Prison Song Tab

by System Of A Down
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Tuning: C G C F A D
Key: Cm
Capo: no capo
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[Intro]
 
(all of intro and chorus is p.m.)
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-|
G|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1----1-1-1-1-|
C|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1------------|
 
repeat 2
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1------------|
C|--0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1--3--1---0--1------------|
 
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0--|
 
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|
 
repeat 2
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
 
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
(slight p.m.)
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
repeat 2
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
(there trying to build a prison)
 
 (p.m.)
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|----8---8---8--------------------------------------------|
G|-6----6---6---6------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0--|
 
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|
 
repeat 2
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
 
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
 (slight p.m.)
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
repeat 2
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------8----------------8----------------8----------------|
G|--6-------6--------6-------6--------6-------6------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
(there trying to build a prison)
 
 (p.m.)
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|----8---8---8--------------------------------------------|
G|-6----6---6---6------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0--|
 
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|
 
repeat 2
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
C|--0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-1----|
 
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3-3-3-3--|
G|--1-1-1-1--|
C|-----------|
 
here is the half time feel:
 (uses to guitars at the same time fig. a is a electric,
  fig. b is a 12 string acoustic)
 
 
[Fig. A]
 
 (let ring)
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-------------------2------------------------------|
F|----------3-------3-----------2--------------------------|
C|--------------3-------------------2----------------------|
G|----------------------0----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Fig. B]
 
 (let ring)
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3--------------------------------------------------|
F|--3-------3-------------------2--------------------------|
C|--------------3-----------2-------2----------------------|
G|------------------1---0----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
                                             |--p.m.--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----|
|---------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|
 
repeat 2
 
 (all p.m.)
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---|
G|--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0--1-1-1-1---|
C|--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------------|
 
repeat
 
 
[Outro]
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-------------------2------------------------------|
F|----------3-------3-----------2--------------------------|
C|--------------3-------------------2----------------------|
G|----------------------0----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
okay thats the whole song. I've been playing guitar for a month and i can play this song
really good so it's an easy song. if you want any more soad tabs from the toxicity cd
e-mail me at sk8medium@aol.com. Or if anyone has the tab book for soad's first cd
please e-mail me your address.
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edlikesrock
play the verse like this |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-0-1-0-3-0-1-0--| |-0-1-0-3-0-1-0--|
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x__Behemoth__x
Is not like this |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |--3-3-3-3--| |--1-1-1-1--| |-----------| It's like this |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |--8-8-8-8--| |--8-8-8-8--| |--8-8-8-8--| Believe me: watch on you tube some SOAD lives like "System Of A Down - prison song 2001 Reading Festival Live" you'll see that
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svelle
@behemoth: Its exactly the same tone, just different strings ;)
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