• Song:

    Family System

  • Artist:

    Chevelle

  • Album:

    Wonder Whats Next

Email: john1645@msu.edu 
By: Alpha-Q 
Tuning: Down 1 1/2 Steps Drop D, (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#) (Low to High) 
 
PM = palm mute 
p = pick up 
() = ghost note (still ringing) 
<> = natural harmonics 
\ = slide 
x = no note value (mute strings) 
~ = let note ring out 
 
Note: I watched the dvd and corrected my intro. 
 
Intro:  
|---------------------------------------------------------0-| 
|--------0-------------0---------------0--------------------| 
|--4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4--4-4-5-5---| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------|X2 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
|-------------------------------------------------0--| 
|-------0---0-------0---0--------0---0--------0------| 
|-4-4-4---5----4-4-4--5----4-4-4---5----4-4-4---5----| 
|----------------------------------------------------|x2 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
Riff 1 
|----------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------- 
|-0-0----------------------0-0-------------------0-0-0- 
|-0-0----------------------0-0-------------------0-0-0- 
|-0-0--0-7-3-0-6-3-0-3-6-000-0-(0)-7-3-0-6p3-0h3-0-0-0- 
       . . . . . . . . . ..                          
 
------------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------0-0------------------------| 
---------------------0-0------------(ding-ding)-| 
-0-7-3-0-6-3-0-3-6-000-0-0-7-3-0-6--------------| 
 . . . . . . . . . .. 
 
 
Riff 2 (sounds best if the x's are muted around the 4th fret) 
|---------------------------|----------------x-x-x-x-| 
|---------------------------|----------------x-x-x-x-| 
|---------------------------|----------------x-x-x-x-| 
|-7-3-0-7-3-0-6-3-0-3-6-0---|-7-3-0-7-3-0-6--x-x-x-x-| 
|-7-3-0-7-3-0-6-3-0-3-6-0---|-7-3-0-7-3-0-6----------| 
|-7-3-0-7-3-0-6-3-0-3-6-0---|-7-3-0-7-3-0-6----------| 
 
 
Riff 3a: Verse 1 
 
|--------x-x-x-x---------------------x-x-x-x- 
|--------x-x-x-x---------------------x-x-x-x- 
|--------x-x-x-x---------------------x-x-x-x- 
|-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-0-0-00-x-x-x-x- 
|-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-0-0-00-x-x-x-x- 
|-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-0-0-00-x-x-x-x- 
 
--------------------x-x-x-x--------------| 
--------------------x-x-x-x--------------| 
--------------------x-x-x-x--------------| 
-0-0-05-5555-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-| 
-0-0-05-5555-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-| 
-0-0-05-5555-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-| 
 
 
 
 
|----------------------------|----------------xxxx-| 
|----------------------------|----------------xxxx-| 
|----------------------------|----------------xxxx-| 
|----------------------------|----------------xxxx-| 
|----------------------------|---------------------| 
|-7-3-0-7-3-0-*6-3-0-3-6-000-|-7-3-0-7-3-0-6*------| 
  . . . . . .                  . . . . . .  
 
Riff 3b Verse 2 
|--------x-x-x---------------------x-x-x- 
|--------x-x-x---------------------x-x-x- 
|--------x-x-x---------------------x-x-x- 
|-3-3-33-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-0-0-00-x-x-x- 
|-3-3-33-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-0-0-00-x-x-x- 
|-3-3-33-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-0-0-00-x-x-x- 
 
 
-------------------x-x-x-x--------------| 
-------------------x-x-x-x--------------| 
-------------------x-x-x-x--------------| 
0-0-05-5555-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-| 
0-0-05-5555-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-| 
0-0-05-5555-3-3-33-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-5555-| 
 
 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|---0---0---0------0---0--0----------0---0---0----- 
|-5---4---4------5---4--4----------5---4---4------- 
|-------------0---------------------------------0-- 
|-------------0---------------------------------0-- 
|-------------0--------------0-0-0--------------0-- 
                             . . .   
 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---0---0---0----------0---0---0------0---0---0-----------0---0---0- 
-5---4---4----------5---4---4------5---4---4-----------5---4---4--- 
--------------0-0-0------------------------------------------------ 
--------------0-0-0------------------------------------------------ 
--------------0-0-0--------------0~-------------0-0-0~------------- 
               . . . 
 
----------------------------| 
------0---0---0---0---0---0-| 
----5---4---4---5---4---4---| 
----------------------------| 
----------------------------| 
-0~-------------------------| 
 
Riff 5 
 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0-| 
|-------------------5---4---4-----------------------5---4---4---| 
|-3-3-33-3-3-33-3-3--------------0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0--------------| 
|-3-3-33-3-3-33-3-3--------------0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0--------------| 
|-3-3-33-3-3-33-3-3--------------0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0--------------| 
 
 
Play the intro and then riff 1. and end with pick scrapes. 
play riff 2 then to riff 6 
 
Riff 6 
|-0---------0---------0---------0-----------------| 
|-3---------3---------3---------3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
|-2---------2---------2---------2-----------------| 
|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-----------------| 
|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-----------------| 
|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-----------------| 
 
Ending Riff 
|----------x-x-x-x-----------------| 
|----------x-x-x-x-----------------| 
|----------x-x-x-x-----------------| 
|-3-3-33-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-33-5555-0-| 
|-3-3-33-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-33-5555-0-| 
|-3-3-33-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-33-5555-0-| 
                            ....  
intro riff is the outro 
 
E-mail me any corrections or comments.
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