Operation Ivy › Sound System Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

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Sound System Tab

Send "Sound System" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Sound System by Operation Ivy

All the other tab I've seen for this song is totally
wrong, so I'm here to fix that :) By Matt D.
E-mail - Poorkid123@aol.com

Intro

   A   D   A   D   A   D
E|-0---2-----------------|
B|-2---3---2---3---------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|---------2---0---2---0-|
A|-----------------0---0-|
E|-----------------------|

     E
E|---7---12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
B|---9---12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
G|---9---------------------14b15-15-15b14h12--------|
D|---9---------------------------------------14-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Chorus

Ska rhythm! Down-stokes are muted, and up-strokes
are played. If you don't know how to play Ska rhythm
right, then it's really hard to make this song sound
right, sorry.

     A     A     G     G      D     D     D     D
E|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--3--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
B|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
G|X--6--X--6--X--4--X--4--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
D|X--7--X--7--X--5--X--5--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
     Sound   Systems gonna  bring  me  back  up  yah

     A     A     G     G      D     D     D     D
E|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
B|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
G|X--6--X--6--X--4--X--4--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
D|X--7--X--7--X--5--X--5--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
     One       thing that  I    can    depend   on

Repeat Chorus


Verse

More Ska!
     A     A     A     A      A     A     A     A
E|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|
B|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|
G|X--6--X--6--X--6--X--6--|X--6--X--6--X--6--X--6--|
D|X--7--X--7--X--7--X--7--|X--7--X--7--X--7--X--7--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  Try  to  describe it  to  the limit of my ability

     G     G     G     G      G     G     G     G
E|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
B|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
G|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
D|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  It's there for a second then it's given up what...

     D     D     D     D      D     D     D     D
E|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
B|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
G|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
D|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  Contained in music somehow more than just sound,

     D     D     D     D      D     D     D     D
E|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
B|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
G|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
D|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
This inspiration coming and  twisting things around

Repeat

NOTE ON VERSE! : During the last part of the verse
when J says "twisting things around," the background
plays this

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

Pre-Bridge

No Guitar during the "Hup hup hup hup, picked it up,
picked it up, picked it up, picked it uuuuuuupppppp"
part, but then...

    A         A A            A         A A
E|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
B|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
G|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
D|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
A|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
      Sound!      System!     Sound!      System!


Bridge

Regular chords this time, let A ring until you play
D

    A                                          D
E|--0---------------------|--------------------2---|
B|--2---------------------|--------------------3---|
G|--2---------------------|--------------------2---|
D|--2---------------------|--------------------0---|
A|--0---------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Wake up turn my box on, bust the shade let the sun in

    A                                          D
E|--0---------------------|--------------------2---|
B|--2---------------------|--------------------3---|
G|--2---------------------|--------------------2---|
D|--2---------------------|--------------------0---|
A|--0---------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  Times getting tougher    'bout time to start runnin'

    A                                          D
E|--0---------------------|--------------------2---|
B|--2---------------------|--------------------3---|
G|--2---------------------|--------------------2---|
D|--2---------------------|--------------------0---|
A|--0---------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  Box   in   my   hand,     music   by   my    side

  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A   D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
E|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  Skankin'  to  the  rhythm of the music by my side!


In Between Last 2 choruses

This part is near the end of the song in between 2
choruses

    A          A             A
E|--0----------0----------|--0---------------------|
B|--2----------2----------|--2---------------------|
G|--2----------2----------|--2---------------------|
D|--2----------2----------|--2---------------------|
A|--0----------0----------|--0---------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
                             Yehhhhh

Then at the end

    A         A A            A         A A
E|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
B|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
G|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
D|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
A|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
 (Sound)    (System)      (Sound)    (System)
       Sound!     System!       Sound!     System!


Ends On A

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ryan Lead Player	#1 by ryan harney at Apr 5, 1970 at 12:20 PM EST
	if you like LoC, choking victim, f-minus, and shit like that, the check out NO-CA$H. you'll fucking love'em. go to listen.to/no-cash to hear them

No Picture Lee Professional Badass	#2 by Lee the bass player, known as blacktooth90™ at Aug 23, 2003 at 11:46 AM EST
	My favorite song of all time.