System Of A Down - Mind Bass

"Mind"
System Of A Down
Written by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian, and Shavo Odadjian
As heard on the 1998 self titled album System Of A Down

Tuning - low to high - C, G, C, F

I just updated this on 11/29/05. Fixed a few minor errors and added the times.

notes:
the tildas (~~~~~~~) i use to show ringing notes or to emphasize letting that
note ring at the end of the measure or phrase

/ is a slide up the fretboard
h is for a hammer on


although I'm a finger bassist, I find it easier to play this song with a pick
like Shavo does so the notes can ring out 

easier

Intro: [0:00]

F-I---------------------------------I
C-I---------------------------------I  Repeat this 30 times
G-I-------------5-4-4/5-5/6-6-6-6-6-I
C-I----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-I


then play this [1:30]


F-I--------------------------I
C-I--------------------------I
G-I--------------------------I  
C-I--0-0~~~~~---0-0~~~~~~~~~~I 


  the song slows down here and gets quiet for a few seconds... then

play 2 times [1:44]

F-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I-----------------------------------------------I  
G-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I--6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0------6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0-I  the open C's are played with the "Go Away" line


Verse figure [1:49]

F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I     Play 5 times
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I


6th time on verse figure play this [2:23]

F-I---------------------------------------------------I
C-I---------------------------------------------------I
G-I---------------------------------------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-I 


this again 4 times [2;30]

F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I  
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I


at the end of the fourth time let the 1st fret on the low C string ring [2:56]


Then play this 4 times [2:59]

F-I--------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------I
G-I--------------------------------I
C-I---6--5-5-5-5--6--5-5-5-5--6-6--I


next play this one time (goes by kind of fast) [3:06]

F-I----------------------------------------I
C-I----------------------------------------I
G-I------------------^-----^----^----------I  notes here with a carrot on top make
C-I--6~~~~-6-6--6--6-6---6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-I  quarter (1/4) bends


Then play this 4 times [3:09]

F-I-----------------------------I
C-I-----------------------------I
G-I-----------------------------I
C-I--7--6-6-6-6--7--6-6-6-6-7-7-I


Then play this again 2 times [3:16]

F-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I-----------------------------------------------I  
G-I-----------------------------------------------I
C-I--6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0------6h7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0-I


Play this 2 times again [3:21]

F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I   
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I


Then play this 3 times [3:34]

F-I-------------------I
C-I-------------------I
G-I-------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0---3-2--I


on the fourth time play this [3:45]

F-I-------------------I
C-I-------------------I
G-I-------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0~~~~~~--I


this again 3 times [3:48]

F-I-------------------I
C-I-------------------I
G-I-------------------I
C-I--0--1-3--0---3-2--I


and on the 4th time play [3:59]

F-I-------------------------I
C-I-------------------------I
G-I-------------------------I
C-I -3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3-3-I  


Again, play this 4 times [4:02]
and at the end of the 4th time let the 1st fret ring [at 4:29]

F-I--------------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------------I    
G-I--------------------------------------I
C-I-0--1-3--0--3-3-2-1--0--1-3--0--3-2-1-I


Then play this 4 times again [4:31]

F-I--------------------------------I
C-I--------------------------------I
G-I--------------------------------I
C-I---6--5-5-5-5--6--5-5-5-5--6-6--I


then play this at [4:38]

F-I----------------------------------------I
C-I----------------------------------------I
G-I-------------^----^-----^----^----------I  notes here with a carrot on top make
C-I--6~~~~-6-6--6--6-6---6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-I  half bends this time 


Then play this 8 times [4:41]

F-I---------------------------I
C-I---------------------------I
G-I---------------------------I
C-I--7--6-6-6---7--6-6-6--7-7-I


then play this 4 times [4:55] (when the guitar palm mutes the riff)

F-I---------------------------I
C-I---------------------------I
G-I---------------------------I
C-I--7--6-7--6-7--6-6-7-6-7-7-I


slow down and play this:[5:01]

F-I----------------------------------------I
C-I----------------------------------------I
G-I----------------------------------------I
C-I--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6~~~~-I
          


Guitar break[5:09]


then play this 8 times [5:12]

F-I--------------------------I
C-I--------------------------I
G-I--------------------------I
C-I--7--6-6-6--7--6-6-6--7-7-I


Then the outro played 4 times: [5:25]

F-I-------------------7-7-6-6-5~~~~~-I
C-I---------------------------0~~~~~-I
G-I----------------------------------I  
C-I-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I

let all the notes ring at the end

segue to Peephole


END!!