Author/Artist: System Of A Down 
Title: Holy Mountain 
Album: (Live)
Transcribed by: Pluckdogg
Email: pluckdogg@hotmail.com

Tuned - drop Db tuning (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)


 		Slide Down 
/ 		Slide Up 
^ 		Harmonic 
h 		Hammer On 
p 		Pull Off 
|..PM..| 	Palm Mute 
( ) 		Optional



Intro A (Clean)
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------0-----0---------0-------0--------0----------------0-------0----| 
|----0-----0-----0---0---0---0---0----0---0----0-------0---0---0---0--| 
|--0-----0-----8---7-------7-------12-------12--8-7-5-------5--------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------0-------0------| 
|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0----| 
|--3-------3---8---7-------7-------2-------2---3-2-0-------0----------|


Intro B (Distorted)
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--0~----8-7~----12~----8-7-5~----3~----8-7~----2~----3-2-0~----------| 
|--0~----8-7~----12~----8-7-5~----3~----8-7~----2~----3-2-0~----------| 
|--0~----8-7~----12~----8-7-5~----3~----8-7~----2~----3-2-0~----------|

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|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------| Listen for when to play this at the end of the riff
|----(12)-----|
|-----12------|

|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------| Play at the end only 2nd time 2X
|--------------|
|------0~------|






Verse A 
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|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--0~---------2~---------3~----5~---7---8---10---12----------|

Verse B (Clean)
|--10----10----10----10----10--------|--12----12----12----12----12--------| 
|----10----10----10----10----10---10-|----10----10----10----10----10--10--| 
|------10----10----10----10----10----|------10----10----10----10----10----| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|--13----13----13----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13----12----10----10-----12-| 
|----10----10----10-----------------------------10----10----10----10------| 
|------10----10-----------------------------------10----10----10----10----| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus A
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-7-10-8-7-7------------------------| 
|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-7-10-8-7-7------------------------| 
|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-7-10-8-7-7------------------------|
 
Chorus A Alternate
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-7-10-8-7-7----------------------| 
|----8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-7-10-8-7-7----------------------| 
|----8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-7-10-8-7-7----------------------|
     |. . . . PM . . .|
Chorus B
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--7---9---10--12---14---15---17---19--| 
|--x---x---x---x----x----x----x----x---| 
|--5---7---8---10---12---13---15---17--| 
|--------------------------------------| 

Chorus C
|---------------------------------------------|     |-----------------| 
|---------------------------------------------|     |-----------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| X3  |-----------------| 
|--8~--(8)---8-7-5-7-0~----(0)----(0)----(0)--|     |--8~----8-7-5-7--| 
|--8~--(8)---8-7-5-7-0~----(0)----(0)----(0)--|     |--8~----8-7-5-7--| 
|--8~--(8)---8-7-5-7-0~----(0)----(0)----(0)--|     |--8~----8-7-5-7--|


Interlude
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|--------------------------------------------|
|--7----8----10----12----7----8----10----12--|


Play 2X fast 
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|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--7----8----10----12----7----8----10----12--| (2X)

Breakdown
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|--7-7--8-8--10-10--12-12-----------| 
|--7-7--8-8--10-10--12-12-----------| (8X)



Intro A (2X)
Intro B (2X)
Verse A
Verse B
Chorus A
Chorus B
Chorus A
Chorus C
Intro B
Verse B
Chorus A
Chorus B
Chorus A
Chorus C
Interlude
Breakdown
Intro B (3X)
Chorus A Alternate
Intro B
Chorus A Alternate
Chorus C
Intro B (2X)
Intro A