Song: B.Y.O.B. Artist: System Of A Down Album: Mezmerize (2005) Tabbed By: Ian Lanza Tuning: Drop C# - Low to High - (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#) Key: b = Bend p = Pull Off pm = Palm Mute h = Hammer On ph = Pinch Harmonic Intro |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|3x |--7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| Intro (cont.) |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------|6x |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--| |-------------------| |-------------------| Pre-Verse |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------9--10--12--|1x |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--9--10--12--| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--7--8---10--| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------12--10--9--|1x |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--12--10--9--| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--10--8---7--| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------9--10--12--|1x |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--9--10--12--| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--7--8--10---| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------12--10--9--|1x |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--12--10--9--| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--10--8---7--| |--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| ..."WHY DO WE ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!" Verse |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10--|1x |--------------------------------------------x---| |--------------------------------------------8---| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----| p.m...................................... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------12--10--9--|1x |---------------------------x---x---x--| |---------------------------10--8---7--| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| p.m.................... |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10--|1x |--------------------------------------------x---| |--------------------------------------------8---| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----| p.m...................................... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------12--10--9--|1x |---------------------------x---x---x--| |---------------------------10--8---7--| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| p.m.................... |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-- p.m.................................................................................... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|1x ---x------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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--| p.m....................................................................... into...(pre-verse) "Lies from the table cloth" "uh la-la-la-la..." -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-5--5--------3-2-0--3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------| -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-3--3--3-3-5--------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--3b--| -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0--------------------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------| p.m......... ..... ... ................. Chorus "Everybody's going to the party..." |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------------|2x |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2---3ph--| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------| p.m............................................................... (*note, the pinch harmonic at the end of this measure is only played for the first measure, the second time it's just a single step bend on the same note) Verse 2 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-- p.m.................................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---10----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---x------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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-- p.m....................................................................... ------------| ------------| --12--10-9--|1x --x---x--x--| --10--8--7--| ------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10--|1x |--------------------------------------------x---| |--------------------------------------------8---| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----| p.m...................................... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------12--10--9--|1x |---------------------------x---x---x--| |---------------------------10--8---7--| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| p.m.................... |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10--|1x |--------------------------------------------x---| |--------------------------------------------8---| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----| p.m...................................... |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------|1x |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--| p.m.................... into...(pre-verse) "Lies from the table cloth" -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-5--5--------3-2-0--3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------| -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-3--3--3-3-5--------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--3b--| -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0--------------------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------| p.m.......... ..... ... ................. Chorus "Everybody's going to the party..."(Darron sings second part) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------------|4x |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2---3b---| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------| p.m............................................................... Bridge "BLAST OFF, IT'S PARTY TIME..." |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------|8x |--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--| |--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--| |--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--| "WHERE THE F*CK ARE YOU..." |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|2x |--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--| |----------8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------| "Why don't presidents fight the war..." |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|1x |--7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |--------------8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--| "Why do we always send the poor" |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|3x |--7-----------------------------------| |--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--| |--7-----------------------------------| End Bridge On: |-----| |-----| |-----|1x |--7--| |--7--| |--7--| Verse 3 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-- p.m.................................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---10----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---x------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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-- p.m....................................................................... ------------| ------------| --12--10-9--|1x --x---x--x--| --10--8--7--| ------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10--|1x |--------------------------------------------x---| |--------------------------------------------8---| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----| p.m...................................... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------12--10--9--|1x |---------------------------x---x---x--| |---------------------------10--8---7--| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------| p.m.................... |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10--|1x |--------------------------------------------x---| |--------------------------------------------8---| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----| p.m...................................... |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------|1x |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--| p.m.................... into...(pre-chorus) "Lies from the table cloth" -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-5--5--------3-2-0--3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------| -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-3--3--3-3-5--------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--3b--| -5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0--------------------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------| p.m.......... ..... ... ................. Chorus "Everybody's going to the party..."(Darron sings second part) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------------|3x |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2---3ph--| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------| p.m............................................................... (*note, the pinch harmonic at the end of this measure is only played for the THIRD measure, the first and second time it's just a single step bend on the same note) Last time play this: "Dancing in the desert blowing up the sun..." |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--|1x |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--| |--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------| p.m................................... "WHERE THE F*CK ARE YOU..." |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|2x |--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--| |----------8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------| "Why don't presidents fight the war..." |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|1x |--7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |--------------8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--| "Why do we always send the poor" |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|3x |--7-----------------------------------| |--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--| |--7-----------------------------------| Into... (tremelo picking) |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------|1x |----------------------| |--12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5--| |----------------------| "WHY...DO...WE ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!" |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|8x |-----------------------------------| |--7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--| |-----------------------------------| That's it. Listen for timing and you'll get the jist of it.