SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Boom" Tablature
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Band: System of a Down
Song: Boom
Album: Steal This Album
Drummer: John Dolmayan
Tabbed by: Mike Metcalf
Email: suezo12@aol.com
Note: as always when i say repeat sometin 7x it means play it 7 times
not once then repeat
Key: t=triplet timing
X=open hi hat (in the verses the openings of the hi-hat are almost
like ghost notes so its hard to tell they're there but they are)
d=soft ghost roll
Intro:
|----repeat 7x---|
C|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxx#-------|
B|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o-------|
Verse:
|----------repeat 5x--------------|
H|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxXx|
S|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|
|--repeat 7x-----|
H|xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX|xXxXxXxXxXXX----|
S|----o-------o---|----o-------oooo|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|
Chorus:
C|X-------X-------|X-------X-------|----X-----------|
R|----------------|----------------|x-x---x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----oooo----oooo|----oooo----oooo|----o--o----o---|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|o--o----o-o-----|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----o--o----o---|----o--o----o---|----o--o----o---|
B|o--o----o-o-----|o--o----o-o-----|o--o----o-o-----|
C|X-------X-------|X-------X-------|
R|----------------|----------------|
S|----oooo----oooo|----oooo----oooo|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|
Verse 2:
|----------repeat 4x--------------|
H|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxXx|
S|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|
|--repeat 7x-----|
H|xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX|xXxXxXxXxXXX----|
S|----o-------o---|----o-------oooo|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|
Chorus 2:
C|X-------X-------|X-------X-------|----X-----------|
R|----------------|----------------|x-x---x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----oooo----oooo|----oooo----oooo|----o--o----o---|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|o--o----o-o-----|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----o--o----o---|----o--o----o---|----o--o----o---|
B|o--o----o-o-----|o--o----o-o-----|o--o----o-o-----|
C|X-------X-------|X-------X-------|X---X---X---X---|
R|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S|----oooo----oooo|----oooo----oooo|----------------|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|o---o---o---o---|
(slower tempo)
C|X---X---#-------|X---------------|----------------|
R|----------------|--x-x-x-x-x-x-tt|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-tt|
S|----------------|----o--o----o---|----o--o----o---|
B|o---o---o-------|o--o-----oo-----|o--o-----oo-----|
C|----------------|X---------------|C---X-----------|
R|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-tt|--x-x-x-x-x-----|--x---x-x-x-x-tt|
S|----o--o----o---|----o--o--------|----o--o----o---|
B|o--o-----oo-----|o--o-----oo-----|o--o-----oo-----|
t|----------------|-----------o----|----------------|
T|----------------|-------------o--|----------------|
F|----------------|--------------o-|----------------|
C|------------X---|X---X-------X---|X---X---X---X---|
R|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|--x---x-x-x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|
S|----o--o----o--d|----o--o----o---|----o-------o---|
B|o--o-----oo-----|o--o-----oo-----|o--o----o--o--o-|
(original tempo again)
C|X-------X-------|X-------X-------|----X-----------|
R|----------------|----------------|x-x---x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----oooo----oooo|----oooo----oooo|----o--o----o---|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|o--o----o-o-----|
C|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----o--o----o---|----o--o----o---|----o--o----o---|
B|o--o----o-o-----|o--o----o-o-----|o--o----o-o-----|
C|X-------X-------|X-------X-------|X---X---X---X---|
R|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S|----oooo----oooo|----oooo----oooo|----------------|
B|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|o---o---o---o---|
C|X---X---X---X---|X-----------X---|
R|----------------|--x-x-x---------|
S|----------------|----o-----------|
B|o---o---o---o---|o--o--------o---|
t|----------------|--------oo------|
T|----------------|----------oo----|
Fun song to play and remember John Dolmayan kicks @$$ :)
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