'Chop Suey (ver 14)' by System Of A Down - Guitar Tutorial

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            Chop Suey - Toxicity 
System of a down
CGCFAD TUNING
(down a step and drop D)

/ - Slide
pm - Palm Mute


Probably not the most accurate way to play this song, but it's easier this way
and it sounds just like the real deal. Enjoy


intro clean 
struming
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|---555555555555777777777777444444444444222222222222------|
|C|---777777777777999999999999555555555555333333333333------|
|G|---000000000000-000000000000-000000000000-000000000000------|
|C|------------------------------------------------------------|

intro
distorted
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|---5-5-5--7-7-7--4-4-4--2-2-2-------------------------------|
|C|----7-7-7--9-9-9--5-5-5--3-3-3------------------------------|
|G|------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|------------------------------------------------------------|
 p.m. ______ ______ ______ ______

intro
|D|-8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|A|10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


main riff
full distortion 2x's
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|

main riff part 2
full distortion 2x's
|D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|C|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|

verse1
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|--99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88--------------------|
|G|--99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88--------------------|
|C|--77-77777777-66-66666666-66-77777777-66--------------------|

verse1 part 2 x2
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|--5-5-------5-7-7-------7-4-4-------4-2-2-------2-----------|
|C|------7---7-------9---9-------5---5-------3---3-------------|
|G|--------7-----------9-----------5-----------3---------------|
|C|------------------------------------------------------------|

verse1 part 2 part 2
|D|-8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|A|10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

main riff
full distortion 2x's
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|

verse1
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|--99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88--------------------|
|G|--99-99999999-88-88888888-99-99999999-88--------------------|
|C|--77-77777777-66-66666666-66-77777777-66--------------------|

verse1 part 2 x3
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|--5-5-------5-7-7-------7-4-4-------5-2-2-------2-----------|
|C|------7---7-------9---9-------5---5-------3---3-------------|
|G|--------7-----------9-----------5-----------3---------------|
|C|------------------------------------------------------------|

verse1 part 2 part 2
|D|-8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|A|10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

breakdown
play really fast x2
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|

second part of a breakdown
(father, father, father, father) x2
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
pm ________________________________________________________________________________

third part of breakdown
(father into your hands)
full distortion 2x's
|D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|C|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|

ending 
(forsaken me)
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-----7-----3-----10-----3-----7-----3-----10-----3----------|
|G|-----7-----3-----10-----3-----7-----3-----10-----3----------|
|C|-----7-----3-----10-----3-----7-----3-----10-----3----------|

ending verse
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3---10-10-10-10----3--3--3--3--------|
|G|-7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3---10-10-10-10----3--3--3--3--------|
|C|-7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3---10-10-10-10----3--3--3--3--------|

last verse  outro
|D|------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------------------------------------------|
|F|------------------------------------------------------------|
|C|-7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3---10-10-10-10----3-3-3-3-3---2-----|
|G|-7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3---10-10-10-10----3-3-3-3-3---2-~---|
|C|-7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3---10-10-10-10----3-3-3-3-3---2-----|
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