System of a Down - Question!

      
 
 ____________________
 / System of a Down / I think that this song is simply about existentialism.
 / Question! / The red berries refer to Adam and Eve and wether why that
 / Mezmerize / is not a way of seeing things. Maybe being dead is just as
 /___________________/ good as being alive, maybe the ghosts are very alike us.
 
 
       Em      
 12 10 9 12 0 0
 
 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - Steel Stringed Acoustic, Clean
 Gtr II (C G C F A D) - Electric, Distorted
 Gtr III (C G C F A D) - Electric, Distorted
 Gtr IV (C G C F A D) - Electric, Clean
 
 *Before even starting on the intro, you really need to catch the 9/16 feeling - and of
 course build up your finger endurance, as it is an extremely challenging song to play.
 Anyways, to get that feeling, imagine the 12/16 (6/8 or 3/4) feeling, and then forget
 about the last three 16th parts. I think the 5/8 feeling is actually easier to catch!
 After doing this tab, I've really realized that SOAD have really become clever musicians!
 
 Intro
 Q=90 bpm
 9/16 5/8
 Gtr I
 S S S S S S S S S 7x S S S E. E. +H +E +H +E

 ||--0------------------------||-0--------------0^---|--(0)--------(0)-|--(0)--------(0)-|
 ||o---0----------0----------o||---0------------0^---|--(0)--------(0)-|--(0)--------(0)-|
 ||------12----12---12----12--||-----12--------12^---|-(12)-------(12)-|-(12)-------(12)-|
 ||---------10---------10-----||--------10------9^---|--(9)--------(9)-|--(9)--------(9)-|
 ||o-------------------------o||---------------10^---|-(10)-------(10)-|-(10)-------(10)-|
 ||---------------------------||---------------12^---|-(12)-------(12)-|-(12)-------(12)-|
 

 
 
 5/8
 Gtr I
 |-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
 Em          Em         
 E S E S E E E S E S E E
 | | | | | | | | | | | |
 / / / / / / / / / / / / 
        
 Gtr II, III

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

 E S E S S S S S 4x S T T S S S S S S S S 4x

 ||-------------------------||--------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------o||o------------------------o||
 ||-------------------------||--------------------------||
 ||-------------------------||--------------------------||
 ||o--4---11-9---7-7-9-6-7-o||o-4-4-4-11-9-9-7-7-9-6-7-o||
 ||---4---11-9---7-7-9-6-7--||--4-4-4-11-9-9-7-7-9-6-7--||
 

 |-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-||-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|
 
 
 9/16 
 Gtr I
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-0-----------------------|--0------------------------|
 |---0----------0----------|-----0----------0----------|
 |-----12----12---12----12-|-------12----12---12----12-|
 |--------10---------10----|----------10---------10----|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 |
 |Gtr II, III
 | W +W

 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-4-----------------------|-(4)-----------------------|
 |-4-----------------------|-(4)-----------------------|
 |-4-----------------------|-(4)-----------------------|
 

 
 
 1st Verse:
 9/16 
 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

 ||--0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
 ||o---0----------0----------|---0----------0----------|---0----------0----------|
 ||------12----12---12----12-|-----12----12---12----12-|-----12----12---12----12-|
 ||---------10---------10----|--------10---------10----|--------10---------10----|
 ||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 

 |
 |Gtr IV

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

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E.

 ||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 ||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 ||-------2--4--2----2-------|------2--4--2----2-------|-------------------------|
 ||o---4----------4-----4--5-|---4----------4-----4--5-|-------------------------|
 ||--4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|
 

 ...sweet berries ready for two...
 
 1. 2.
 6/8 6/8
 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

 |-0-----------------------|--------0-------------0-----||---------0-------------0------||
 |---0----------0----------|-----0----0--------0----0---||o-----0----0--------0----0---o||
 |-----12----12---12----12-|---5--------5----5--------5-||----5--------5----5--------5--||
 |--------10---------10----|-7-------------7------------||--7-------------7-------------||
 |-------------------------|----------------------------||o----------------------------o||
 |-------------------------|----------------------------||------------------------------||
 

 |

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

 | 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----------------------------o||
 |-------------------------|----------------------------||------------------------------||
 |------2--4--2----2-------|----------------------------||------------------------------||
 |---4----------4-----4--5-|-2-----s9-----s2-----s9-----||o-2-----s9-----s2-----s9-----o||
 |-4-----------------------|----------------------------||------------------------------||
 

 
 
 Pre-Chorus:
 6/8
 Gtr I
 Em          Em          Em          Em         
 E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 
                 

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

 ...dreaming the night...
 
