TOXICITY (Bassline)
As recorded by System Of A Down
(From the 2001 Album TOXICITY)
Words and Music by Daron Malakian And Serj Tankian
Gtr I (C G C F) - 'Drop D - Tunned Down One Step'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q.=80
6/8
Gtr I
W W W W
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W W W W
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E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verses
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus
E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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Interlude
Faster Q=160
4/4
E E Q H W W W
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E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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E E E E E E E E Q 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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Chorus
E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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E Q Q. S S S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
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Outro
Double-Time Triplet Feel Q=160
4/4
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q
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Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
