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Band: System of a Down
Album: System of a Down
Song: Spiders
Tabbed By: KnowCubert
- Drop D Tuning - Standard tuning with low E string dropped to D (Low to high: DADGBE)
I don't know where people get the idea that this first part alternates between 5th and 7th frets on 5th string (A).
If you listen, it clearly is 5th and 3rd. Otherwise, it doesn't sound right. I am almost certain this is 100% right.
Go easy on me, it's my first time tabbing.
- Intro / Main Riff -
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|----------------------- Play 2X
|----5---5---3---3---3-3
|--0---0---0---0---0----
Then:
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|----6---5---8---6---5/6----5---5---3---3---3-3
|--0---0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0---0-----
^Repeat this cycle 4X
^^This same part later in the song, when it sounds higher pitched, play this:
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|-----------------------
|----7---7---5---5---5-5
|----------------------- Play 2X
|-----------------------
|--0---0---0---0---0----
Then:
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|----8---7---10---8---7-8---7---7---5---5----5-5
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|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|--0---0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0---0-----
^Follow with song to hear where to play each of these
- Solo - Numbers in brackets are how many times to pick, double the amount for
double picking (the real way)
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|--11(16X)-12(8X)-13(8X)-10(16X)-11(8X)-10(8X)--
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|--13(16X)-14(8X)-12(8X)-13(16X)-14(8X)-12(8X)--
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This is pretty much all the parts, just listen to the song to figure where they go.
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