Aerials by System Of A Down Author/Artist: System Of A Down Title: Aerials Album: Toxicity Transcribed by: Sergio Moreno Email: stangaddict@hotmail.com I transcribed this song myself. I recommend finger-picking Riff 1 but if you're awesome with a pick go for it! The asterisks (*) mean that the measures enclosed are repeated. If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to point out a mistake, please email me. The tuning for this song is as follows: C G E B F# B |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-- |---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1|-6-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3 Riff 1 (Intro and chorus) no distortion |-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-- |---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |-4-----6-----8-----9-----8---6--|-4-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1 |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-- |---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |-6-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1|/8-----4-----1-----1-----1-----1 |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |------0-----0-----0------0------|-----0-------------------------- |----0-----0-----0------0-------0|---0-----0-----0---0---0---0---0 |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |-/6-----8-----9-----11-----9-8--|-6-----4-----1---1---1---1---1-- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------- |----------|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |----------|---------|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8--| |*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|---------12---------11-|---------10---------8-*| |*-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-1--9-|-1-1-1-1--8-1-1-1-1-6-*| |--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----| |----------|---------|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----| Riff 2 (Verses) w/distortion verse 1 - repeat four times. on the last time only play first two measures and go back to Riff 1. verse 2 - repeat two times followed by Riff 2A and Riff 3 |---------|---------|---------|---------| |---------|---------|---------|---------| |-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-| |---------|---------|---------|---------| Riff 2A |--------|-------|-------------|--------| |--------|-------|-------------|--------| |*-------|-------|-------------|-------*| |*-4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1-*| |--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--| |--4-3-1-|-6-4-3-|-4-6-8-9-8-6-|-4-3-1--| Riff 3 (Final chorus) repeat twice. insert slides at the end of the first, second, and fourth measures when repeating. go back to Riff 1 and repeat until the song ends. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp www.TAB6.com