Chop Suey!
by System of a Down
🔥 Metal
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Daron Malakian's chaotic main riff from Toxicity (2001). The staccato power chord stabs and rapid-fire rhythmic shifts defined the nu-metal era. Tight palm muting is essential.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--------5--5--------7--7--------5--3--5------|
A|--3--3--------5--5--------7--7--------5--3--5------|
E|--1--1--0-0---3--3--0-0---5--5--0-0---3--1--3------|
pm.pm pm.pm pm.pm
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--------5--5--------7--8--7--5--3--5--3------|
A|--3--3--------5--5--------7--8--7--5--3--5--3------|
E|--1--1--0-0---3--3--0-0---5--6--5--3--1--3--1------|