro x 4
Part I
Part II
Part III x 2
Part IV
Part III x 2
Part IV
Part V x 2
Part III x 2
Part IV
Part III x 2
Part IV
Part V x 2 (with extra chord strum)
Part VI
Part VII
Part I
Part II
Part V x 2 (all distortion, extra chord)
Part VIII
Finish line.
