Song:B.Y.O.B. Artist:System of a Down Album:Mezmerize Tabbed by ben3296(bptrules@hotmail.com) Drop C# tuning (D#,A#,F#,C#,G#,C#) - like drop D, then tuned down 1/2 a step **Updated on 3/12/2010 - added in some F#5 chords in the bridge as well as altering the rhythm** **Updated on 29/12/2010 - some sliding changed to hammer ons** Key --- b-bend r-release h-hammer on p-pull off \-slide down PM-palm mute |o| \ |-| repeat |o| / W-whole note H-half note Q-quarter note E-eighth note S-sixteenth note .-dotted note **notes in lower case are playes staccato** **notes in brackets are held from the previous note and not actually played** Intro (4/4) ----- (Q=155) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x3 D#-|-|--------------------------------|-| A#-|o|--------------------------------|o| F#-|-|--------------------------------|-| C#-|-|7p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|-| G#-|o|--------------------------------|o| C#-|-|--------------------------------|-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x3 D#-|-|--------------------------------|-| A#-|o|--------------------------------|o| F#-|-|--------------------------------|-| C#-|-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|-| G#-|o|--------------------------------|o| C#-|-|--------------------------------|-| **band enters here** S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. ED#-|-|--------------------------------|---------------------------| (022100@1)A#-|o|--------------------------------|---------------------------| F#-|-|--------------------------------|---------------------------| C#-|-|--------------------------------|----------------9---10--10-| G#-|o|--------------------------------|----------------7---8---8--| C#-|-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. ED#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-| (022100@1)A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|o| F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-| C#-|--------------------------------|----------------12--10--9-|-| G#-|--------------------------------|----------------10--8---7-|o| C#-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-----------|-| W D#-|--------| A#-|--------| F#-|--------| C#-|--------| G#-|--------| C#-|--------| Verse (6/8) ----- (Q=155) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E. D#-|-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|-| A#-|o|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|o| F#-|-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|-| C#-|-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|12----10--9---|-| G#-|o|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|10----8---7---|o| C#-|-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|--------------|-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------10| G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------8-| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q S S D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------| A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------| C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|5-----3--(3)-2-| G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|5-----3--(3)-2-| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|5-----3--(3)-2-| PM Pre-Chorus (4/4) ---------- (Q=105) S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q e. S S S S S ED#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| (022100@1)A#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| F#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-5---5---------3p2-0--| G#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-3---3---0-3-5--------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0----------------------| PM_ PM________________ PM____ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q D#-|--------------------------|------------------------| A#-|--------------------------|------------------------| F#-|--------------------------|------------------------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| G#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| PM_ PM________________ Chorus (4/4) ------ (Q=105) S S q e. S e. S e (022000@1) S S q e. S e. S eD#-|------------------------|------------------------| (022000@1)A#-|------------------------|------------------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------| PM_____________________________________________ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q D#-|--------------------------|------------------------| A#-|--------------------------|------------------------| F#-|--------------------------|------------------------| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| PM____________________________ S S q e. S e. S e (022000@1) S S q e. S e. S eD#-|------------------------|------------------------| (022000@1)A#-|------------------------|------------------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------| PM_____________________________________________ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S H D#-|--------------------------|-----------------| A#-|--------------------------|-----------------| F#-|--------------------------|-----------------| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3----| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------| PM____________________________ Verse (6/8) ----- (Q=155) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------10| G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------8-| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E. D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------| A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------| C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|12---10--9--| G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|10---8---7--| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E. D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|12----10--9---| G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|10----8---7---| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|--------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q S S D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-| G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|5----3--(3)-2-| PM Pre-Chorus (4/4) ---------- (Q=105) S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q e. S S S S S ED#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| (022100@1)A#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| F#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-5---5---------3p2-0--| G#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-3---3---0-3-5--------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0----------------------| PM_ PM________________ PM____ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q D#-|--------------------------|------------------------| A#-|--------------------------|------------------------| F#-|--------------------------|------------------------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| G#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| PM_ PM________________ Chorus (4/4) ------ (Q=105) S S q e. S e. S e (022000@1) S S q e. S e. S eD#-|-|------------------------|------------------------| (022000@1)A#-|o|------------------------|------------------------| F#-|-|------------------------|------------------------| C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---| G#-|o|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---| C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------| PM_____________________________________________ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q