Song:B.Y.O.B.
Artist:System of a Down
Album:Mezmerize
Tabbed by ben3296(bptrules@hotmail.com)
Drop C# tuning (D#,A#,F#,C#,G#,C#) - like drop D, then tuned down 1/2 a step
Key
---
b-bend
r-release
p-pull off
\-slide down
PM-palm mute
|o| \
|-| repeat
|o| /
W-whole note
H-half note
Q-quarter note
E-eighth note
S-sixteenth note
.-dotted note
**notes in lower case are playes staccato**
**notes in brackets are held from the previous note and not actually played**
Intro (4/4)
----- (Q=155)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x3
D#-|-|--------------------------------|-|
A#-|o|--------------------------------|o|
F#-|-|--------------------------------|-|
C#-|-|7p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|-|
G#-|o|--------------------------------|o|
C#-|-|--------------------------------|-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x3
D#-|-|--------------------------------|-|
A#-|o|--------------------------------|o|
F#-|-|--------------------------------|-|
C#-|-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|-|
G#-|o|--------------------------------|o|
C#-|-|--------------------------------|-|
**band enters here**
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E
D#-|-|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
A#-|o|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
F#-|-|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
C#-|-|--------------------------------|----------------9---10--10-|
G#-|o|--------------------------------|----------------7---8---8--|
C#-|-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E
D#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-|
A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|o|
F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-|
C#-|--------------------------------|----------------12--10--9-|-|
G#-|--------------------------------|----------------10--8---7-|o|
C#-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-----------|-|
W
D#-|--------|
A#-|--------|
F#-|--------|
C#-|--------|
G#-|--------|
C#-|--------|
Verse (6/8)
----- (Q=155)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E.
D#-|-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|-|
A#-|o|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|o|
F#-|-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|-|
C#-|-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|12----10--9---|-|
G#-|o|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|10----8---7---|o|
C#-|-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|--------------|-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E.
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------10|
G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------8-|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q S S
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|5-----3--(3)-2-|
G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|5-----3--(3)-2-|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|5-----3--(3)-2-|
PM
Pre-Chorus (4/4)
---------- (Q=105)
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q e. S S S S S E
D#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-5---5---------3p2-0--|
G#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-3---3---0-3-5--------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0----------------------|
PM_ PM________________ PM____
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q
D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
G#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
PM_ PM________________
Chorus (4/4)
------ (Q=105)
S S q e. S e. S e S S q e. S e. S e
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------|
PM_____________________________________________
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q
D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
PM____________________________
S S q e. S e. S e S S q e. S e. S e
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------|
PM_____________________________________________
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S H
D#-|--------------------------|-----------------|
A#-|--------------------------|-----------------|
F#-|--------------------------|-----------------|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3----|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------|
PM____________________________
Verse (6/8)
----- (Q=155)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E.
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------10|
G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------8-|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E.
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|
C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|12---10--9--|
G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|10---8---7--|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E.
D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|12----10--9---|
G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|10----8---7---|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q S S
D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-|
G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|5----3--(3)-2-|
PM
Pre-Chorus (4/4)
---------- (Q=105)
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q e. S S S S S E
D#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-5---5---------3p2-0--|
G#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-3---3---0-3-5--------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0----------------------|
PM_ PM________________ PM____
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q
D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
G#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
PM_ PM________________
Chorus (4/4)
------ (Q=105)
S S q e. S e. S e S S q e. S e. S e
D#-|-|------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|o|------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|
G#-|o|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---|
C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------|
PM_____________________________________________
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S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q x3
D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-|
A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|o|
F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|o|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-|
PM____________________________
S S q e. S e. S e S S q e. S e. S e
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------|
PM_____________________________________________
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S H
D#-|--------------------------|-----------------|
A#-|--------------------------|-----------------|
F#-|--------------------------|-----------------|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3----|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2------------|
PM____________________________
Bridge (4/4)
------ (Q=155)
E E E E E S E S E E E E E E S E S E E E E E E S E S E E E E E E S E S E
D#-|-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-|
A#-|o|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|o|
F#-|-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-|
C#-|-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-|
G#-|o|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|o|
C#-|-|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|5-7-7-7-10-7-8-7-8-|-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S x3
D#-|-|----------------|------------------------|-|
A#-|o|----------------|------------------------|o|
F#-|-|----------------|------------------------|-|
C#-|-|7-7-7-7---------|------------------------|-|
G#-|o|5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|o|
C#-|-|--------8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-----------------|-|
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D#-|----------------|--------------------------------|
A#-|----------------|--------------------------------|
F#-|----------------|--------------------------------|
C#-|7-7-7-7---------|--------------------------------|
G#-|5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|
C#-|--------8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S w
D#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
G#-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7-------|
C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
Verse (6/8)
----- (Q=155)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E.
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------10|
G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------8-|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E.
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|
C#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|12---10--9--|
G#-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|10---8---7--|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E. E.
D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|12----10--9---|
G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|10----8---7---|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q S S
D#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
A#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
F#-|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------|
C#-|------------------------|----------------10--|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-|
G#-|------------------------|----------------8---|------------------------|5----3--(3)-2-|
C#-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-------|7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-|5----3--(3)-2-|
PM
Pre-Chorus (4/4)
---------- (Q=105)
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q e. S S S S S E
D#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-5---5---------3p2-0--|
G#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0-3---3---0-3-5--------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|2-0----------------------|
PM_ PM________________ PM____
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q
D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
G#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|
C#-|3-2-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|
PM_ PM________________
Chorus (4/4)
------ (Q=105)
S S q e. S e. S e S S q e. S e. S e
D#-|-|------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|o|------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|
G#-|o|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---|
C#-|-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------|
PM_____________________________________________
S S q e. S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S Q x3
D#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-|
A#-|--------------------------|------------------------|o|
F#-|--------------------------|------------------------|-|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2---3b4r3b4r3b4r3---|o|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-5-7-8-7-5-3-|5-3-2-------------------|-|
PM____________________________
S S q e. S e. S e S S q e. S e. S e
D#-|------------------------|------------------------|
A#-|------------------------|------------------------|
F#-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|
G#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3---|
C#-|0-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|------------------------|
PM_____________________________________________
Bridge (4/4)
------ (Q=155)
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S x3
D#-|-|----------------|------------------------|-|
A#-|o|----------------|------------------------|o|
F#-|-|----------------|------------------------|-|
C#-|-|7-7-7-7---------|------------------------|-|
G#-|o|5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|o|
C#-|-|--------8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-----------------|-|
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D#-|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#-|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#-|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#-|7-7-7-7---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#-|5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|
C#-|--------8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|--------------------------------------|
C#-|--------------------------------|15\14\13\12\11\10\9\8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1\0-|
Outro (4/4)
----- (Q=155)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S x3
D#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|
A#-|o|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|o|
F#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|
C#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|
G#-|o|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|o|
C#-|-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e
D#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-|7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7---|
C#-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Hope this helps learn the song
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