____________________ / System of a Down / I think that this song is, as many other SOAD songs, about / U-Fig / forgetting about the constantly spreading optimal life achievement, / Hypnotize / The American Dream, a formula, which have permeated so many poor /___________________/ American minds. Its just thing that the optimal lifestyle is having plenty of money, a beloved wife and kids, and all such things in an objective way, means not for you own sake. So I think that the main message for the song is to open your eyes, take a look at society and think about if what youve achieved has actually made you any happier for you, not for anyone else! Tunings: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb C# G# C# F# A# D# Gtr I - Electric, Overdriven Gtr II - Electric, Ditstorted Gtr III - Electric, Lightly Overdriven Gtr IV - Electric, Clean Gtr V - Electric, Clean Intro: 3/4 Q=115 bpm Gtr I Db5 Dbsus2 Dbm Abm/Db E S E S E S E S E S E S E E E
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E. E S E S E S E S E S E E E
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|-7-----7---7-9---9-9---9-|-10---10-10---10-10---9---5---|
|-0-----0---0-0---0-0---0-|--0----0--0----0--0---0---0---|
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A5 A(b5) E. E. E E E E. E. E E E
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|-------10---------10------|-------9---------9--------||
|-8------------8-------8---|-8-----------8-------8----||
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1st Verse: Gtr I, II N.C. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
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||--0h2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2-2--||
...melt in the sun, melt in the sun... Chorus: Gtr I, II Db5 Db5 B5 Db5 N.C.
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Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S
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...you and me should go outside... 2nd Verse: similar to 1st Verse Chorus: 2x similar to previous Bridge: similar to Intro, then: Gtr I E. E S E. E S E. E S E E E
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|-7-----7---7-9-----9---9-|-10-----10---10-10---9---5---|
|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-|--0------0----0--0---0---0---|
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E. E. E E E E. E. E E E
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||--8------------8-------8---|-8-----------8-------8----||
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...realize youre blind... Gtr I E S E S E S E S E S E S E E E
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| | Gtr II | E. E. E. E.
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||o-12-----------12-----------|-12---------------12-----------o||
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Interlude: (now, this is one of the reasons, why SOAD has achieved such an attention that they have today. The beauty and peaceful parts represent the aforementioned American Dream world, while the heavy parts represent the real world, which you suddenly, and 'interuptively', are hurled in to. Gtr III E B E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-(13)--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--14----14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-|-(12)--------------------------------|
|--15----15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-|--14----14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-|
|-------------------------------------|--15----15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-|
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| |Gtr IV | H E E H Q
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|-------------------------------------|-13----------------------------------|
|-------------------------14----15----|-------------------------------------|
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A /Bb /A E S S S S E S S E E S S S S E S S S S
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|--15----15---15--15---15--15-------15---15--15-------|-15---15-15-15-15-15---15---15--15-15-|
|--13----13---13--13---13--13-------13---13--12-------|-13---13-13-13-13-13---13---13--13-13-|
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| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H S S S E
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|--------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15\----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------15-15-15-14----|
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/u_fig_tab_ver_3.html ) E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-14---14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-|------------------15---------------|
|-15---15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-|-14---14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-|
|-----------------------------------|-15---15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-|
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| | Q. Q E Q. E E E
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-14---------------12---------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------15----|-14---------------14---15----14----|
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S S S E S S S S
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|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-15---15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15---|-15---15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-|
|-13---13-13-13-13-13---13-13-12---|-13---13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| | Q E Q E H Q
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|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-12-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------15----13---------12---|-13--------------------------------|
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Gtr I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Gtr III E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-------14---14--14---14--14-------14---14--14---14--|----------------------------15-------------------------|
|-15-------15---15--15---15--15-------15---15--15---15--|-14-------14---14--14---14--14-------14---14--14---14--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-15-------15---15--15---15--15-------15---15--15---15--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| |Gtr IV
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| 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 E
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18------|
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| |Gtr V
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| 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 E
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17------|
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E S S S S E S S E E S S S S E S S S S
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|--15----15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15---|--15----15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-|
|--13----13-13-13-13-13---13-13-12---|--13----13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-|
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| | +Q E Q. +H Q
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|-(15)---------13--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------15--------------|-(15)--------------------------------|
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| | +Q E Q. +H Q
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|-(15)---------14--------------------|-------------------------------------|
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Gtr I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Chorus: Gtr I, II 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
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||--7-----7-----|-7-------5---|-7-----7-----|--------------------------||---------------------------||
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Outro: Gtr I E S E S E S E S E S E S E E E
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A5 Aadd#11 E. E S E E E E. E S E E E
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||-------------8----------8---|-----------8---------8----||
||o--------------8------------|-------------8-----------o||
||--8-------------------------|-8------------------------||
(slow down here) Ab5
|-------3-------| Ab7 Db5
E. E S E E E 2x Q. Q. Q. H. H.
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||------------7---------7----||-----------------7-------|-7^-------|-12^-------|
||o-------------7-----------o||-7-----------------------|-7^-------|-12^-------|
||--7------------------------||-------------------------|-7^-------|-12^-------|
Melt in the sun Melt in the sun Who wants to come with me and melt in the sun? Hide in the sky Hide in the sky Who wants to come with me and hide in the sky? You and me should go outside And beat em beat em beat em beat em beat em beat em All pathetic, flag waving, ignorant geeks And well eat em eat em eat em eat em eat em eat em Come join the cause Come join the cause Who wants to come with me and come join the cause? Hide in the sky Hide in the sky Who wants to come with me and hide in the sky? Realize youre blind And were out of time Itll show your mind Itll show your mind That you have a mind - 26th /November /05 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/u_fig_tab_ver_3.html