Song: Chop Suey
Artist: System Of A Down
Album: Toxicity
Tabbed By: Kev Short - kevshort@ntlworld.com

This song is easy and not as daunting as it looks. 
If you're playing this song in a band with only one guitarist or just playing on your own, 
then I recommend playing the Acoustic Intro and the distorted chorus parts rather than trying 
to play 3 or 4 riffs at once. The timing on this is strange, you're gonna have to listen to the song. 
The running order is at the bottom.

Intro (Acoustic Guitar 1)  x4 - Opens Up With This - Strum these chords to the rythym
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|5-7-5-2-|
D|7-9-4-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-|
E|--------|

Intro (Guitar 2 slight distortion)  x3 - Comes in on the first repeat of the Acoustic Intro
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----3---3---3----5---5---5---3---3---3---0---0---0------|
D|------5---5---5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Intro (Guitar 3 slight distortion)  x2 - Comes in on the second repeat of the Acoustic Intro
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12--17-17-17-17-17--14-14-14-14-14--19-19-19-19-19--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12-12--17-17-17-17-17--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse (Distortion - play until the "jumpy" verse begins")
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|

Verse (Distortion)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/4--|
E|--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/2--|
         

Chorus 1 (Distorted - played quietly under the intro riffs which are layered over it)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---------3----5---------|
D|----5----3----5----5----|
A|----5----1----3----5----|
E|----3--------------3----|

Post - Chorus (Distortion)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|

Screaming Riff (During the scream - just pick this real fast about 32 times)
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---5---|
E|---3---|

Chorus 2 (Distorted - played quietly under the intro riffs which are layered over it)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------------5----8----|
A|----5----8----3----6----|
E|----3----6--------------|

Bridge (During the screaming of "FATHER!")
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|

Outro  (During the "Why have you forsaken me?"                          End
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|-----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|--5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|--3--|

Running Order
Intro
Pre Verse
Verse
Chorus 1
Post - Chorus
Screaming Riff
Verse
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Bridge
Outro

• chop suey
• chop suey (2)
• chop suey (4)
• chop suey (5)
• chop suey (6)
• chop suey (7)
• chop suey guitar 2