System of a Down

SOAD - Deer Dance

(ps listen to the song first, especially if you have a live recording for the timings)
(pps A few things first; / = slide up string
\ = slide down string
~ = tremolo pick)
Drop D-Tuning down one whole step (low to high; C G C F A D)


Fig.1a Intro/Chorus
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|
C|------------------------------|
G|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1--1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
C|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1--1-0-1-0-1-0-1-| repeat 2X

then play;
Fig.1b
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1--1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1--|
C|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1--1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1--|




Verse riff
Fig.2
d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
C|--5-/-8-\-3-/-7-\-1-/-5-\-0--| repeat 6X (third time verse comes in)
1)Circumventing circuses...
2)Rush of words...




then for pre-chorus riff (Same rhythm, you know what I mean if you listen to the track);
Fig.3
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-/-8-8-8-8-\-3-3-3-3-/-7-7-7-7-\-1-1-1-1-/-5-5-5-5-\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| repeat 3X
Serj; Beyond the staples...



Then play both fig.1's twice for chorus (Pushing little children...)

After verse 2 and the 2nd chorus, Shavo plays the bass (i don't know what note but it's all the same one!)
Daron plays this (i think after 24 bass notes);

Fig.4
d|-6-5----8-6-5---|
A|-----6--------6-|
F|------8---------|
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
C|----------------| repeat 3X


then play;
Fig.5
d|-6-5-----------------------------------8~~~~~~~10~~~~~12~~~~10~~~~~8~~~~5~~~~-|
A|-----6--11-10---------------11~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------|
F|------8-------12---12~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat Fig.3 then Fig.4
Serj; A deer dance...


After 2nd Fig.4 play;
Fig.6
d|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6--|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|

Silence as Daron says; "Pushing little children, with their fully automatics, they like to push the weak around!"
Then play intro/chorus thrice.