SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Aerials*" Tablature
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This is an excellent song. I have fixed the tab to 100% accuracy because
I get my tabs from a very reliable source, and I know for a fact it is
absolutely correct. There are actually 2 guitar parts in this song, the
second, however sounds like a cello, but it is possible to get that effect
from a good multi effects processor.If you have a zoom effects processor
try using violin effect.
tuning: C G C G B E
Time: 4/4
Intro(cello sounding part)
-------|------|-----|------|
-------|------|-----|------|
--7----|------|--5--|------|
-------|--8---|-----|--7---|
--5----|------|--3--|------|
-------|--8---|-----|--7---|
Guitar 1 Intro(In 8th notes clean)
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0---|-0-----0------0---|
|--0-----0-----0|-----0-----0----|---0-----0----0|-----0-----0------|
|3-----2-----0--|---0-----0-----0|-5-----3----2--|---2-----2------2-|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0----0----|-0-----0----0----|-----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0--|
|--0----0-----0|-----0----------0|---0-----0-----0|-----0-----0----|
|3----5-----7--|---8-----7----5--|-3-----2-----0--|---0-----0-----0|
/\
Guitar 2 comes in here
Guitar 2(cello sound again)This riff is played while guitar 1 intro is
played.
Vibrato w/whammy bar on all these notes.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------8---|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|(Carry into next measure)---------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------5---|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
Guitar1
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
|-----0------0----|-0-----0-----0---|-----0------0----|-0-----0-
|---0------0-----0|-----0-----0-----|---0------0-----0|-----0---
|12-----10-----7--|---7-----7-----7/|14-----10-----7--|---7-----
Guitar 2
|--10------------|------------------|---8-------------|---------
|----(carry to)--|------------------|-------(carry)---|---------
|--7-(next again)|------------------|---5-------------|---------
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------
Guitar1
--------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
--------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
--------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
----0---|-----0------0-----|-0------0----0-----|---------------
--0-----|---0------0------0|------0-----------0|----------0----
7-----7/|12-----14-----15--|---17-----15---14--|-12-12/10------
Guitar 2
--------|----------------|---------------------|---8-----------|
--------|-6--(carry)-----|---------------------|-------(carry)-|
--------|----------------|---------------------|---5-----------|
--------|-3--------------|---------------------|---------------|
--------|----------------|---------------------|---------------|
--------|----------------|---------------------|---------------|
Guitar 1
----|--------------------|
----|--------------------|
----|--------------------|
----|-12--12--12--12--12-|
---0|--0---0---0---0---0-|
12--|-12--12--12--12---0-|
Verse(heavy distortion)
|---------------------------|--------|--------|-------|--------|
|-------(REPEAT)------------|--------|--------|-------|--------|
|---------------------------|------12|------10|------9|------7-|
|8---8--8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-|-0000---|-0000---|-0000--|-0000---|
|8---8--8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-|-0000-10|-0000-8-|-0000-7|-0000-5-|
|8---8--8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-|-0000---|-0000---|-0000--|-0000---|
(pm) (pm) (pm) (pm)
Chorus (clean)
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0---|-0-----0------0---|
|--0-----0-----0|-----0-----0----|---0-----0----0|-----0-----0------|
|3-----2-----0--|---0-----0-----0|-5-----3----2--|---2-----2------2-|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0----0----|-0-----0----0----|-----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0--|
|--0----0-----0|-----0----------0|---0-----0-----0|-----0-----0----|
|3----5-----7--|---8-----7----5--|-3-----2-----0--|---0-----0-----0|
Outro/bridge w/dist
|--------|---------|---------|---------|
|--------|---------|---------|---------|
|--------|---------|---------|---------|
|7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
|7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
|7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
(pm) (pm)
|-----------|---------|------------|-----------|----------|
|-----------|---------|------------|-----------|----------|
|-----------|---------|------------|-----------|----------|
|-3--2--0---|---------|-5--3---2---|--2--2-2---|-3--5--7--|
|-3--2--0---|---------|-5--3---2---|--2--2-2---|-3--5--7--|
|-3--2--0---|-0-0-0-0-|-5--3---2---|--2--2-2---|-3--5--7--|
|--------------|------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|------------|(3x)
|--8--7--5-----|--3--2--0---|------------|
|--8--7--5-----|--3--2--0---|------------|
|--8--7--5-----|--3--2--0---|---12\------|
(clean)
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0---|-0-----0------0---|
|--0-----0-----0|-----0-----0----|---0-----0----0|-----0-----0------|
|3-----2-----0--|---0-----0-----0|-5-----3----2--|---2-----2------2-|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0----0----|-0-----0----0----|-----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0--|
|--0----0-----0|-----0----------0|---0-----0-----0|-----0-----0----|
|3----5-----7--|---8-----7----5--|-3-----2-----0--|---0-----0-----0|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0---|-0-----0------0---|
|--0-----0-----0|-----0-----0----|---0-----0----0|-----0-----0------|
|3-----2-----0--|---0-----0-----0|-5-----3----2--|---2-----2------2-|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----0----0----|-0-----0----0----|-----0-----0----|
|--0----0-----0|-----0----------0|---0-----0------|
|3----5-----7--|---8-----7----5--|-3-----2-----0--|
Order of song
Intro 1x
Guitar Intro 1x
Verse 3x
Chorus 2x
verse 3x
Bridge/outro 1x
Key:
(pm)- palm mute
/ or \- slide
^- bend
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