QUESTION!

As recorded by System Of A Down

(from the 2005 Album "Mezmerize")
Transcribed by Rych-T, CUBErt, Fatty Words by System Of A Down
Music by D. Malakian; S. Tankian
Arranged by System Of A Down

Guitar I in standard tuning EADGBE

A Intro Guitar II in drop-D down a step CGCFAD
P = 88 1.-3. 4.
N.C. Em
N N N N V V N V N V N V
ggg 9 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 4x V V V V
V
V V 58 W V
1
I 16 V V u
Gtr I
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 10 10 10 10 10 9
B 10
12
sl.

B Main Riff
b b B5 Gb5A5
F 5 C 5 B5 A5 Fb5 Cb5 B5 A5 B5 Gb5A5 F5 b b
C 5 B5 A5 b
B5 G 5A5 b
F5 b
C 5 B5 A5 b
B5 G 5A5
ggg c d d
5
I V V V V V gV V c V V V V V gV V V V V V V V gV V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV gVV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II
P.M.
T
A
B 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7
4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7
H H H H

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C Verse

b F5
T N.C.
N N N N V V N V N V N V V N V N V N V V N V N V
10
ggg 9 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
I 16
Gtr I
let ring
0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
B

ggg 9 d d
I 16 WW VV WW VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
W V W V V V
Gtr II Gtr III
P.M.
T
A 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 2 0 2 4 2 2 0
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4

Amadd2
N N N N V V N V N V
14
ggg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 6 V V V V V V V V V V V V
I 8
let ring
0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 5 5 5 5
A 10 10 10 10 7 7
B

ggg 6
I V V V V V V V V 8
V
P.M.
T
A 2 4 2 2 0
B 4 4 4
4

D Pre-Chorus
Amadd2 G/E Em G/E Em
gg V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
17
Ig V V V V V VV VV VV VV V V V V VV VV VV VV

let ring
0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

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E Chorus
F5 b B5

22
ggg VV VV VV
I V V V V V V
VVV VVVV V VVV VVVV V VVV VVVV V VV
VV
V V V
VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV
Gtr II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 11 9 12 9 11 9
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9
P P P P P P P P P

ggg V V V V V V V V W
I
Gtr IV mp
T 7 8 7 8 5 5 7 8 10
A
B

to Coda D.S. al Coda

B5 b b
F 5 C 5 B5
A5 B5 Gb5 A5 b b
F 5 C 5 B5
A5 B5 Gb5 A5

26
ggg 5 c V V d c V V d
I V V V V V V V V 8 V V V VV VV VV gVV VV V V V VV VV VV gVV VV
V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
H H H H

ggg W 5
I 8
T 10
A
B

F Interlude

SFb5 b b B5 Gb5 A5
F 5 C 5 B5 A5 b b B5 Gb5 A5
F 5 C 5 B5 A5

29
ggg 6 5 c V d c V V d V
I 8 WW WW 8 V V V V V V gV V V V V VV VV V gVV VV
W W V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4
B 4 4 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
4 4 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
H H H H

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b
F5 b
C 5B5 A5 b
B5 G 5A5 F5b b
C 5B5 A5 b
B5 G 5A5 N.C.
gg
33
Ig V V V V V V V gV V
V
V
V V V VV VV VV VV VV gVV VV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
VVV VVVVVVV VV VVVV
P.M.
T
A
B 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7
4 4 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 11 9 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 4 4 11 11 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 6 6 7 7

b b B5 Gb5 A5
F 5 C 5 B5 A5 Fb5 Cb5 B5 A5 B5 Gb5 A5

37
ggg cV V d V cV V d V
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV V gVV VV V V V VV VV V gVV VV
V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A
B 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
4 4 4 4 11 11 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 6 6 7 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
H H H H

G Breakdown
N.C.
41
ggg 4
I 4
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
P.M.
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0

N.C.
43
ggg
I
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
P.M.
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 0

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N.C.
8va

45
ggg U *See Performance Notes
I
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

P.M. P.M.
14
T
A
B 99999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999

H Outro
b b
F 5 C 5 B5 A5 B5 C
G 5 A5b b b
F 5 C 5 B5 A5 B5 C
G 5 A5b b F5
N V V N V N V N V V N V N V
47
ggg 5 k k 9 V V V V V V V V V V
I 8 16
Gtr I
let ring
0 0
T 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 10 10 10 10
B

ggg 5 c d cV V d V 9 d d
I 8 V VV V V V V gV V V V gV V
V V V V V V V V 16 WW VV WW VV
V V V V V V V V W V W V
Gtr II

T
A 4 4 4 4
B 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 4 4
4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 4 4 4
H H H H

N.C. Em b b
F 5 C 5B5 A5 b
B5 G 5A5 b b
F 5 C 5B5 A5 b
B5 G 5A5
N N N N V
ggg V V V V V V V V V VV V V
V
V V 58 W V c d cV V d V
51
I VV u V VV VV V V VV gV V V V V VV VV V gVV VV
V VV VV V
Gtr II
let ring
0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 12 12 12
A 10 10 10 9
B 10 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
12 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7 4 11 9 7 7 9 6 7
sl. H H H H

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