Aerials Live Tab

Aerials (live on SNL)
System of a Down
Tabber: Brian Gelvin
E-mail: deep_hard_metal_thrasher@yahoo.com


They played this song at the end of the show so they didn't have to shorten it.
But they did have 2 guitars but I only know 1 of them.

Key:
(pm)=palm mute
/=slide up (but hit the note after the slide)

Drop C# or Db

Intro:
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
C#|3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----|


|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|2-3-----5-----7-----8-----7-----5---3---2-----0-----0-----0-----|


|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0------0-----0-----0-----0--------0------0-----0-----0-----0-|
|---0------0-----0-----0-----0--------0------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|12-----10-----7-----7-----7-----7/14-----10-----7-----7-----7-----|


|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0------0------0------0------0------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-|
|---0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------0-----0-----0---|
|12-----14-----15-----17-----15-----14-----12---10---7-----7-----7-----|


Chorus:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|o------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|o8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
Life   is like   a water   fall   with 1 in the river 1 again after the f-
Swimming through the void we hear the word we lose ourselves but we find it
Cuz we are the ones that wanna play always want to go but you never want to
And we are the ones that wanna choose always want to play but you never want to

                                                    3x**
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------*-----------------------------------------o|
|--------12-----------10-----------9-----------7----|
|--------x------------x------------x-----------x----|
|0-0-0-0-10---0-0-0-0-8----0-0-0-0-7---0-0-0-0-5---o|
|0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------|
(pm.....)    (pm.....)    (pm.....)   (pm.....)
 all.
 all.
stay.
*hold these notes a little bit shorter than normal.
**On the part where it says play but you never want to lose you go to
the riff below and don't play the riff above.

**
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|o--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|o--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----|
(pm............................................................
lose.
 *Ae - ri  - als                  in   the    sky.
*2nd time only.
**It may seem kinda weird that this is palm muted but that's how
they did it live.

                                                                  2x
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---o|
|2-3-----5-----7-----8-----7-----5---3---2-----0-----0-----0------|
.................................................................)
  when  you   lose  small mind  you free you  life.


Chorus:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|o------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|o8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
 Life is a waterfall we drink from the river then we turn around and put up our w-
Swimming through the void we hear the word we lose ourselvse but we find it
Cuz we are the ones that wanna play always want to go but you never wan't to
And we are the ones that wanna choose always want to play but you never want to


                                                    4x
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------*-----------------------------------------o|
|--------12-----------10-----------9-----------7----|
|--------x------------x------------x-----------x----|
|0-0-0-0-10---0-0-0-0-8----0-0-0-0-7---0-0-0-0-5---o|
|0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------|
(pm.....)    (pm.....)    (pm.....)   (pm.....)
all.
all.
stay.


After it says never want to lose you play this.
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--|
|7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--|
|7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--|
lose.  OH!


"solo"                                                    3x
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|o-------------------------------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--2--0--------5--3--2--------3--5--7--8--7--5-3-2--0---|
|o3--2--0--------5--3--2--------3--5--7--8--7--5-3-2--0--o|
|-3--2--0--0-0-0-5--3--2--2-2-2-3--5--7--8--7--5-3-2--0---|
  Ae ri als      in the sky    when you lose small mind you free your life
  Ae ri als      so alive      when you free your lives eternal prize.
2nd and 3rd time only


|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|o--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|o--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----|
  Ae   ri    als                  in    the   sky
  Ae   ri    als                  soar  up    HIGH
                                                                  2x
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---o|
|2-3-----5-----7-----8-----7-----5---3---2-----0-----0-----0------|
   when  you   lose  small mind  you free your life.
   when  you   free  your  life  e - ternal    prize.

Enjoy.

And remember it was live.