"Mind"
System Of A Down
Written by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian, and Shavo Odadjian
As heard on the 1998 self titled album System Of A Down
Tabbed by MasterofBass
E-mail - stephenmiester@yahoo.com
Tuning - low to high - C, G, C, F
I just updated this on 11/29/05. Fixed a few minor errors and added the times.
notes:
the tildas (~~~~~~~) i use to show ringing notes or to emphasize letting that
note ring at the end of the measure or phrase
/ is a slide up the fretboard
h is for a hammer on
although I'm a finger bassist, I find it easier to play this song with a pick
like Shavo does so the notes can ring out
easier
Intro: [0:00]
F-I---------------------------------I
C-I---------------------------------I Repeat this 30 times
G-I-------------5-4-4/5-5/6-6-6-6-6-I
C-I----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-I
then play this [1:30]
F-I--------------------------I
C-I--------------------------I
G-I--------------------------I
C-I--0-0~~~~~---0-0~~~~~~~~~~I
the song slows down here and gets quiet for a few seconds... then
play 2 times [1:44]
F-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I-----------------------------------------------I
G-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I--6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0------6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0-I the open C's are played with the "Go Away" line
Verse figure [1:49]
F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I Play 5 times
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I
6th time on verse figure play this [2:23]
F-I---------------------------------------------------I
C-I---------------------------------------------------I
G-I---------------------------------------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-I
this again 4 times [2;30]
F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I
at the end of the fourth time let the 1st fret on the low C string ring [2:56]
Then play this 4 times [2:59]
F-I--------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------I
G-I--------------------------------I
C-I---6--5-5-5-5--6--5-5-5-5--6-6--I
next play this one time (goes by kind of fast) [3:06]
F-I----------------------------------------I
C-I----------------------------------------I
G-I------------------^-----^----^----------I notes here with a carrot on top make
C-I--6~~~~-6-6--6--6-6---6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-I quarter (1/4) bends
Then play this 4 times [3:09]
F-I-----------------------------I
C-I-----------------------------I
G-I-----------------------------I
C-I--7--6-6-6-6--7--6-6-6-6-7-7-I
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/mind_btab_ver_3.html ]
Then play this again 2 times [3:16]
F-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I-----------------------------------------------I
G-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I--6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0------6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0-I
Play this 2 times again [3:21]
F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I
Then play this 3 times [3:34]
F-I-------------------I
C-I-------------------I
G-I-------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0---3-2--I
on the fourth time play this [3:45]
F-I-------------------I
C-I-------------------I
G-I-------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0~~~~~~--I
this again 3 times [3:48]
F-I-------------------I
C-I-------------------I
G-I-------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0---3-2--I
and on the 4th time play [3:59]
F-I-------------------------I
C-I-------------------------I
G-I-------------------------I
C-I -3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3-3-I
Again, play this 4 times [4:02]
and at the end of the 4th time let the 1st fret ring [at 4:29]
F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I
Then play this 4 times again [4:31]
F-I--------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------I
G-I--------------------------------I
C-I---6--5-5-5-5--6--5-5-5-5--6-6--I
then play this at [4:38]
F-I----------------------------------------I
C-I----------------------------------------I
G-I-------------^----^-----^----^----------I notes here with a carrot on top make
C-I--6~~~~-6-6--6--6-6---6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-I half bends this time
Then play this 8 times [4:41]
F-I---------------------------I
C-I---------------------------I
G-I---------------------------I
C-I--7--6-6-6---7--6-6-6--7-7-I
then play this 4 times [4:55] (when the guitar palm mutes the riff)
F-I---------------------------I
C-I---------------------------I
G-I---------------------------I
C-I--7--6-7--6-7--6-6-7-6-7-7-I
slow down and play this:[5:01]
F-I----------------------------------------I
C-I----------------------------------------I
G-I----------------------------------------I
C-I--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6~~~~-I
Guitar break[5:09]
then play this 8 times [5:12]
F-I--------------------------I
C-I--------------------------I
G-I--------------------------I
C-I--7--6-6-6--7--6-6-6--7-7-I
Then the outro played 4 times: [5:25]
F-I-------------------7-7-6-6-5~~~~~-I
C-I---------------------------0~~~~~-I
G-I----------------------------------I
C-I-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I
let all the notes ring at the end
segue to Peephole
END!!
