Chop Suey!

Daron Malakian (overdrive) Tablature

♩ = 136 bpm - 4/4 time

As a preview of what's available in FATpick's song catalog, the following is a plain-text rendition of the tablature for track 1 of "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down from the album Toxicity. This tab is written for a 6-string guitar in the Drop C (CGCFAD) tuning. For help interpreting this notation, see How to Read Guitar Tablature.

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