#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: " SeRg " Subject: s/system_of_a_down/chop_suey.crd Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 12:20:18 -0700 Author/Artist: System Of A Down Title: Chop Suey Album: Toxicity Transcribed by: Sergio Moreno Email: stangaddict@hotmail.com There is a lot of overdubbing in this song. For the intro, Riff 1 is played four times: once by itself, the second time accompanied by Riff 2, and the third and fourth times accompanied by Riff 2 and 3. For the chorus, Daron plays a slight variation of Riff 2 and Riff 3. He also plays riff using a bouzouki during the chorus and towards the end of the song. If you are wondering which part is played by the bouzouki, it is the instrument that plays the notes Serj is singing when he says "self-rightous suicide" and "angels deserve to die". The bouzouki adds a nice piano-like sound. The asterisks (*) mean that the measures are repeated. If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to point out a mistake, please email me. The tuning for this song is as follows: D A F C G C |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5|5/7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-| |7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7|7/9---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-| |0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0|0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| |------------------------|-----------------------| Riff 1 |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2| |5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3| |0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0| |--------------------|-------------------| |------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-5---5---5--|7---7---7--|4---4---4--|2---2---2--| |---7---7---7|--9---9---9|--5---5---5|--3---3---3| |------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Riff 2 |-/8--|/10-|-7-|-12-|-12-|-13-|-10-|-13-| |-/10-|/12-|-8-|-13-|-13-|-15-|-12-|-15-| |-----|----|---|----|----|----|----|----| |-----|----|---|----|----|----|----|----| |-----|----|---|----|----|----|----|----| |-----|----|---|----|----|----|----|----| Riff 3 strum each chord 16 times every measure |----------|-------------|---------------------------------| |----------|-------------|---------------------------------| |*---------|------------*|*--------------------------------| |*---------|------------*|*--------------------------------| |-7h8--6h7-|-9h10--11h12-|---------------------------------| |-7h8--6h7-|-9h10--11h12-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| Riff 4 play each hammer-on 4 times. (this riff is played ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------*| ---------------------------------------*| ----------------------------------------| 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| right before the first verse) |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |*----------------------|------------------------*| |*----------------------|------------------------*| |-7h8---7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-|--6h7---6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7--| |-7h8---7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-|--6h7---6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7--| Riff 5 played during the verses (repeat as necessary) |--------|-------|-------|--------| |--------|-------|-------|--------| |*-2-----|-------|-5-----|-------*| |*-2-----|-3-----|-5-----|-3-----*| |--0-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3------| |--------|-3-----|-------|-3------| Riff 6 "...forsaken me, in your eyes forsaken me, in your thoughts..." Riff 6 is played as the outro. Repeat until song ends.