x3 D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-| A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|o| F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|o| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-| PM____________________________ S S q e. S e. S e (022000@1) S S q e. S e. S eD#-|------------------------|------------------------| (022000@1)A#-|------------------------|------------------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------| PM_____________________________________________ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S H D#-|--------------------------|-----------------| A#-|--------------------------|-----------------| F#-|--------------------------|-----------------| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3----| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------| PM____________________________ Bridge (4/4) ------ (Q=155) S S S ES (022100@1)EE S S S S S S S S S ES (022100@1)EE S S S S S S x4 D#-|-|---------------------------|---------------------------|-| A#-|o|---------------------------|---------------------------|o| F#-|-|---------------------------|---------------------------|-| C#-|-|---------------------------|---------------------------|-| G#-|o|5/7-7-7-7-7-10-7h8-7\5-5h7-|5/7-7-7-7-7-10-7h8-7\5-5h7-|o| C#-|-|5/7-7-7-7-7-10-7h8-7\5-5h7-|5/7-7-7-7-7-10-7h8-7\5-5h7-|-| EE EE EE EE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x4 D#-|-|----------------|--------------------------------|-| A#-|o|----------------|--------------------------------|o| F#-|-|----------------|--------------------------------|-| C#-|-|7-7-7-7---------|--------------------------------|-| G#-|o|5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|o| C#-|-|--------8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------|-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S w D#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------| A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------| F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------| C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------| G#-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7-------| C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------| Verse (6/8) ----- (Q=155) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------10| G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------8-| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E. D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------| A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------| C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|12---10--9--| G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|10---8---7--| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E. D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|12----10--9---| G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|10----8---7---| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|--------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q S S D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------| C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-| G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-| C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|5----3--(3)-2-| PM Pre-Chorus (4/4) ---------- (Q=105) S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q e. S S S S S ED#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| (022100@1)A#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| F#-|--------------------------|-------------------------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-5---5---------3p2-0--| G#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-3---3---0-3-5--------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0----------------------| PM_ PM________________ PM____ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q D#-|--------------------------|------------------------| A#-|--------------------------|------------------------| F#-|--------------------------|------------------------| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| G#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---| C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------| PM_ PM________________ Chorus (4/4) ------ (Q=105) S S q e. S e. S e (022000@1) S S q e. S e. S eD#-|-|------------------------|------------------------| (022000@1)A#-|o|------------------------|------------------------| F#-|-|------------------------|------------------------| C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---| G#-|o|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---| C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------| PM_____________________________________________ S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q x3 D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-| A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|o| F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|o| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-| PM____________________________ S S q e. S e. S e (022000@1) S S q e. S e. S eD#-|------------------------|------------------------| (022000@1)A#-|------------------------|------------------------| F#-|------------------------|------------------------| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---| G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---| C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------| PM_____________________________________________ Bridge (4/4) ------ (Q=155) EE EE EE EE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x3 D#-|-|----------------|--------------------------------|-| A#-|o|----------------|--------------------------------|o| F#-|-|----------------|--------------------------------|-| C#-|-|7-7-7-7---------|--------------------------------|-| G#-|o|5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|7p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|o| C#-|-|--------8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------|-| EE EE EE EE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D#-|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A#-|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| F#-|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C#-|7-7-7-7---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G#-|5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-| C#-|--------8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G#-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|--------------------------------------| C#-|--------------------------------|15\14\13\12\11\10\9\8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1\0-| Outro (4/4) ----- (Q=155) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x3 D#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-| A#-|o|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|o| F#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-| C#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-| G#-|o|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|o| C#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S eD#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (022000@1)A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G#-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7---| C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Hope this helps learn the song Please correct any mistakes - apologies for any Please comment and rate Thanks :)