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You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## NEEDLES As recorded by System Of A Down (From the 2001 Album TOXICITY) Words by Serj Tankian and Daran Malakian Music by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian Transcribed by Tim Chambers & John Harag Gtr I (C G C F A D) - '-' Gtr II (C G C F A D) - '-' Gtr III (C G C F A D) - '-' Intro Q=190 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I PM----------------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3---|-4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3---| |-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| PM--------| S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E |-4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3---|-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|| |-----3-----3-----3-----3-|---3---3---3---3-|| |-------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------|| G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 Gtr II PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-| ||--5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-| G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 N.C. PM| PM PM PM PM----------------------------------------------| S S E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0---| PM----------------------------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0--|| 1st, 2nd Verses $ G5 G#5G5 G#5 G5 G#5G5 G#5 G5 G#5G5 G#5 G5 G#5G5 G#5 PM-------------------------------------------------| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||--5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6---|| ||o-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--o|| ||--5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6---|| N.C. PM----------------------------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0--|| G5 G#5G5 G#5 G5 G#5G5 G#5 G5 G#5G5 G#5 G5 G#5G5 G#5 PM-------------------------------------------------| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6---|| |-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6--|-5--6--5--6---|| Pre-Chorus $$ G5 Eb5 G#5 H H H H Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ||---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-5------------|-1------------|-6\------6\------|-6\------6\------o|| ||--5------/13\--|-1------/13\--|-6\--0-0-6\--0-0-|-6\--0-0-6\--0-0--|| Chorus G5 G#F5 G5 G#5 G5 G5 G#F5 G5 Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q 3x Q E E Q E E ||----------------|--------------------||----------------|| ||o---------------|-------------------o||----------------|| ||----------------|--------------------||----------------|| ||----------------|--------------------||----------------|| ||o-5--5-6-3--3-5-|-6-6-6-(8)-5-------o||-5--5-6-3--3-5--|| ||--5--5-6-3--3-5-|-6-6-6--8--5--15\---||-5--5-6-3--3-5--|| To Coda To Coda G#5 G5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM E E E E Q Q S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |---------------||--------------------|----------------------| |---------------||--------------------|----------------------| |---------------||--------------------|----------------------| |---------------||--------------------|----------------------| |-6-6-6---5-----||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----| |-6-6-6-8-5-----||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----| D.S. al Coda N.C. PM----------------------------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|| & N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| N.C. Gtrs I, III Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||-----8p7----8p0-|---------------|----7p6----7p0-|----------------|| ||--5-------5-----|----5-4----5-0-|-4-------4-----|-0--5-4--0-5-0--|| ||o---------------|-6-------6-----|---------------|---------------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| Interlude N.C. Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E 4x ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||-----8p7----8p0-|---------------|----7p6----7p0-|----------------|| ||--5-------5-----|----5-4----5-0-|-4-------4-----|-0--5-4--0-5-0--|| ||o---------------|-6-------6-----|---------------|---------------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 Gtr II PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--| G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 N.C. PM| PM PM PM PM----------------------------------------------| S S E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0--| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda PM----------------------------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|| Outro && N.C. G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 PM--------------------------------------| PM PM PM E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||---------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||---------------------| ||------------------|------------------||---------------------| ||------------------|------------------||---------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---| ||--5-5-6-6-8-8-6-6-|-5-5-3-3-6-6-5-5--||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---| G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------*| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----*| |-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************