'Highway Song' by System Of A Down - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

Chords: show

Choose a fret
            CGCFAD Soad Tuning (Drop D + 1 step down)
LR=Let it ring
 
Intro/Riff 1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
|----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
|----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|

Riff 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
|----5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-7-6-5-5--6--|

Riff 3
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-5-|
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5------|
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5------|

Verse
Riff 4
low Reverb, a bit of Tremelo, and some Delay not to much.
|--5----4----0----3---------------5----------------------------4---------0---3-|
|--6----6----2----5----6--------6---6-----6---------6--------6---6-------2---5-|
|--7----6----2----5------7------------7-----7---------6------------6-----2---5-|
|--7----6----2----5--------7--7---------7--------6------6--6-------------2---5-|
|--5----4----0----3----------------------------5----------------------4--0---3-|
|--5----4----0----3------------------------------------------------------0---3-|

Riff 5
W/Distortion
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Verse 2
Riff 4
|-5----4----0----3---------------5----------------------------4---------0----3-|
|-6----6----2----5----6--------6---6-----6---------6--------6---6-------2----5-|
|-7----6----2----5------7------------7-----7---------6------------6-----2----5-|
|-7----6----2----5--------7--7---------7--------6------6--6-------------2----5-|
|-5----4----0----3----------------------------5----------------------4--0----3-|
|-5----4----0----3------------------------------------------------------0----3-|

Riff 5
W/Distortion This time play this part twice.
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Solo...i think, Riff 6
Clean tone
|----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12----|
|-------15-------15------15-----15------15--------15----15------15-------15-|
|----14--------14-------------13------13--------------15------15------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slightly p.m.
(the whole solo)

Riff 7
W/Distortion
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---|
|----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---|
|----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---|

Riff 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
|----5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-7-6-5-5--6--|

Riff 8
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|----4----7----2----5----|
|----4----7----2----5----|
|----4----7----2----5----|

Riff 9
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Riff 6
Clean tone
|----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12----|
|-------15-------15------15-----15------15--------15----15------15-------15-|
|----14--------14-------------13------13--------------15------15------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slightly p.m.

|----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12----|
|-------15-------15------15-----15------15--------15----15------15-------15-|
|----14--------14-------------13------13--------------15------15------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slightly p.m. |this is where he starts singin

|----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12----|
|-------15-------15------15-----15------15--------15----15------15-------15-|
|----14--------14-------------13------13--------------15------15------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 10
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12-----------12------12-12----|
|-------15-------15------15-----15------15--------15----15------15-------15-|
|----14--------14-------------13------13--------------15------15------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play the Riff 6/Solo to more times

Riff 2 p.h p.h p.h
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-55-55-55-5----------------| The End
|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|
|----5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-7-6-5-5--6--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|
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Tags: alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, rock
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