SONG: P.L.U.C.K (POLITICALLY LYING, UNHOLY, COWARDLY KILLERS)
ARTIST: SYSTEM OF A DOWN
ALBUM: SYSTEM OF A DOWN (RELEASED 1998 THRU AMERICAN RECORDINGS)
LYRICS: SERJ TANKIAN
MUSIC: DARON MALAKIAN
TRANSCRIBED BY SCOTT GIBSON
THIS IS A GREAT SONG AND MY OWN WORK, SO ENJOY…
THE TUNING FOR THIS SONG IS DROP D (DADGBE) 1 FULL STEP DOWN (CGCFAD)
INTRO
D|-------------------------------------
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4b^^^^^^----- Bend up about ½ step
F|-------------------------------------
C|-------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------
C|------------------------------------- (x 8)
(0:24)
D|--------------------------
A|--------------------------
F|--------------------------
C|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----
G|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----
C|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----
(“Elimination...")
(0:36) RIFF 1
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
F|-------------------------------
C|-2322-2322--3-2322-|-----------
G|-2322-2322--3-2322-|-----------
C|-2322-2322--3-2322-|----------- ( x 4)
(0:47) RIFF 1a
D|-----------------------
A|-----------------------
F|-----------------------
C|-23222-2322-3 ---------
G|-23222-2322-3----------
C|-23222-2322-3---------- (x 8)
(“Die, Why, Walk Down....")
(0:59) PRE-VERSE
D|-------------------------------------------------
A| -5-5--5-5--4-4-5-5-5--4-4-5-5-5-4-4--5-5-5------
F| -4-4--4-4--3-3-4-4-4--3-3-4-4-4-3-3--4-4-4------
C|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
C|-------------------------------------------------
(1:04) VERSE
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
F|--7-7-/-9--9-9-9--9-/-13--13-13-13--13-/-15---------
C|--x—x-/-x--x-x-x--x-/-x---x--x--x---x--/-x----------
G|--5-5-/-7--7-7-7--7-/-11--11-11-11--11-/-13---------
C|----------------------------------------------------
(" A whole race, Genocide...")
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
F|-15-15-\-10-10-/-13-13-13---------
C|-x--x--\-x--x--/-x--x--x----------
G|-13-13-\-8--8--/-11-11-11---------
C|---------------------------------- ( x 2)
RIFF 2 (1:17)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/system_of_a_down/pluck_tab_ver_3.html ]
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
F|------------------------------------
C|--\--0-2-x-x-0-2--------------------
G|--\--0-2-x-x-0-2--------------------
C|--\--0-2-x-x-0-2-------------------- Repeat x 8
(" Revolution, the only solution...")
VERSE (1:30)
(" Recognition, Restoration...")
RIFF 2 (1:42)
(" Revolution, the only solution...")
CHORUS (1:54)
D|------------------------------------------------ After the
A|------------------------------------------------ last 5, go
F|------------------------------------------------ back to 2 and
C|-0--2--2-2-2---------------5--5-5-5-3-3--5------ ignore the 0.
G|-0--2--2-2-2--3-3-33h5p3-0-5--5-5-5-3-3--5------
C|-0--2--2-2-2---------------5--5-5-5-3-3--5------ (x4)
(" The plan was mastered…")
C|-3333----- Last chords of
G|-3333----- 4th bar of chorus before
C|-3333----- RIFF 1.
PM|---------
RIFF 1 (2:20) (x4) This time, only on the fourth
and final play do NOT pause
keep playing the riff.
(" Revolution...")
RIFF 1A - play this as a continuation of the fourth bar, which you've kept playing. (x8)
(2:44) VERSE (Play ONE bar of the verse then...)
(" Watch them all fall down...")
RIFF 2 (2: 50) (x 8)
CHORUS ( 3: 02) Play exactly like chorus above (x4) except play the last bar as
C|-2--2-2-----------------5—-5-5-3-3--5-2~~~~~
G|-2-—2-2---3-3-33h5p3-0--5—-5-5-3-3--5-2~~~~~
C|-2--2-2-----------------5—-5-5-3-3--5-2~~~~~
Let last chord fade
LYRICS
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Elimination (x 3)
Die, Why, Walk Down,
A whole race, Genocide,
Taken away all of our pride,
A whole race, Genocide,
Taken away, Watch them all fall down!
Revolution, the only solution
We've taken your shit now its time for restitution
Recognition, Restoration, Reparation ( x 2 )
Watch them all fall down
Revolution, the only solution,
The armed response of an entire nation,
Revolution, the only solution,
We've taken all your shit now its time for restitution
The plan was mastered and called Genocide
(Never want to see you around)
Took all the children and then we died,
(Never want to see you around)
The few that remained were never found,
(Never want to see you around)
All in a system...down...
Walk down... (Watch them all fall down)
Revolution, the only solution,
We've taken all your shit now its time for restitution.
The plan was mastered and called Genocide
(Never want to see you around)
Took all the children and then we died,
(Never want to see you around)
The few that remained were never found,
(Never want to see you around)
All in a System, Down...
SONGFLOW
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INTRO (WITH MUTED STRINGS)
RIFF 1
RIFF 1a
PRE-VERSE
VERSE
RIFF 2
VERSE
RIFF 2
CHORUS
RIFF 1
RIFF 1a
VERSE
RIFF 2
CHORUS
