Song: Highway Song
Artist: System Of A Down
Gtr I- Distortion (C,G,C,F,A,D)
Gtr II- Distortion (C,G,C,F,A,D)
Gtr III- Clean Electric (C,G,C,F,A,D)
Intro
4/4
150 bpm
Gtr I
E E E E x4
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|*------------------------*|
|*-0--0--------0--0-------*|
|--0--0--------0--0--------|
|--0--0--------0--0--------|
E E E E E E Q x4
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|*------------------------*|
|*-0--0--7--7--0--0--7----*|
|--0--0--7--7--0--0--7-----|
|--0--0--7--7--0--0--7-----|
E E E E E E Q x4
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|*------------------------*|
|*-0--0--7--7--0--0--7----*|
|--0--0--7--7--0--0--7-----|
|--0--0--7--7--0--0--7-----|
|
|Gtr II (Natural Harmonics)
| Q SS E Q E E x4
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-------<77-7>------<7><7>-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Verse
Gtr III
Dm Dm C#m C#m
W (W) W (W)
|-5-------------|(5)------------|-4-------------|(4)------------|
|-6-------------|(6)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-7-------------|(7)------------|-6-------------|(6)------------|
|-7-------------|(7)------------|-6-------------|(6)------------|
|-5-------------|(5)------------|-4-------------|(4)------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A A C C
W (W) W (W)
|-0-------------|(0)------------|-3-------------|(3)------------|
|-2-------------|(2)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-2-------------|(2)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-2-------------|(2)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-0-------------|(0)------------|-3-------------|(3)------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
let ring
E E Q. E E E E E E Q E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------8-----|-6-----5---------|
|---7---------7---|---7-------7-----|
|-----7---------7-|-----7-------7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. Q Q E (E)Q Q Q E
|-4-------------4-|-(4)-------------|
|-5-----5---------|----5------------|
|-6---------6-----|-------6---------|
|-6---------------|-----------6-----|
|-4---------------|---------------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
A A
W (W)
|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|
|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
C C
W (W)
|-3---------------|-(3)-------------|
|-5---------------|-(5)-------------|
|-5---------------|-(5)-------------|
|-5---------------|-(5)-------------|
|-3---------------|-(3)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Gtr I
E E E E. SE E E E E E E. SE E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-8-7--77-8-7-|-6-6-7-6--66-7-6-|
|-5-5-5-5--55-5-5-|-4-4-4-4--44-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E. SE E E E E E E. SE E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-3-2--22-3-2-|-5-5-6-5--55-6-5-|
|-0-0-0-0--00-0-0-|-3-3-3-3--33-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E. SE E E E E E E. SE E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-8-7--77-8-7-|-6-6-7-6--66-7-6-|
|-5-5-5-5--55-5-5-|-4-4-4-4--44-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E. SE E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-3-2--22-3-2-|-5---5---5---5---|
|-0-0-0-0--00-0-0-|-3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse
Gtr III
Dm Dm C#m C#m
W (W) W (W)
|-5-------------|(5)------------|-4-------------|(4)------------|
|-6-------------|(6)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-7-------------|(7)------------|-6-------------|(6)------------|
|-7-------------|(7)------------|-6-------------|(6)------------|
|-5-------------|(5)------------|-4-------------|(4)------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A A C C
W (W) W (W)
|-0-------------|(0)------------|-3-------------|(3)------------|
|-2-------------|(2)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-2-------------|(2)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-2-------------|(2)------------|-5-------------|(5)------------|
|-0-------------|(0)------------|-3-------------|(3)------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
let ring
E E Q. E E E E E E Q E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------8-----|-6-----5---------|
|---7---------7---|---7-------7-----|
|-----7---------7-|-----7-------7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. Q Q E (E)Q Q Q E
|-4-------------4-|-(4)-------------|
