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
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Intro (cont.)
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Pre-Verse
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|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--7--8---10--|
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|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--10--8---7--|
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|--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
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p.m......................................
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|---------------------------12--10--9--|1x
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p.m....................
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p.m......................................
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|---------------------------12--10--9--|1x
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p.m....................
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p.m....................................................................................
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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..."
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-----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x
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-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..."
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|--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
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p.m....................................................................................
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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.......................................................................
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p.m......................................
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p.m....................
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p.m......................................
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p.m....................
into...(pre-verse)
"Lies from the table cloth"
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-----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x
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-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--|
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p.m.......... ..... ... .................
Chorus
"Everybody's going to the party..."(Darron sings second part)
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p.m...............................................................
Bridge
"BLAST OFF, IT'S PARTY TIME..."
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|--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--|
|--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--|
"WHERE THE F*CK ARE YOU..."
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|--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..."
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|--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"
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End Bridge On:
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Verse 3
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p.m....................................................................................
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p.m.......................................................................
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p.m......................................
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p.m....................
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p.m......................................
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p.m....................
into...(pre-chorus)
"Lies from the table cloth"
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-----------------------------------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--|
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p.m.......... ..... ... .................
Chorus
"Everybody's going to the party..."(Darron sings second part)
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|----------------------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..."
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|--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..."
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|--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..."
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|--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"
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|--7-----------------------------------|
|--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--|
|--7-----------------------------------|
Into... (tremelo picking)
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|--12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5--|
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"WHY...DO...WE ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!"
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That's it. Listen for timing and you'll get the jist of it.
