Aerials

Words & Music:

Daron Malakian & Serj Tankian (System Of A Down)

 

Guitar tuning is C G C F G C.  This is fully transcribed in the June 2002 issue of Guitar One and also in Guitar World.

 

INTRO & CHORUS RIFF:

  Dm

C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

C|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----

C|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0|-5-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2

 

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------

|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----

|-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-----0-----

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

 

|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

|------0------0------0------0-------0|----------------12--12--12--12--12----

|----0------0------0------0----------|----------0------0---0---0---0---0----

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

 

Bb5                                                              D5  G5  D5  F5  D5  E5  D5

Life is a waterfall, we're one in the river & one again after the fall.

[same]

Swimming through the void, we hear the word.  We lose ourselves, but we find it all.

[same]

'Cause we are the ones that want to play, always want to go; but you never want to stay.

    Bb5

And we are the ones that want to choose; always want to play,

Bb5                    Dm  [intro/chorus riff here]

But you never want to lose

 

CHORUS:

Aerials, in the sky.  When you lose small mind, you free your life.

 

Life is a waterfall.  We drink from the river, then we turn around and put up our walls.

Swimming through the void we hear the word.  We lose ourselves, but we find it all.

'Cause we are the ones that want to play, always want to go; but you never want to stay.

And we are the ones that want to choose; always want to play, but you never want to stay.

And we are the ones that want to choose; always want to play

                      A5

But you never want to lose.  Oh!

 

CHORUS:  [2x]

 




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