System of a Down
The Metro

Transcribed by: Mr.Blonde

Whole step down and dropped D (CGCFAd)


(0:01) Intro
    *A*                      *B*    *C*
D|-------x-----x---x-xxx---|--x--|----x---x---x---------
A|-------x-----x---x-xxx---|--x--|----x---x---x---------
F|-------x-----x---x-xxx---|--x--|----x---x---x---------
C|----x-----x----x---------|-----|----------------------
G|----x-----x----x---------|-----|----------------------
C|----x-----x----x---------|-----|---------------x------


(0:10)                                                (0:18)
D|--14--14--14---14-14-14--14--14---                  D|---*18-*18--
A|----------------------------------  REPEAT 2X THEN  A|------------
F|----------------------------------                  F|------------
C|----------------------------------                  C|------------
G|----------------------------------                  G|------------
C|----------------------------------                  C|------------


Repeat the riff at (0:10) and then play this:

(0:30)
D|---------------------------------------------
A|----15---------------------------------------
F|--------14--15--12--14------12---------------
C|------------------------15------14--12~~~----
G|---------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------


(0:35)
D|------------------------------------------------
A|----15------------------------------------------
F|--------14--15-15-12--14------12-12-------------
C|--------------------------15---------14--12^----
G|------------------------------------------------
C|------------------------------------------------
Tremolo pick the last 12 and gradually bend up a 1/4 step.


(0:41)
D|---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------  REPEAT  8X
F|---------------------------------
C|---------------------------------
G|---------------3---3-----1--0----
C|----0--2--3--0--------3----------
  PM...............................
The guitar plays under the bass on the part above.


(1:00)
D|----*12------
A|-------------
F|-------------
C|-------------
G|-------------
C|-------------


(1:01) Chorus
    *A*         *B*            *C*
D|------------|-------------|------------------------------------
A|------------|-------------|------------------------------------  PLAY: A, B, A, C
F|----5----7--|-------10----|------------------------------------
C|----5----7--|--8----10----|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
G|----3----5--|--8-----8----|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
C|------------|--8----------|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
Play each chord in riff A and B 6 times

(1:17)
D|---------------------------------
A|--------------------------------- REPEAT 4X
F|---------------------------------
C|---------------------------------
G|-----------------3-3-----1--0----
C|----0--2--3---0-------3----------
  PM...............................
Slightly palm mute this part.


(1:28)
D|----5----5----5----5----5----5----                  D|----5--5-5----
A|----5----5----5----5----5----5---- REPEAT 5X THEN   A|----5--5-5----
F|----------------------------------                  F|--------------
C|----------------------------------                  C|--------------
G|----------------------------------                  G|--------------
C|----------------------------------                  C|--------------


(1:48) Chorus (Same as above)
    *A*         *B*            *C*
D|------------|-------------|------------------------------------
A|------------|-------------|------------------------------------  PLAY: A, B, A, C
F|----5----7--|-------10----|------------------------------------
C|----5----7--|--8----10----|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
G|----3----5--|--8-----8----|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
C|------------|--8----------|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
Play each chord in riff A and B 6 times


(2:05)
D|-------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------- REPEAT 6X
F|-------------------------------------
C|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0-8-8-8---------
G|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0-8-8-8---------
C|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0-8-8-8---------


(2:17)
D|----------------------------------
A|----15----------------------------  REPEAT 2X
F|----------14----15--12--14--15----
C|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
C|----------------------------------


(2:21)
D|--------------17--15--12--13----------------
A|----15------------------------15------------
F|----------14------------------------14------
C|--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------
C|--------------------------------------------


(2:25)
D|----------------------------------
A|----15~~--------------------------  REPEAT 2X
F|----------14~~--15~~12~~14~~15~~--
C|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
C|----------------------------------


(2:29)

D|--------------17--15--12--13------------------------------
A|----15~~----------------------15-14-13-12--15-14-13-12----
F|----------14~~--------------------------------------------
C|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
C|----------------------------------------------------------
                                             ^ Tremolo Picking


(2:33) Chorus (Same as above)
    *A*         *B*            *C*
D|------------|-------------|------------------------------------
A|------------|-------------|------------------------------------  PLAY: A, B, A, C
F|----5----7--|-------10----|------------------------------------
C|----5----7--|--8----10----|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
G|----3----5--|--8-----8----|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
C|------------|--8----------|----8-0--8-0--8-0--8-0---8-0-8-0----
Play each chord in riff A and B 6 times.


2:48) Outro
D|-------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------
F|--------------------5-5-----3-3-2-2--------
C|----0-0-2-2-3-3-0-0-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2--------
G|----0-0-2-2-3-3-0-0-3-3-3-3-1-1-0-0--------
C|----0-0-2-2-3-3-0-0-----3-3----------------
  PM.........................................