System of a Down, Needles.
Tabbed by John Trendell, dissconnected@aol.com.
System of a Down – “Needles”
Tuning (low to High) – CFCFAD
Tabberman – John Trendell
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Intro (repeat a few times)
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|----5---5//1---1----6---6---6---6---------------------|
|----5---5//1---1----6---6---6---6---------------------|
|----5---5//1---1----6---6---6---6---------------------|
“Youuuu, my tapeworm tells me what to do”
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|---5--5//3---6--6--6---5------------------------------|
|---5--5//3---6--6--6---5------------------------------|
|---5--5//3---6--6--6---5------------------------------|
“Pull the tapeworm out of your ass HEY”
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|------8p7-----8p7-----------------------7p6------7p4-----------------|
|---5-------5----------5p4----5p4----4--------4----------5p4----5p4---|
|-------------------6-------6--------------------------5-----5--------|
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“I’m sitting in my room with a needle in my hand…”
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#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. #
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NEEDLES
As recorded by System Of A Down
(From the 2001 Album TOXICITY)
Words by Serj Tankian and Daran Malakian
Music by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian
Transcribed by Tim Chambers & John Harag
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - '-'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - '-'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - '-'
Intro
Q=190
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3---|-4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3---|
|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
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PM--------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3---|-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-||
|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|---3---3---3---3-||
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G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5
Gtr II
PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
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||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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||o-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|
||--5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|
G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 N.C.
PM| PM PM PM PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0---|
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
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|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0--||
N.C.
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||--6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0--||
Pre-Chorus
$$
G5 Eb5 G#5
H H H H Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
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||o--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
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||o-5------------|-1------------|-6\------6\------|-6\------6\------o||
||--5------/13\--|-1------/13\--|-6\--0-0-6\--0-0-|-6\--0-0-6\--0-0--||
Chorus
G5 G#F5 G5 G#5 G5 G5 G#F5 G5
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q 3x Q E E Q E E
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||o---------------|-------------------o||----------------||
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||o-5--5-6-3--3-5-|-6-6-6-(8)-5-------o||-5--5-6-3--3-5--||
||--5--5-6-3--3-5-|-6-6-6--8--5--15\---||-5--5-6-3--3-5--||
To Coda
To Coda
G#5 G5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5
PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
E E E E Q Q S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-6---5-----||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----|
|-6-6-6-8-5-----||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----|
D.S. al Coda
N.C.
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-||
N.C.
Gtrs I, III
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||-----8p7----8p0-|---------------|----7p6----7p0-|----------------||
||--5-------5-----|----5-4----5-0-|-4-------4-----|-0--5-4--0-5-0--||
||o---------------|-6-------6-----|---------------|---------------o||
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Interlude
N.C.
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E 4x
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||-----8p7----8p0-|---------------|----7p6----7p0-|----------------||
||--5-------5-----|----5-4----5-0-|-4-------4-----|-0--5-4--0-5-0--||
||o---------------|-6-------6-----|---------------|---------------o||
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G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5
Gtr II
PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|
|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|
G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 N.C.
PM| PM PM PM PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0--|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-|-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-6-5p0-||
Outro
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N.C. G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5
PM--------------------------------------| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------o||---------------------|
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||o-----------------|-----------------o||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|
||--5-5-6-6-8-8-6-6-|-5-5-3-3-6-6-5-5--||-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|
G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5 G5 G#G5G#G5G#G5G#5
PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----*|
|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---|-5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
___________________ / System of a Down / I think this song is about people stuck and controlled by the system. / Needles / The tapeworm is a metaphor for the system, as it sticks to you and drains / Toxicity / from you. This song is an urging to break free from the system, or you’ll /__________________/ just end up sitting in your room as and old man, who wasted his life.
Guitar I (C G C F A D) – Electric, Distorted Guitar II (C G C F A D) – Electric, Crunchier less distorted Guitar III (D G C F A D) – Acoustic 12-string, Clean
Intro: 98 bpm 4/4 Gtr I PM----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------| |-3-| |-----------------------3---------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---9-9p8---|-9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---| |-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-| ||o-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-| ||--5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-| |-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
|-----------------------3---------------------| |-----------------------3---------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|| |-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-|-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-o|| |-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-|-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0-6p5p0--|| |-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
Verse: Gtr II Gtr I, II Gtr II PM------------------------------| PM------------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ||------------------|------------------||-----------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|------------------||----Rhy----|-----------------|-----------------| ||--5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--||---Fig 2---|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-| ||o-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-o||-----------|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-| ||--5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--||-----------|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|
Chorus: Gtr I, II Q Q Q Q E +E E +E E +E E +E E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x ||----------------------|------------------------------||---------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-----------------------------o||o-------------------------o|| ||----------------------|------------------------------||---------------------------|| ||--5---------1---------|-6-(6)\-6-(6)\-6-(6)\-6-(6)\--||--5-5h6-3-3h5-6-6h8-5-5-5--|| ||o-5---12\---1---12\---|-6-(6)\-6-(6)\-6-(6)\-6-(6)\-o||o-5-5h6-3-3h5-6-6h8-5-5-5-o|| ||--5---12\---1---12\---|-6-(6)\-6-(6)\-6-(6)\-6-(6)\--||--5-5h6-3-3h5-6-6h8-5-5-5--||
Interlude: Gtr I, II Rhy Fig 1 x0,5 + Rhy Fig 2 x0,5
Verse
Chorus
Bridge: Gtr II PM--------------------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| W W W W E S S E S S S E S E S S S E S S E S S S E S E S S S 6x |---------|---------|---------|---------||----------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||o---4p3---4p3p1-------------|---3p2---3p2p0-------------o|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||--0-----0---------0-----0---|-----------------0-----0----|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||--------------------4-----4-|-4-----4-----------4-----4--|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||o---------------6-----6-----|---------------5-----5-----o|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||----------------------------|----------------------------|| | |Gtr III | W W W W H E S E S S S H E S E S S S 6x |---------|---------|---------|---------||----------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||------------------0-----0---|-----------------0-----0----|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||--------------------4-----4-|-------------------4-----4--|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||o---------------6-----6-----|---------------5-----5-----o|| |---------|---------|---------|---------||----------------------------|----------------------------||
Interlude: Gtr I, II Rhy Fig 1 x1 + Rhy Fig 2 x1
Chorus
Outro: Gtr I, II PM----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||-----------------------------------||---------------| ||o---------------------------------o||---------------| ||-----------------------------------||---Rhy Fig 1---| ||-----------------------------------||------x2-------| ||o-5-5-6-6-8-8-6-6-5-5-3-3-6-6-5-5-o||---------------| ||--5-5-6-6-8-8-6-6-5-5-3-3-6-6-5-5--||---------------|
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Tunning: Drop C (C G C F A D)
Song: Needles
Artist: System of a Down
Album: Toxcity
Tuning: CGCFAD
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