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System of a Down
Vicinity of Obscenity
Drop D tuning
Intro
Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
|--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
Wx3 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|------------|-19-19S18-18S17-17S16-16-15S14S13S12S11S10S9S8S7S6S5S4--|
N.C.
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|
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||o-----8-------7-----8---------6---o||-----8-------7-----8---------6---|
||--0-6---0-0-6---0-6---0-0-6-8---0--||-0-6---0-0-6---0-6---0-0-6-8---0-|
Main Riff
D5AbBbAbD5G5AbG5D5AbBbAbF5G5AbG5 D5AbBbAbD5G5AbG5D5AbBbAbF5G5AbG5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
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||--0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5--||
||o-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-o||
||--0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5--||
Interlude
N.C.
7/4
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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||o----------------------------------------------------o||
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||o-------------------5-4-----------5-4-----5-4--------o||
||--4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-----7-6-4-6-7-----7-6-----7-6-4---||
Verse
1.,2.,3.
D5AbBbAbD5G5AbG5D5AbBbAbF5G5AbG5 N.C.
4/4
PM----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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||o---------------------------------||----------------------------o||
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||--0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||-----------------------------||
||o-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||-5-4-----5-4-----5-4--------o||
||--0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||-----7-6-----7-6-----7-6-4---||
4.
N.C.
PM------| PM------| PM------| PM------|
S S S S E e S S S S E e S S S S E e S S S S E e
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|-----------4-----------4-|-----------4-----------4-|
|-5-4---------5-4---------|-5-4---------5-4---------|
|-----7-6-4-------7-6-4---|-----7-6-4-------7-6-4---|
Prechorus
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F#G#A5F#G#A5F#G#A5F#G#A5 A5G#5 F#G#A5 A5G#F#5 A5G#F#5
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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|---------------------------------|-------------------------4--|
|-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-5-4-7-6-|-4-6-7-5-4-7-6-4-5-4-7-6-4--|
|-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-----7-6-|-4-6-7-----7-6-4-----7-6-4--|
F#G#A5F#G#A5F#G#A5F#G#A5 A5G#5 F#G#A5 A5G#F#5 A5G#F#5
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q
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|-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-5-4-7-6-|-4-6-7-5-4-7-6-4-5-4-7-6-4--|
|-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-----7-6-|-4-6-7-----7-6-4-----7-6-4--|
Chorus
To Coda
G5 A5 B5 Bm B5 A5 G5 Gmaj7
Gtr II
E. S +S S E +Q S S E E. S +S S E +Q S S E 4x
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||o--------------------7---7----|--------------------7---7-----o||
||---------------------7---7----|--------------------7---7------||
||--------------------(9)-(9)---|-------------------(5)-(5)-----||
||o-5--7-(7)---9-(9)------------|-9--7-(7)---5-(5)-------------o||
||--5--7-(7)---9-(9)------------|-9--7-(7)---5-(5)--------------||
Interlude
N.C.
7/4
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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||o----------------------------------------------------o||
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||o-------------------5-4-----------5-4-----5-4--------o||
||--4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-----7-6-4-6-7-----7-6-----7-6-4---||
Verse
D5AbBbAbD5G5AbG5D5AbBbAbF5G5AbG5 N.C.
4/4
PM----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||-----------------------------|
|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||-5-4-----5-4-----5-4---------|
|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||-----7-6-----7-6-----7-6-4---|
D.S. al Coda
D5AbBbAbD5G5AbG5D5AbBbAbF5G5AbG5 N.C.
PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E e S S S S E e
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|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||------------4-----------4---||
|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||o-5-4---------5-4----------o||
|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-||------7-6-4-------7-6-4-----||
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G5 A5 B5 Bm B5 A5 G5
2/4
Gtr II
E. S +S S E +Q S S E E. S +S S E
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|--------------------7---7----|--------------|
|--------------------7---7----|--------------|
|-------------------(9)-(9)---|--------------|
|-5--7-(7)---9-(9)------------|-9--7-(7)---5-|
|-5--7-(7)---9-(9)------------|-9--7-(7)---5-|
A5
4/4
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+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Guitar Solo
D5 AbBbAbD5 G5AbG5D5AbBbAbF5G5AbG5 D5AbBbAbD5G5AbG5D5AbBbAbF5G5AbG5
Gtr III
Q Q H W
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|-/15\-------/(15)\-----------------------|----------------------------------|
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| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|---0--6-8-6----0---5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5--|
|---0--6-8-6----0---5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5--|
|---0--6-8-6----0---5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5-|-0-6-8-6-0-5-6-5-0-6-8-6-3-5-6-5--|
D5 AbBbAbD5 G5AbG5D5 AbBbAbF5 G5AbG5
Q Q Q Q
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|---0--6-8-6----0---5-6-5---0--6-8-6----3---5-6-5-|
|---0--6-8-6----0---5-6-5---0--6-8-6----3---5-6-5-|
|---0--6-8-6----0---5-6-5---0--6-8-6----3---5-6-5-|
D5 AbBbAbD5 G5AbG5D5 AbBbAbF5 G5AbG5
Q Q Q Q
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|-15b17-------(15)b17-------18b20-------(18)b20--------|
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|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
D5 AbBbAbD5 G5AbG5D5 AbBbAbF5 G5AbG5
Q Q Q Q
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|-20b22-------(20)b22-------20b22-------(20)b22-------|
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|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5-|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5-|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5-|
D5 AbBbAbD5 G5AbG5D5 AbBbAbF5 G5AbG5
Q Q Q Q
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|-20b22-------(20)b22-------20b22-------(20)b22--------|
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|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
D5 AbBbAbD5 G5AbG5D5 AbBbAbF5 G5AbG5
Q Q Q Q
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|-20b22-------(20)b22-------20b22-------(20)b22-------|
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|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5-|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5-|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5-|
D5 AbBbAbD5 G5AbG5D5 AbBbAbF5 G5AbG5
Q Q Q Q
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|-20b22r======(20)b22r======20b22r======(20)b22r=======|
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|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
|--0----6-8-6---0-----5-6-5--0----6-8-6---3-----5-6-5--|
Outro
1.,2.,3.
F#G#A5F#G#A5F#G#A5F#G#A5 A5G#5 F#G#A5 A5G#F#5 A5G#F#5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q 3x
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||o-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-5-4-7-6-|-4-6-7-5-4-7-6-4-5-4-7-6-4--o||
||--4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-----7-6-|-4-6-7-----7-6-4-----7-6-4---||
4.
F#G#A5 A5G#F#5 A5G#F#5
PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S q W
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|-------------------------4--|------*|
|-4-6-7-5-4-7-6-4-5-4-7-6-4--|------*|
|-4-6-7-----7-6-4-----7-6-4--|------*|
man your finders gotta fly to pull this one off. I figure the best way to do it is to bar the forth fret with your index and each fret after that has its own finger. Does that sound like the way you guys play it? either way this song is gonna give me carpol tunnel
Comments on this version of the 'Vicinity Of Obscenity' guitar tab
Eb|-------------------------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------------------------
Ab|------------------4-2-0---------4-2-0---4-2-0----
Db|4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-------6-4-6-7-------6-------6-4
bananabananabananateracotabananateracotateracotapie
Only problem with the verse is there is no
Eb|-----
Bb|----- Bb|7-7
Gb|----- before the Gb|7-7, that's just bass.
Db|-----
Ab|5-7-9
Db|5-7-9
That's all I can think of so far.
Andrew M F Hutchins
man your finders gotta fly to pull this one off. I figure the best way to do it is to bar the forth fret with your index and each fret after that has its own finger. Does that sound like the way you guys play it? either way this song is gonna give me carpol tunnel
nice tab
Your fingers do have to move rather fast for this song to sound good, but once you get it, it's so fun to play...
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