|-5-----5---------|----5------------|
|-6---------6-----|-------6---------|
|-6---------------|-----------6-----|
|-4---------------|---------------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
A A
W (W)
|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|
|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/highway_song_tab_ver_7.html ]
C C
W (W)
|-3---------------|-(3)-------------|
|-5---------------|-(5)-------------|
|-5---------------|-(5)-------------|
|-5---------------|-(5)-------------|
|-3---------------|-(3)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus (play twice this time)
Gtr I
E E E E. SE E E E E E E. SE E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-8-7--77-8-7-|-6-6-7-6--66-7-6-|
|-5-5-5-5--55-5-5-|-4-4-4-4--44-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E. SE E E E E E E. SE E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-3-2--22-3-2-|-5-5-6-5--55-6-5-|
|-0-0-0-0--00-0-0-|-3-3-3-3--33-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E. SE E E E E E E. SE E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-8-7--77-8-7-|-6-6-7-6--66-7-6-|
|-5-5-5-5--55-5-5-|-4-4-4-4--44-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E. SE E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-3-2--22-3-2-|-5---5---5---5---|
|-0-0-0-0--00-0-0-|-3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar Break
Gtr III
E E E. E E SE E E E E. E E SE E
|-----12------12--|-----12------12--|
|---15-----15---15|---15-----15---15|
|-14-----14--14---|-13-----13--13---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E. E E SE E E E E. E E SE E
|---13-12--13-13-12|---13-12--13-13-12|
|------------------|------------------|
|-15-----15--15----|-14-----14--14----|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
E E E. E E SE E E E E. E E SE E
|-----12------12--|-----12------12--|
|---15-----15---15|---15-----15---15|
|-14-----14--14---|-13-----13--13---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E. E E SE E E E E. E E SE E
|---13-12--13-13-12|---13-12--13-13-12|
|------------------|------------------|
|-15-----15--15----|-14-----14--14----|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
Gtr I
E E E E x2
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|*------------------------*|
|*-0--0--------0--0-------*|
|--0--0--------0--0--------|
|--0--0--------0--0--------|
E E E E E E Q x4
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|*------------------------*|
|*-0--0--7--7--0--0--7----*|
|--0--0--7--7--0--0--7-----|
|--0--0--7--7--0--0--7-----|
Interlude
W W W W x2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-12--------------|-11--------------|-7---------------|-10--------------|
|-12--------------|-11--------------|-7---------------|-10--------------|
|-12--------------|-11--------------|-7---------------|-10--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Guitar Break
Gtr III
E E E. E E SE E E E E. E E SE E
|-----12------12--|-----12------12--|
|---15-----15---15|---15-----15---15|
|-14-----14--14---|-13-----13--13---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
x4
E E E. E E SE E E E E. E E SE E
|---13-12--13-13-12|---13-12--13-13-12|
|------------------|------------------|
|-15-----15--15----|-14-----14--14----|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E x4
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|*------------------------*|
|*-0--0-<5><5>-0--0-<5><5>*|
|--0--0--------0--0--------|
|--0--0--------0--0--------|
|*
|* -repeat
-natural harmonic
Lyrics
Verse
I need, I feel, a love,
You love to love the fear,
I never want to be alone,
I've forgotten to.
The road keeps moving clouds,
The clouds become unreal,
I guess I'll always be at home,
Chorus
Do you want me to try,
Directing your night.
Verse
An exit lights the sky,
The sky becomes complete.
Traveling hearts divide the throne,
I've forgotten to.
Friction, lines, bumps,
The highway song complete,
The signs are all turning right,
Do you want me to try,
Directing your light,
Chorus
Want me to try,
Directing your light.
Interlude
The purest forms of life,
Our days are never coming back,
The cannons of our time,
Our days are never coming back,
The purest forms of life,
Our days are never coming back,
The cannons of our time,
Our days are never ever coming back.
Our days are never coming back,
Our days are never coming back,
Our days are never coming back.
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