Psycho Lyrics

PSYCHO
As recorded by System of a Down
(From the 2001 Album TOXICITY)
Words and Music by Daron Malakian and Serj Tankion
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Distortion'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Distortion'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Clean'
Gtr IV (C G C F A D) - '12-string Acoustic'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=150
Gtr I
Wx8
E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--2----2----2------2---|--2------2----2----2-----|--0----0------0----0-----|
E E E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------o||------------------------|
|---------------------------o||------------------------|
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------------------o||------------------------|
|--0----0------0------0-----o||-3-----3-----3-----3----|
|-13b13.5==13-13-(13)-13-13b14==13-13-|
| Q Q Q Q
|-(13)-13b14.5==13-13-13-13-13b15==13-|-13-13-13-13-13b15.5==13-13b16==13-|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------|
S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q
||o-------------------|-------------------o||
||o-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2----o||
| W W
||o-------------------|-------------------o||
||o-------------------|-------------------o||
$
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2------|
PM--------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM--------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
Gtr II
H Q. E +E E Q Q Q H Q E E
Gtr I
H Q. E +E E Q Q Q H Q E E
|-7----7----7-|-(7)-7-7--7--7S=|=10----10--10-10-|
|-7----7----7-|-(7)-7-7--7--7S=|=10----10--10-10-|
|-5----5----5-|-(5)-5-5--5--5S=|==8-----8---8--8-|
H Q +Q W W
PM-------------------------------|
H Q +Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------o||
|--8-----8---(8)\--|-2-2-2----2-2-2----|-2-2-2----2-2-2----o||
W H. Q W +W
| Gtrs III, IV
| W W W H Q Q
Gtrs III, IV
H Q. E +E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-1----1----1-|-(1)-1----1--1-1-|-2--2-2-2-4-5-4pb5r=|
+Q Q E E E E H Q E E +Q Q E E Q
Gtrs I, II Gtrs III, IV
PM-------------------------------|
S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q H Q. E
+E E Q Q E E Q. E E E E A E +E Q E E E E E
|-(1)-1----1--1-1-|-2----2-2-4-5-5s7-|-(7)-5--5-4-4-2-2--|
D.S.
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------|
H Q. E +E E Q E E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q
Gtr II
A H +H +H. E E
|-10h12----(12)-----|-(12)---------10-12-|
| Gtrs III, IV
| H Q. E +E E Q Q E E
H. E E E S S S H.
| Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|--2-----2-2-2-4--5--4pb5r|=(4)-----------4---4-2-2-2--|
+W S E. +Q Q Q
|-(10)-----------|-10h=12--(12)--10---9--|
| H Q E E +Q Q E E Q
E E A H. +H. Q
|-9-10-10s12----------|-(12)---------10----|
| H Q. E +E E Q Q E E
A W +H. E E H. E E
|-10h12-----------|-(12)---------10-12-|-------------12---12-|
| H Q. E +E E Q Q E E Q. E E E E A E
|-----1----1----1-|--(1)-1----1---1--1-|--2----2-2-4--5-5s=7-|
E S S S E +E +Q +Q +H Q. E
|-13--12-13-12-10b11==(10)r(10)b11====(10)r==|=(10)----10----10---|
| +E Q E E E E E H Q. E
S E. +Q Q E E Q E E S +S +E E E
|-10h12----(12)--10---9-9-|-9--9-10-9b10==(9)r(9)-9-10-|
| E E Q E E Q H Q. E
E. S +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
| +E E Q Q E E H Q. E
| +E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-(1)-1-------1----1-1-|--2----2-2--2-4--5-4pb5r|=(4)----4----4-2--2-2-|
| H Q E E +Q Q E E Q H Q. E
| +E E Q Q E E H Q. E +E E Q Q E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
| Q. E E E E A E +E Q E E E E E
|--2-------2--2-4--5-5s7-|-(7)-5----5--4-4-2-2-|
H.=H
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
| H Q. E +E E Q E E Q W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *