Author/Artist: System Of A Down
Title: Aerials
Album: Toxicity
Transcribed by: Sergio Moreno
Email: stangaddict@hotmail.com
I transcribed this song myself. I recommend finger-picking Riff 1
but if you're awesome with a pick go for it!
The asterisks (*) mean that the measures enclosed are repeated. If you
have any comments, suggestions, or want to point out a mistake, please
email me.
The tuning for this song is as follows:
C
G
E
B
F#
B
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1|-6-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3
Riff 1 (Intro and chorus) no distortion
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-4-----6-----8-----9-----8---6--|-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-6-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1|/8-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/aerials_crd.html ]
|------0-----0-----0------0------|-----0--------------------------
|----0-----0-----0------0-------0|---0-----0-----0---0---0---0---0
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-/6-----8-----9-----11-----9-8--|-6-----4-----1---1---1---1---1--
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------|---------|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8--|
|*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8-*|
|*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-1--9-|-1-1-1-1--8-1-1-1-1-6-*|
|--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|
|----------|---------|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|
Riff 2 (Verses) w/distortion
verse 1 - repeat four times. on the last time only play first two
measures and go back to Riff 1.
verse 2 - repeat two times followed by Riff 2A and Riff 3
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Riff 2A
|--------|-------|-------------|--------|
|--------|-------|-------------|--------|
|*-------|-------|-------------|-------*|
|*-4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1-*|
|--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--|
|--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--|
Riff 3 (Final chorus)
repeat twice. insert slides at the end of the first, second, and fourth
measures when repeating.
go back to Riff 1 and repeat until the song ends.
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