Snowblind
System of a Down
(Originally by Black Sabbath)
Transcribed by Jared (ikikdababy)
To StaindSystem. Yes, I know System tunes to drop C. It's not neccesary though, and most people don't bother to tune down. This tab is acually off I found. My guitar was tuned to F standard (up a half step) when I tabbed it and I didn't realize, so this whole tab is a half step flat. I transposed this song. It is perfectly correct (note wise) so I think you need to change your rating. If you read the comment guidlines it says tuning is not a reason to leave a comment.
I broke down and transposed it to C. I hope your happy, and my rating better go up.
This is a Sabbath song that System spiced up. I've not heard the original but I've heard they
are completely different. I tabbed this out as close to "in time" as possible.
The song starts out with a weird timed palm muted part (Riff A). It's awkward at first but you'll get it. I'm not sure
I tabbed it perfectly but it's close. If you can handle the funny time and the random pinch harmonics this song is easy.
It's a lot of fun to play.
Riff A
|---------------------P.M.---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
C|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--------------------
G|------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-2-2-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2----
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff B (Verse)
The pinch harmonics aren't exact and they're pretty random.
|--- P.H.---| |------P.M.----|
D|------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------
C|------------------------------0-----------
G|--5-5--5-3-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------
C|------------------------------------------
"What you get is what you see...."
Riff C
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
C|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------12--10-9-5-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10-10-10-10-10---------
C|------------12--10-9-5-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10-10-10-10-10---------
"Cocaine!!"
Then this again
Riff A
|---------------------P.M.---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
C|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--------------------
G|------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-2-2-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2----
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Do do do do do do do do...."
Then Verse 2
Riff B (Verse)
|--- P.H.---| |------P.M.----|
D|------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------
C|------------------------------0-----------
G|--5-5--5-3-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------
C|------------------------------------------
Riff C again
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
C|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------12--10-9-5-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10-10-10-10-10---------
C|------------12--10-9-5-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10-10-10-10-10---------
"Cocaine!!"
Then back to
Riff A
|---------------------P.M.---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
C|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--------------------
G|------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-2-2-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2----
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Next comes a bridge, which is a cool little arpeggio thing which can't quite figure out so when I play the song I just play the chords. They are:
C|--7--5--3--2--
G|--5--3--1--0--
C|--------------
After that there's another bridge
Bridge B (bass & guitar tacet)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--5--5--8-5-8--5--5--8-5-8--5--5-8-5-8-5-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------
C|--5--5--8-5-8--5--5--8-5-8--5--5-8-5-8-5-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------
Don't you think I know what I'm doin'?….
Riff C again
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
C|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------12--10-9-5-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10-10-10-10-10---------
C|------------12--10-9-5-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10-10-10-10-10---------
Riff A one last time.
|---------------------P.M.---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
C|--------------------------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--------------------
G|------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-2-2-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2----
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Then the first 3 chords of Bridge A (the arpeggio thing)
C|--7--5--3--
G|--5--3--1--
C|-----------
That's all. Questions and comments to ikikdababy@aol.com
