Holy Mountains Bass Tab - System of a Down

System of a Down - Holy Mountains
Track 8 of Hypnotize (2005).

Tuning: 5-string E standard (BEADG)
Time signature: mostly 4/4, some 6/8

Guitar intro [00:00]

  (No bass.)

[Intro] [00:24]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|------------5-4-|2~--------------|
B|2~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5~--------------|----------------|4~----------5-4-|2~--------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|------------5-4-|2~--------------|
B|2~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5~--------------|----------------|4~------5---4---|2~--------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------5-4-|2~--------------|----------------|

[Verse 1] [00:55]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-2~--------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
   Can                               you
   Can                               you

 G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
 A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4~-------| x2
 E|----------------|----------------|4~------5~------|7~--------------*|
 B|5~--------------|7~--------------|----------------|-----------------|
   feel             their            haunting         presence
   feel             their            haunting         presence

[Pre-Chorus 1] [01:21]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3---2---|5---3---2---2---|
  Liar!        Killer!      Demon!       Back to the River Aras

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6-------|
D|----------------|----------------|6-------7-------|9---------------|
A|--------6-------|7-------9-------|----------------|----------------|
E|9---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Someone's        blank stare      deemed it        warfare

G|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3---2---|5---3---2---2---|
  Liar!        Killer!      Demon!       Back to the River Aras

[Chorus 1] [01:40]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x3
E|*5~------5~----5-|5---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------*|
B|-----------------|----------------|2~------2~----2-|2---2---2---2----|
   Freedom
   Freedom
   We're free

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|5~------5~----5-|5---4---2---4---|
B|----------------|----------------|
  We're free

[Fill] [02:03]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|4~------4-------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~------4~------|------------5-4-|2~------2---2-2-|
B|2~------2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~------4~------|----------------|
B|5~------5-------|----------------|4~------5---4---|

[Verse 2] [02:15]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|2~--------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
  Can                               you

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4~------|
E|----------------|----------------|4~------5~------|7~--------------|
B|5~--------------|7~--------------|----------------|----------------|
  hear             the              holy             mountains

[Pre-chorus 2] [02:27]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3---2---|5---3---2---2---|
  Liar!        Killer!      Demon!       Back to the River Aras

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6-------|
D|----------------|----------------|6-------7-------|9---------------|
A|--------6-------|7-------9-------|----------------|----------------|
E|9---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Someone's        mouth said       paint them       all red

G|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3-------|3---3---2---|5---3---2---2---|
  Liar!        Killer!      Demon!       Back to the River Aras

[Chorus 2] [02:42]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x3
E|*5~------5~----5-|5---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------*|
B|-----------------|----------------|2~------2~----2-|2---2---2---2----|
   Freedom
   Freedom
   We're free

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|5~------5~----5-|5---4---2---4---|
B|----------------|----------------|
  We're free

[Bridge 1] [03:08]
G|----------------|  |------------------|     |------------------|
D|----------------|  |*----------------*|     |*----------------*|
A|----------------|  |------------------| x7  |-----2-4-----2-4--| x4
E|----------------|  |*----------------*|     |*4-5-----4-5-----*|
B|2~--------------|  |------------------|     |------------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|------------5-4-|2~--------------|
B|2~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5~--------------|----------------|4~----------5-4-|2~--------------|

G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
E|*------------5---|4~--------------|------------5-4-|2~--------------|
B|-2~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   They've all returned              Resting on the mountain side
   They have returned                Resting on the mountain side

 G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 D|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x2
 E|------------5---|4~--------------|----------------*|
 B|5~--------------|----------------|4~------5---4----|
   We have learned                   That you have no
   We have learned                   That you have no

[Pre-chorus] 3 [04:00]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|3---3-------|3-3-3-------|3-3-3-3-----|3---3---2---|5---3---2---2---|
  Honor!       Murderer!    Sodomizer!   Back to the River Aras

[Bridge 2] [04:06]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|------------5-4-|2~--------------|
B|2~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  They have returned                Resting on the mountain side

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|----------------|
B|5~--------------|----------------|4~------5---4---|
  We have learned                   That you have no

[Pre-chorus 4] [04:17]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|3---3-------|3-3-3-------|3-3-3-3-----|3---3---2---|5---3---2---2---|
  Honor!       Murderer!    Sodomizer!   Back to the River Aras

[Chorus 3] [04:23]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x3
E|*5~------5~----5-|5---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------*|
B|-----------------|----------------|2~------2~----2-|2---2---2---2----|
   Freedom
   Freedom
   We're free

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|5~------5~----5-|5---4---2---4---|
B|----------------|----------------|
  Free

[Outro] [04:57]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|------------5-4-|2~--------------|
B|2~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5~--------------|----------------|4~------5---4---|2~--------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|4~--------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|------------5-4-|2~--------------|
B|2~--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                    (tempo slows)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------5---|4~--------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5~--------------|----------------|4~------5---4---|2~--------------|

************************************

Legend:

   ~      Let ring
|------|
|*----*|
|------|  Repeat section
|*----*|
|------|

************************************

Song structure:

00:00  Guitar intro  no bass
00:24  Intro
00:55  Verse 1
01:21  Pre-chorus 1
01:40  Chorus 1
02:03  Fill
02:15  Verse 2       half of Verse 1
02:27  Pre-chorus 2  same as Pre-chorus 1
02:42  Chorus 2      same as Chorus 1
03:08  Bridge 1
04:00  Pre-chorus 3  end of Pre-chorus 1
04:06  Bridge 2      end of Bridge 1
04:17  Pre-chorus 4  same as Pre-chorus 3
04:23  Chorus 3      same as Chorus 1
04:57  Outro

References:

* https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/system_of_a_down/holy_mountains_bass_821228 (bass; by Cb4rabid)
* https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/system_of_a_down/holy_mountain_tabs_275055 (guitar; by Maitinin)
* https://genius.com/System-of-a-down-holy-mountains-lyrics

Bass Tabs
Title	Holy Mountains
Artist	System of a Down
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	33BC07zfuFA

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a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

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In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

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