System of a Down - Aerials

      

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 AERIALS - System Of A Down

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 Tabbed by: Donald Morrison
 Email: atwa@hotmail.com
 
 Tuning: Drop D and one step down (C-G-C-F-A-D)
 
 KEY:
 
 -On tab:
 N\ - slide down from fret N
 (N) - note is tied to previous note, where N is the fret number
 
 -Below tab:
 * - palm-mute note
 
 -Above tab:
 N/4 - timing, where N is the number of beats per measure
 xN - repeat N times (repeated parts are marked by a double vertical line
 at start and finish)
 x - duration of note where x equals: w (whole note), h (half
 note), q (quarter note), e (eighth note), or s (sixteenth
 note); note that x. represents 1.5x
 +x - used when note is tied to previous one; x indicates duration
 (see above)
 - - allow note to ring out for an unspecified amount of time - found at
 the end of some songs
 
 NOTE: This song has quite unusual timing during the intro and chorus,
 following a 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 pattern. Although it could easily be written as
 4/4 timing, I prefer to look at it as alternating between 3/4 and 2/4
 timing. Also, according to some people, the -3-2-0- etc part of the intro
 and chorus is played only by the bass, while Daron only plays open strings.
 Either way I have included it in this tab.
 
 Clean:
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
 

 
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
 

 
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
 

 
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
 

 
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-12-------10-------|-7--------7--------|-7--------7--|
 

 
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-14-------10-------|-7--------7--------|-7--------7--|
 

 
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-12-------14-------|-15-------17-------|-15----14----|
 

 
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-12-------10-------|-12-------12-------|-12-------12-|
 

 
 
 w/Distortion
 4/4                             
  e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 1. Life is a wa- ter-fall We're
 2. Swim-ming through the void we hear the word We
 3. we are the ones that want to play
 
 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 1. one in the ri-ver and one a- gain af-ter the fall
 2. lose our-selves but we find it all
 3. Al-ways want to go but you ne-ver want to stay
 
 e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h x3

 D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
 A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
 F|---------12----|---------10----|---------9-----|---------7------o||
 C|-0-0-0-0-12----|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0-9-----|-0-0-0-0-7------o||
 G|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0--8----|-0-0-0-0-7-----|-0-0-0-0-5-------||
 C|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0---------||
 

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 1. -
 2. 'Cause
 3. And
 
 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 we are the ones that want to choose
 
 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 Al-ways want to play but you ne-ver want to lose
 
 Clean:
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C||o-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G||-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C||--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
 

 
 1. -
 2. Ae- ri- als
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|--5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
 

 
 1. -
 2. In the sky
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
 G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|--3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
 

 
 1. -
 2. When you lose small mind you
 
 3/4                      2/4        
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e x2

 D|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
 A|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
 F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------o||
 C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----o||
 G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0---------||
 C|--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0---||
 

 
 1. -
 2. free your life
 
 w/Distortion:
 4/4                             
  e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 1. Life is a wa- ter-fall We
 2. Swim-ming through the void we hear the word We
 3. we are the ones that want to play
 
 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 1. drink from the ri-ver then we turn a- round and put up our walls
 2. lose our-selves but we find it all
 3. Al-ways want to go but you ne- ver want to stay
 
 e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h x3

 D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
 A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
 F|---------12----|---------10----|---------9-----|---------7------o||
 C|-0-0-0-0-12----|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0-9-----|-0-0-0-0-7------o||
 G|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0--8----|-0-0-0-0-7-----|-0-0-0-0-5-------||
 C|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0---------||
 

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 1. -
 2. 'Cause
 3. And
 
 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 we are the ones that want to choose
 
 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

 
 Al-ways want to play but you ne-ver want to lose ...
 
 q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q

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

 * * * * * * * *
 Oh ...
 
 3/4       2/4 3/4       2/4 
  q. q. h.  +h  q. q. h.  +h

 D|----------|------|-------|----------|------|-------|
 A|----------|------|-------|----------|------|-------|
 F|----------|------|-------|----------|------|-------|
 C|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)---|
 G|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)---|
 C|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)---|
 

 
 
 3/4          2/4  3/4       2/4 
  q. q. q. q.  q q  q. q. h.  q q

 D|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------|
 A|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------|
 F|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------|
 C|-3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|
 G|-3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|
 C|-3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|
 

 
 
 3/4       2/4  3/4       2/4 
  q. q. h.  q q  q. q. h.  q q

 D||-----------|------|------------|----------|------|------------|
 A||-----------|------|------------|----------|------|------------|
 F||o----------|------|------------|----------|------|------------|
 C||o-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)--12\---|
 G||--3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)--12\---|
 C||--3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)--12\---|
 

 
 1. Ae- ri- als In the sky
 2. Ae- ri- als So up high
 
 3/4          2/4  3/4       2/4 
  q. q. q. q.  q q  q. q. h.  q q

 D|-----------|----------|----------|----------|------|-------------||
 A|-----------|----------|----------|----------|------|-------------||
 F|-----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------o||
 C|--3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---o||
 G|--3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\----||
 C|--3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\----||
 

 
 1. When you lose small mind you free your life
 2. When you free your eyes e- ter- nal prize
 
 Clean:
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C||o-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G||-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C||--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
 

 
 1. Ae- ri- als
 2. Ae- ri- als
 3. Oh ...
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|--5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
 

 
 1. In the sky
 2. So up high
 3. Oh ...
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
 G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|--3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
 

 
 1. When you lose small mind you
 2. When you free your eyes e-
 3. Oh ...
 
 3/4                      2/4        
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e x3

 D|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
 A|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
 F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------o||
 C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----o||
 G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0---------||
 C|--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0---||
 

 
 1. free your life
 2. ter- nal prize
 3. -
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
 

 
 Oh ...
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
 

 
 Oh ...
 
 3/4                      2/4     
  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e

 D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
 G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
 C|-3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
 

 
 Oh ...
 
 3/4           
  e e e e e e -

 D|-------------------|--------|
 A|-------------------|--------|
 F|-------------------|--------|
 C|-------0--------0--|--------|
 G|----0--------0-----|--------|
 C|-3--------2--------|-0------|