Artist: System of a Down
Song: Aerials
Tabber: Kossu
E-mail: [email protected]

An awesome song by the most marvellous band in the world, I've put some lyrics into it to help 
recognise which part belongs where. Have fun! (and please rate)

Tuning: Drop D and one full step down (C, G, C, F, A, D)


Intro 1 (Chorus)

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
C|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-|

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
C|-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-|

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-|
C|-3-----5-----7-----8-----7---5---|

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
C|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-|

Intro 2

D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------0------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
C|-12-----10-----7-----7-----7-----7-|

D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------0------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
C|-14-----10-----7-----7-----7-----7-|

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|------0------0------0------0-----------|
G|----0------0------0------0------0----0-|
C|-12-----14-----15-----17-----15---14---|

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|------0------0------0------0------0----|
G|----0------0------0------0------0------|
C|-12-----10-----12-----12-----12-----12-|


Pre-Chorus 1

D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
C|-8--8--10-10-8--10--8--8--10-10-8--10---|
G|-8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8----|
C|-8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8----|
 ”Life is a waterfall,  we’re one in the river and one again after
 "Cause we are the ones that wanna play..."

Pre-Chorus 2

D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|------12-------10-------9-------7-|
C|----------------------------------|
G|------10-------8--------7-------5-|
C|-0000-----0000-----0000----0000---|
...the fall”

Breakdown 1

D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
  ”oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh...”

Breakdown 2 (same rhythm as the Intro)

D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|-3-2-0-(0)--5-3-2-(2)--3-5-7-8-7-5-3-2-0-(0)-|
G|-3-2-0-(0)--5-3-2-(2)--3-5-7-8-7-5-3-2-0-(0)-|
C|-3-2-0-(0)--5-3-2-(2)--3-5-7-8-7-5-3-2-0-(0)-|
”Aerials,     in the sky,   when you lose small mind...”
”Aerials,    so up high,   when you free your eyes...”


Song Structure:

Intro 1
Intro 2
Pre-Chorus (both 1 and 2) x2
Pre-Chorus 1
Intro 1 x2
Pre-Chorus (1 and 2) x2
Pre-Chorus 1
Breakdown 1
Breakdown 2 x3
Intro 1 x3