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Violent Pornography
System Of A Down
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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
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