Author/Artist: System Of A Down
Title: Holy Mountain
Album: Hypnotize
Transcribed by: Shiver
Email: keishly@hotmail.com
Tuned - drop Db tuning (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
Slide Down
/ Slide Up
^ Harmonic
h Hammer On
p Pull Off
|..PM..| Palm Mute
Intro A
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0---------0-------0--------0----------------0-------0----|
|----0-----0-----0---0---0---0---0----0---0----0-------0---0---0---0--|
|--0-----0-----8---7-------7-------12-------12--8-7-5-------5--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------0-------0------|
|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0----|
|--3-------3---8---7-------7-------2-------2---3-2-0-------0----------|
Play x02, second time leaving out the final 8 notes.
Intro B
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----8-7----12----8-7-5----3----8-7----2----3-2-0-----------|
|--0----8-7----12----8-7-5----3----8-7----2----3-2-0-----------|
|--0----8-7----12----8-7-5----3----8-7----2----3-2-0----13----|
Intro C
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----8-7----12----8-7-5----3----8-7----2----3-2-------------|
|--0----8-7----12----8-7-5----3----8-7----2----3-2-------------|
|--0----8-7----12----8-7-5----3----8-7----2----3-2-0--------0--|
Verse A
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---------2---------3-------5------7----8----10----12-----|
Verse B
|--10----10----10----10----10--------|--12----12----12----12----12--------|
|----10----10----10----10----10--10--|----10----10----10----10----10--10--|
|------10----10----10----10----10----|------10----10----10----10----10----|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--13----13----13----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13----12----10----10--------|
|----10----10----10-----------------------------10----10----10----10------|
|------10----10-----------------------------------10----10----10----10----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Double-pick the 15's
Chorus A
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--7---9---10--12---14---15---17---19--|
|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-0-3-1-0-------|--x---x---x---x----x----x----x----x---|
|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-0-3-1-0-------|--5---7---8---10---12---13---15---17--|
|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-0-3-1-0--12--|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-0-3-1-0-------|
|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-0-3-1-0-------|
|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-0-3-1-0--12--|
Chorus B
|------------------------------------------|-----|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----|---------------------|
|--8----8----8-7-5-8-0----0----0----0------|-x03-|--8----8----8-7-5-8--|
|--8----8----8-7-5-8-0----0----0----0------|-----|--8----8----8-7-5-8--|
|--8----8----8-7-5-8-0----0----0----0------|-----|--8----8----8-7-5-8--|
After this it goes into Intro C and then Verse B missing out Verse A. The Chorus A and
B are repeated as shown above and then goes into this
Breakdown
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-x02-|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----|
|--7----8----10----12----7----8----10----12--|--7--8--10--12--7--8--10--12---|-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12-7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12-7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12-7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12--|
This latter of the breakdown is double-picked and is also played twice, listen to the
song to get the right rythym and times each note is played.
After this Intro B is played twice and Intro C which is followed by a variation of
Chorus A which goes like this.
Chorus C
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--1-1----1-1--1----1-1-1--1----1--1--0--3--1--0--|
|--1-1----1-1--1----1-1-1--1----1--1--0--3--1--0--|
|--1-1----1-1--1----1-1-1--1----1--1--0--3--1--0--|
|...| |..pm..| |.| |..pm...|
This is then followed by Intro C then Chorus C, which in turn is followed by Chorus B.
Then the Song then finishes on Intro B and C and then finally Intro to end the song.
This is near perfect but if you have any comments or improvements then feel
free to email them to me, if unsure of rythm or number of times a note is
played just listen to the song...
