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AERIALS - System Of A Down
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Tabbed by: Donald Morrison
Email: atwa@hotmail.com
Tuning: Drop D and one step down (C-G-C-F-A-D)
KEY:
-On tab:
N\ - slide down from fret N
(N) - note is tied to previous note, where N is the fret number
-Below tab:
* - palm-mute note
-Above tab:
N/4 - timing, where N is the number of beats per measure
xN - repeat N times (repeated parts are marked by a double vertical line
at start and finish)
x - duration of note where x equals: w (whole note), h (half
note), q (quarter note), e (eighth note), or s (sixteenth
note); note that x. represents 1.5x
+x - used when note is tied to previous one; x indicates duration
(see above)
- - allow note to ring out for an unspecified amount of time - found at
the end of some songs
NOTE: This song has quite unusual timing during the intro and chorus,
following a 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 pattern. Although it could easily be written as
4/4 timing, I prefer to look at it as alternating between 3/4 and 2/4
timing. Also, according to some people, the -3-2-0- etc part of the intro
and chorus is played only by the bass, while Daron only plays open strings.
Either way I have included it in this tab.
Clean:
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-12-------10-------|-7--------7--------|-7--------7--|
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-14-------10-------|-7--------7--------|-7--------7--|
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-12-------14-------|-15-------17-------|-15----14----|
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-12-------10-------|-12-------12-------|-12-------12-|
w/Distortion
4/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D||------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A||------------------------------------|--------------------------|
F||o-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
C||o-8----8----8-------8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
G||--8----8----8-------8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
C||--8----8----8-------8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
1. Life is a wa- ter-fall We're
2. Swim-ming through the void we hear the word We
3. we are the ones that want to play
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
C|--8--8----8----8---8--8---8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8---8---8--|
G|--8--8----8----8---8--8---8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8---8---8--|
C|--8--8----8----8---8--8---8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8---8---8--|
1. one in the ri-ver and one a- gain af-ter the fall
2. lose our-selves but we find it all
3. Al-ways want to go but you ne-ver want to stay
e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h x3
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
F|---------12----|---------10----|---------9-----|---------7------o||
C|-0-0-0-0-12----|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0-9-----|-0-0-0-0-7------o||
G|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0--8----|-0-0-0-0-7-----|-0-0-0-0-5-------||
C|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0---------||
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1. -
2. 'Cause
3. And
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
F|--------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
C|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
we are the ones that want to choose
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
F|------------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-8--8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8--8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8--|
C|-8--8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8--|
Al-ways want to play but you ne-ver want to lose
Clean:
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C||o-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G||-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C||--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
1. -
2. Ae- ri- als
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|--5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
1. -
2. In the sky
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|--3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
1. -
2. When you lose small mind you
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3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e x2
D|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
A|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------o||
C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----o||
G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0---------||
C|--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0---||
1. -
2. free your life
w/Distortion:
4/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D||------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A||------------------------------------|--------------------------|
F||o-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
C||o-8----8----8-------8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
G||--8----8----8-------8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
C||--8----8----8-------8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
1. Life is a wa- ter-fall We
2. Swim-ming through the void we hear the word We
3. we are the ones that want to play
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--8--8----8----8---8--8---8----8--|-8----8---8-----8---8---8--8---8--|
G|--8--8----8----8---8--8---8----8--|-8----8---8-----8---8---8--8---8--|
C|--8--8----8----8---8--8---8----8--|-8----8---8-----8---8---8--8---8--|
1. drink from the ri-ver then we turn a- round and put up our walls
2. lose our-selves but we find it all
3. Al-ways want to go but you ne- ver want to stay
e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h x3
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
F|---------12----|---------10----|---------9-----|---------7------o||
C|-0-0-0-0-12----|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0-9-----|-0-0-0-0-7------o||
G|-0-0-0-0-10----|-0-0-0-0--8----|-0-0-0-0-7-----|-0-0-0-0-5-------||
C|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0---------||
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1. -
2. 'Cause
3. And
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
F|--------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
C|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
we are the ones that want to choose
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
F|------------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-8--8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8--8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8--|
C|-8--8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8--|
Al-ways want to play but you ne-ver want to lose ...
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
F|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|-7--8--7--8--|-7--8--7--8--|
G|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|-7--8--7--8--|-7--8--7--8--|
C|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|-7--8--7--8--|-7--8--7--8--|
* * * * * * * *
Oh ...
3/4 2/4 3/4 2/4
q. q. h. +h q. q. h. +h
D|----------|------|-------|----------|------|-------|
A|----------|------|-------|----------|------|-------|
F|----------|------|-------|----------|------|-------|
C|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)---|
G|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)---|
C|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)---|
3/4 2/4 3/4 2/4
q. q. q. q. q q q. q. h. q q
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------|
F|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------|
C|-3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|
G|-3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|
C|-3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|
3/4 2/4 3/4 2/4
q. q. h. q q q. q. h. q q
D||-----------|------|------------|----------|------|------------|
A||-----------|------|------------|----------|------|------------|
F||o----------|------|------------|----------|------|------------|
C||o-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)--12\---|
G||--3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)--12\---|
C||--3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---|-5----3---|-2----|-(2)--12\---|
1. Ae- ri- als In the sky
2. Ae- ri- als So up high
3/4 2/4 3/4 2/4
q. q. q. q. q q q. q. h. q q
D|-----------|----------|----------|----------|------|-------------||
A|-----------|----------|----------|----------|------|-------------||
F|-----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------------o||
C|--3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\---o||
G|--3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\----||
C|--3----5---|-7----8---|-7----5---|-3----2---|-0----|-(0)--12\----||
1. When you lose small mind you free your life
2. When you free your eyes e- ter- nal prize
Clean:
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C||o-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G||-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C||--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
1. Ae- ri- als
2. Ae- ri- als
3. Oh ...
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|--5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
1. In the sky
2. So up high
3. Oh ...
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|--3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
1. When you lose small mind you
2. When you free your eyes e-
3. Oh ...
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e x3
D|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
A|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||
F|--------------------|-------------------|-------------o||
C|--------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----o||
G|-----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0---------||
C|--3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0---||
1. free your life
2. ter- nal prize
3. -
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-3--------2--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--|
Oh ...
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|-------0-----|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-5--------3--------|-2--------2--------|-2--------2--|
Oh ...
3/4 2/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
F|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C|-------0--------0--|-------0--------0--|----------0--|
G|----0--------0-----|----0--------0-----|----0--------|
C|-3--------5--------|-7--------8--------|-7-----5-----|
Oh ...
3/4
e e e e e e -
D|-------------------|--------|
A|-------------------|--------|
F|-------------------|--------|
C|-------0--------0--|--------|
G|----0--------0-----|--------|
C|-3--------2--------|-0------|