 
 Chorus:
 6/8
 Gtr II, III

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

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

 ||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 ||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 ||----------6p4---------6p4-|---------6p4---------6p4-|---------6p4---------6p4-|
 ||o-4---4-4-----4---4-4-----|-4---4-4-----4---4-4-----|-4---4-4-----4---4-4-----|
 ||--4---4-4-----4---4-4-----|-4---4-4-----4---4-4-----|-4---4-4-----4---4-4-----|
 

 ...do we, do we know...
 
 
 PM PM PM PM
 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-----------------------------||-------------------------|
 |----------------------------o||-------------------------|
 |-----------------------------||-------------------------|
 |-9-----11p9---12p9---11p9----||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 |-9--------------------------o||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 |-9---9------9------9------9--||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 

 
 
 Rhy Fig 2 x2 + Rhy Fig 1 x2
 
 
 2nd Verse:
 similar to previous
 
 
 Pre-Chorus:
 similar to previous
 
 
 Chorus:
 similar to previous
 
 
 Bridge:
 Gtr II, III
 6/8
 W +W

 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-4-----------------------|-(4)-----------------------|
 |-4-----------------------|-(4)-----------------------|
 |-4-----------------------|-(4)-----------------------|
 

 
 
 Rhy Fig 2 x4 + Rhy Fig 1 x4
 
 
 Rhy Fig 3 x4 + Rhy Fig 1 x4
 
 
 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 4x

 ||---------------------------------------------||
 ||o-------------------------------------------o||
 ||---------------------------------------------||
 ||---------------------------------------------||
 ||o-------------------------------------------o||
 ||--4-4-4-4-11-11-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7--||
 

 
 
 Rhy Fig 2 x4 + Rhy Fig 1 x4
 
 
 4/4                                             
  S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S

 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---|
 

 
 
 
 Final Chorus:
 4/4                                             
  S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S

 ||------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||--4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---|
 

 
 S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S

 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---|
 

 
 S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S

 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---4---4-4-4-4-0---|
 

 
 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

 |------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------o||
 |------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------o||
 |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||
 

 
 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 |---------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 

 
 
 Outro:
 Rhy Fig 2 x4 + + Rhy Fig 1 x4
 
 
 9/16 
 Gtr I
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-0-----------------------||---0-------------------------||
 |---0----------0----------||o-----0----------0----------o||
 |-----12----12---12----12-||--------12----12---12----12--||
 |--------10---------10----||-----------10---------10-----||
 |-------------------------||o---------------------------o||
 |-------------------------||-----------------------------||
 

 |
 |Gtr II, III
 | W +W

 |-------------------------||-----------------------------||
 |-------------------------||o---------------------------o||
 |-------------------------||-----------------------------||
 |-4-----------------------||--(4)------------------------||
 |-4-----------------------||o-(4)-----------------------o||
 |-4-----------------------||--(4)------------------------||
 

 
 
 9/16 5/8
 Gtr I
 S S S E. E. +H +E

 |-0--------------0^---|--(0)--------(0)-|
 |---0------------0^---|--(0)--------(0)-|
 |-----12--------12^---|-(12)-------(12)-|
 |--------10------9^---|--(9)--------(9)-|
 |---------------10^---|-(10)-------(10)-|
 |---------------12^---|-(12)-------(12)-|
 

 
 
 Rhy Fig 2 x2 + Rhy Fig 1 x2
 
 
 Sweet berries ready for two
 Ghosts are no different than you
 Ghosts are now waiting for you
 Are you dreaming?
 
 Dreaming the night
 Dreaming all right
 
 Do we, do we know when we fly?
 When we, when we go do we die?
 
 - 5th /February /05