Aerials Live Chords & Tabs
Aerials (live on SNL)
System of a Down
Tabber: Brian Gelvin
E-mail: deep_hard_metal_thrasher@yahoo.com
They played this song at the end of the show so they didn't have to shorten it.
But they did have 2 guitars but I only know 1 of them.
Key:
(pm)=palm mute
/=slide up (but hit the note after the slide)
Drop C# or Db
Intro:
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
C#|3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|2-3-----5-----7-----8-----7-----5---3---2-----0-----0-----0-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0------0-----0-----0-----0--------0------0-----0-----0-----0-|
|---0------0-----0-----0-----0--------0------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|12-----10-----7-----7-----7-----7/14-----10-----7-----7-----7-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0------0------0------0------0------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-|
|---0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------0-----0-----0---|
|12-----14-----15-----17-----15-----14-----12---10---7-----7-----7-----|
Chorus:
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|o------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|o8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
Life is like a water fall with 1 in the river 1 again after the f-
Swimming through the void we hear the word we lose ourselves but we find it
Cuz we are the ones that wanna play always want to go but you never want to
And we are the ones that wanna choose always want to play but you never want to
3x**
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|--------*-----------------------------------------o|
|--------12-----------10-----------9-----------7----|
|--------x------------x------------x-----------x----|
|0-0-0-0-10---0-0-0-0-8----0-0-0-0-7---0-0-0-0-5---o|
|0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------|
(pm.....) (pm.....) (pm.....) (pm.....)
all.
all.
stay.
*hold these notes a little bit shorter than normal.
**On the part where it says play but you never want to lose you go to
the riff below and don't play the riff above.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/aerials_live_tab.html ]
**
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|o--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|o--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----|
(pm............................................................
lose.
*Ae - ri - als in the sky.
*2nd time only.
**It may seem kinda weird that this is palm muted but that's how
they did it live.
2x
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|----------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---o|
|2-3-----5-----7-----8-----7-----5---3---2-----0-----0-----0------|
.................................................................)
when you lose small mind you free you life.
Chorus:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|o------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|o8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
Life is a waterfall we drink from the river then we turn around and put up our w-
Swimming through the void we hear the word we lose ourselvse but we find it
Cuz we are the ones that wanna play always want to go but you never wan't to
And we are the ones that wanna choose always want to play but you never want to
4x
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|--------*-----------------------------------------o|
|--------12-----------10-----------9-----------7----|
|--------x------------x------------x-----------x----|
|0-0-0-0-10---0-0-0-0-8----0-0-0-0-7---0-0-0-0-5---o|
|0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------|
(pm.....) (pm.....) (pm.....) (pm.....)
all.
all.
stay.
After it says never want to lose you play this.
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--|
|7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--|
|7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--|
lose. OH!
"solo" 3x
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|o-------------------------------------------------------o|
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|-3--2--0--------5--3--2--------3--5--7--8--7--5-3-2--0---|
|o3--2--0--------5--3--2--------3--5--7--8--7--5-3-2--0--o|
|-3--2--0--0-0-0-5--3--2--2-2-2-3--5--7--8--7--5-3-2--0---|
Ae ri als in the sky when you lose small mind you free your life
Ae ri als so alive when you free your lives eternal prize.
2nd and 3rd time only
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|o--------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|o--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----|
Ae ri als in the sky
Ae ri als soar up HIGH
2x
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|----------------------------------------------------------------o|
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|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---o|
|2-3-----5-----7-----8-----7-----5---3---2-----0-----0-----0------|
when you lose small mind you free your life.
when you free your life e - ternal prize.
Enjoy.
And remember it was live.
