Violent Pornography by System Of A Down #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## VIOLENT PORNOGRAPHY As recorded by System Of A Down (From the 2005 Double Album MEZMERIZE) Words by Daron Malakian & Serj Tankian Music by Daron Malakian Transcribed by CUBErt Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=142 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I ~~~ |----3----| H Q. E a W Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E +Q +H |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |------4----5-|-5h7--------|-8-7-5-8-7-5-|-4-(4)b5-(4)--(4)----| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-0-----------|------------|-------------|---------------------| N.C. W H H |----------|------------| |----------|------------| |----------|------------| |-8--------|-12----8----| |----------|------------| |----------|------------| N.C. ~~~ |----3----| H Q. E a W Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E +Q +H |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |------4----5-|-5-7--------|-8-7-5-8-7-5-|-4-(4)b5-(4)--(4)----| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-0-----------|------------|-------------|---------------------| N.C. D5 Gtr II W H Q. E |----------|--------------| |----------|--------------| |----------|--------------| |-8--------|-12----8----7-| |----------|------------5-| |----------|--------------| Verse I Eb5 E5 Eb5 E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E ||---------------|--------------|--------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------| ||---------------|--------------|--------------| ||--8----------8-|-9----------9-|-8----------8-| ||o-6----------6-|-7----------7-|-6----------6-| ||---------------|--------------|--------------| 1. 2. D5 D5 D5 E E H E E E E H E +E |---------------||---------------------| |--------------o||---------------------| |---------------||---------------------| |-7----------7--||-7-------------------| |-5----------5-o||-5--------12-(12)\---| |---------------||----------12-(12)\---| D5 PM------| PM----------| PM--- S +S S +S S +S S S +S S S S S +S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------0-(0)---------------0-(0)-----| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| Eb5 F5 F#5 ---------| PM| +S S S S S +S S S E +S E +S S +S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----------0-(0)-----------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-1-(1)-3-(3)-4-(4)-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-1-(1)-3-(3)-4-(4)-| D5 PM------| PM----------| PM--- S +S S +S S +S S S +S S S S S +S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------0-(0)---------------0-(0)-----| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| F#5 F5 Eb5 ---------| PM| +S S S S S +S S S E +S E +S S +S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----------0-(0)-----------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-4-(4)-3-(3)-1-(1)-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-4-(4)-3-(3)-1-(1)-| D5 Eb5F5 F#5 PM| PM----| PM----| E E q S S S S q S S S S E S S E. E. E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-----0----------0--|---------0-------------| |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-1--3--4-| |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-1--3--4-| D5 F#5F5 D5 PM| PM----| PM----| PM--------| E E E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----0---------0---------|-0-------------------7---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4--3--5---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4--3------| Verse II & III $ Eb5 E5 Eb5 E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E ||---------------|--------------|--------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------| ||---------------|--------------|--------------| ||--8----------8-|-9----------9-|-8----------8-| ||o-6----------6-|-7----------7-|-6----------6-| ||---------------|--------------|--------------| 1. 2. D5 D5 D5 E E H E E E E H E +E |---------------||---------------------| |--------------o||---------------------| |---------------||---------------------| |-7----------7--||-7-------------------| |-5----------5-o||-5--------12-(12)\---| |---------------||----------12-(12)\---| D5 PM----| PM| PM--| PM| S +S S +S S +S S S +S S S S S +S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------0-(0)---------------0-(0)-----| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| Eb5 F5 F#5 PM--| PM| +S S S S S +S S S E +S E +S S +S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----------0-(0)-----------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-1-(1)-3-(3)-4-(4)-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-1-(1)-3-(3)-4-(4)-| D5 PM----| PM| PM--| PM| S +S S +S S +S S S +S S S S S +S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------0-(0)---------------0-(0)-----| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| F#5 F5 Eb5 PM--| PM| +S S S S S +S S S E +S E +S S +S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----------0-(0)-----------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-4-(4)-3-(3)-1-(1)-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-4-(4)-3-(3)-1-(1)-| D5 Eb5F5 F#5 PM| PM----| PM----| E E q S S S S q S S S S E S S E. E. E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-----0----------0--|---------0-------------| |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-1--3--4-| |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-1--3--4-| To Coda D5 F#5F5 Eb5 PM| PM----| PM----| PM--------| E E E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----0---------0---------|-0-----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4--3--1---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4--3--1---| Chorus D5 F#5 G5 A5 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-0--------|-4--------|-5--------|-7----| |-0--------|-4--------|-5--------|-7----| |-0--------|-4--------|-5--------|-7----| Bb5 C5 D5 Bb5 W W W W |----------|-----------|-----------|------| |----------|-----------|-----------|------| |----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-8--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----| |-8--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----| |-8--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----| D5 F#5 G5 A5 PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-0--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-7--------------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| Bb5 C5 PM--------| PM------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |-8--------------|-10--------------------| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-| D.S. al Coda D5 Bb5 D5 PM------------| PM------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-12--------------------|-8------------7-| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-5-| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8-8-8-8-8---| Chorus II & D5 F#5 G5 A5 Gtr I W H. +Q W W ||-----------|--------------|----------|------| ||o----------|--------------|----------|------| ||-----------|--------------|----------|------| ||-----------|--------------|----------|------| ||o-0--------|-4-------(4)S=|=5--------|-7----| ||--0--------|-4-------(4)S=|=5--------|-7----| Bb5 C5 D5 Bb5 W W H. +Q W |----------|-----------|----------------|-------|| |----------|-----------|----------------|------o|| |----------|-----------|----------------|-------|| |----------|-----------|----------------|-------|| |-8--------|-10--------|-12-------(12)S=|=8----o|| |-8--------|-10--------|-12-------(12)S=|=8-----|| Out-Chorus D5 F#5 G5 A5 Gtr II PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-0--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-7--------------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| Bb5 C5 PM--------| PM------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |-8--------------|-10--------------------| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-| D5 Bb5 PM------------| PM--------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-12--------------------|-8--------------| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| D5 F#5 G5 A5 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-0--------|-4--------|-5--------|-7----| |-0--------|-4--------|-5--------|-7----| |-0--------|-4--------|-5--------|-7----| Bb5 C5 D5 Bb5 W W W W |----------|-----------|-----------|------| |----------|-----------|-----------|------| |----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-8--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----| |-8--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----| |-8--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----| D5 Bb5 W W |-----------|------| |-----------|------| |-----------|------| |-12--------|-8----| |-12--------|-8----| |-12--------|-8----| Outro N.C. Gtr I ~~~ |----3----| H Q. E a W Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E +Q +H |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |------4----5-|-5h7--------|-8-7-5-8-7-5-|-4-(4)b5-(4)--(4)----| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-0-----------|------------|-------------|---------------------| N.C. W H H |----------|------------| |----------|------------| |----------|------------| |-8--------|-12----8----| |----------|------------| |----------|------------| N.C. ~~~ |----3----| H Q. E a W Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E +Q +H |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |------4----5-|-5-7--------|-8-7-5-8-7-5-|-4-(4)b5-(4)--(4)----| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------------| |-0-----------|------------|-------------|---------------------| H.=H Q=90 N.C. W H H W +W |----------:------------:----------:--------*| |----------:------------:----------:--------*| |----------:------------:----------:--------*| |-8--------:-12----8----:----------:--------*| |----------:------------:----------:--------*| |----------:------------:-0--------:-(0)----*| 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 * *************************************************************************************** www.TAB6.com