Band: System of a Down
Song: Chop Suey
Transcriber: Gareth Evans
Email:g_d_evans@hotmail.com

I had never heard of System of a Down until I heard this song, it ROCKS.
This tab is 100 percent correct.

There is 3 guitar parts in the intro (before the heavy part kicks in), It starts

Intro Part 1
Clean Strumming Quickly:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------| This is played 4 times all 
G|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-| the intro....
D|---8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-7--7--7--75--5--5--5-| 
A|---10-10-10-1012-12-12-12-8--8--8--86--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

After Part 1 has been played once, a second guitar comes in and plays this once.
Intro Part 2
Slight Distortion:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---8----8----8----810----10----10----10----7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|
A|-----10---10---10------12----12----12----12---8---8---8---8---6---6---6---6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Now for the tricky part...
Intro Part 3
Clean SUPERfast Strumming:
e|-66666666-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--55555555-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-88888888-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-66666666-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| 
G|-00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| The timing of the chord changes here matches Part 1
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

HEAVY Part 1
Mucho Distortiono:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| Play this twice...
D|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
A|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
E|--3-33-33--2-22-22-5-55-55-8--8-8--8-8--|

HEAVY Part 2
Distortion Picking as fast as you can:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| And then this twice... 
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--333333332222222255555555588888888-----|

Verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--5-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4|
A|--5-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4|
E|--3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2|
    WAKE UP!(wake up) Grab the brush, put on a little MAKEUP!

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5------------------|
    Hide the scars to fade away the SHAKEUP! (hide the scars to fade away the...

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10--------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10--------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8---------------|
    Why'd ya leave the keys upon the table

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| The verse is played t
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-----------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-----------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-----------------------|
    Here you go create another fable (YOU WANTED TO!)


Chorus Part 1 (exactly the same as Intro Part 3):
Clean SUPERfast Strumming:
e|-66666666-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--55555555-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-88888888-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-66666666-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| 
G|-00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--00000000-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------| There is also a second guitar part for the Chorus b
E|-------------------------| at the same time and it goes a little something lik

Chorus Part 2 (not sure about exact notes as it is difficult to hear, but here a
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8----------------------|
D|-------------------5------10--8---8-------------------5--|
A|-------------------5------10--8---6-------------------5--|
E|-------------------3------8---6-----------------------3--|
   I don't think you trust  in  my  self righteous suicide

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8-----------------------------------------|
D|---10--8------8-----------------------------------------|
A|---10--8------6-----------------------------------------|
E|---8---6------------------------------------------------|
     I   cry    when angels deserve to...

Interlude Part 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-| X 2
A|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
E|--3-33-33--2-22-22-5-55-55-8--8-8--8-8--|
    DIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Now play: Verse twice
  
          Chorus Parts 1 + 2 (at the same time) twice
  
          HEAVY Part 1
Mucho Distortiono:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| Play this 4 times, lyrics only for
D|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-| the last 2.
A|--5-55-55--4-44-44-7-77-77-10-1010-1010-|
E|--3-33-33--2-22-22-5-55-55-8--8-8--8-8--|
    FATHER!  FATHER! FATHER! FATHER!

HEAVY Part 2
Distortion Picking as fast as you can:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| x 2 
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--33333333-22222222---------555555555-88888888-----|
   Father in-to your hands,   I     com-mend my sprit
   Father in-to your hands    why have you for...  

Outro Part 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------8------------------|
D|--5-----------10---------------8----------8------------------|
A|--5-----------10---------------8----------6------------------|
E|--3-----------8----------------6-----------------------------|
 ...saken me    In your eyes  forsaken me   In your thoughts for...
 ...saken me    In your heart forsaken      meeeeee! 

The rest of the song is pretty much the same as the Chorus Part 2, I was gonna w
as well but then I got high, (just kiddin). Listen to the song closely towards t
and you can here a really cool piano line. Couldnt be easier unless i came over 
house and played it for you. 

Questions, Comments, Queries, Requests? mail me at g_d_evans@hotmail.com