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Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 13:58:51 -0400
From:  (by way of cathal woods)
Subject: s/system_of_a_down/shimmy.tab

System Of A Down - Shimmy
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Track 11 on the American Recordings record "Toxicity"
Words & Music by Serj Tankian

[http://www.systemofadown.com]

-Dropped D tuning (CGCFAD)
-Heavy distorted ('trash metal')

x=palm mute
/=slide down
\=slide up

(intro x 13; drums enter on 5th time)
D------------------
A------------------
F------------------
C------------------
G------------------
C--3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-
   x x x x x x x x (slowly release palm mute)

(2nd part of intro x 3)
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
F----------------------------
C--6/2-2-2--2-2-2\6-6-6--6-6-
G--6/2-2-2--2-2-2\6-6-6--6-6-
C--6/2-2-2--2-2-2\6-6-6--6-6-

(still 2nd part of intro, 4th time)

D---------------------
A---------------------
F---------------------
C--6/2-2-2--2-2--6666-
G--6/2-2-2--2-2--6666-
C--6/2-2-2--2-2--6666-
                 xxxx

(verse1)
D-----------|    |---|   ----------------------
A-----------|    |---|   ----------------------
F-----------|    |---|   ----------------------
C-----------|x 3 |---|   ----------------------
G--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|   ----------------------
C--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|	 -14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-

D-----------|    |---|   -------------------------------
A-----------|    |---|   -------------------------------
F-----------|    |---|   -------------------------------
C-----------|x 3 |---|   -------------------------------
G--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|   -------------------------------
C--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|   -14-15-18-19-18h19p18-15-14-12-

D-----------|    |---|   ----------------------
A-----------|    |---|   ----------------------
F-----------|    |---|   ----------------------
C-----------|x 3 |---|   ----------------------
G--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|   ----------------------
C--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|	 -14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-

D-----------|    |---|   -------------------------------------------
A-----------|    |---|   -------------------------------------------
F-----------|    |---|   -------------------------------------------
C-----------|x 3 |---|   -------------------------------------------
G--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|   -------------------------------------------
C--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|	 14-15-18-19-18-15-14-15-14-12-10-9-7-9-7-5-

(chorus)
(same as 2nd part of intro)

(verse2)
(same as verse1)

(chorus x 2)

(bridge)
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
F---------------------------------------------
C--2----2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2222-
G--2----2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2222-
C--2----2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2222-
					 xxxx
D-----------------------
A-----------------------
F-----------------------
C----------------------- (x 6)
G-----------------------
C--14-15-14-12-10-9-7-6-
    x  x  x  x  x x x x (slowly release palm mute & use a few artificial
harmonics)

(outro)
D-----------|    |---|
A-----------|    |---|
F-----------|    |---|
C-----------|x 3 |---|
G--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|
C--3-2-0-2--|    |-3-|

(note: the ending riffs of the verse could be played on G-string, but Daron
plays them on C, so.. do whatever you want)

(verse1)
(chorus)
(verse2)
(chorus)
(bridge)
(outro)

(Own work of Jordy Licht: enf.licht@wanadoo.nl)
questions and / or comments? Please let me know...

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