System of a Down - Ego brain

System of a Down - Ego Brain Track 13 of Steal This Album! (2002). Tuning: 5-string E standard (BEADG) Time signature: 6/8 There is a bass tab for this song that has the notes laid out, but with very little indication of the rhythm. This is a rewrite of that tab for a 5-string bass in standard tuning, with the notes arranged in bars according to the timing. Each bar has 6 beats, which are typically interpreted in groups of 3: |------------| 1 . . 2 . . However, the transition to the pre-chorus (the "Ego" bar) has a triplet feel to it, because the beats are in groups of 2 instead: |------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . Intro [00:00] (No bass. Drums come in half a bar before the next section.) Verse 1 [00:22] |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |5~----------|------------|5~----------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|3~----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| Life is but a dream Drifting on a |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|3~----------|------------| |5~----------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|1~----3~----| |------------|------------|------------|------------| stream A stream Consciously it |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |5~----------|------------|5~----------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|1---3---5---| |------------|------------|------------|------------| seems All of what remains Ego Pre-chorus 1 [00:39] |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |4---4-4---4-|4---4-4---4-|3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-| brain Man made shame |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |4---4-4---4-|6---6/8---8-|3---3-3---3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-| Shame Love after it rains You Chorus 1 [00:50] |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |*------------|------------|------------|------------| |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |*------5h6p5-|------------|------5h6p5-|------------| |-3-----------|6-----6h8p6-|3-----------|6-----6h8p6-| see my pain is real Watch my world dissolve As I turn to sand You took me by the hand |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|------------*| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| x2 |------6h8p6-|8h10p8-6h8p6-|------5h6p5-|------------*| |4-----------|-------------|3-----------|6-----6h8p6--| And pretend that none of us see the fall And declared that love prevails over all Verse 2 [01:12] |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |5~----------|------------|5~----------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|3~----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| I am just a man Fighting other |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|3~----------|------------| |5~----------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|1~----3~----| |------------|------------|------------|------------| men For land, for land While I turn to |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |5~----------|------------|5~----------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|1---3---5---| |------------|------------|------------|------------| sand In spite of the pain Ego Pre-chorus 2 [01:28] |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |4---4-4---4-|4---4-4---4-|3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-| brain Man made shame |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |4---4-4---4-|6---6/8---8-|3---3-3---3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-| Shame Love after it rains You Chorus 2 [01:39] |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |*------------|------------|------------|------------| |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |*------5h6p5-|------------|------5h6p5-|------------| |-3-----------|6-----6h8p6-|3-----------|6-----6h8p6-| see my pain is real Watch my world dissolve As I turn to sand You took me by the hand |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|------------*| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| x2 |------6h8p6-|8h10p8-6h8p6-|------5h6p5-|------------*| |4-----------|-------------|3-----------|6-----6h8p6--| And pretend that none of us see the fall And declared that love prevails over all Bridge [02:01] |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |*------------|------------|------------|------------| |-5~----------|------------|5~----------|------------| |*------------|3~----------|------------|3~----------| |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|3~----------|------------*| |5~----------|------------|------------|-------------| x2 |------------|3~----------|------------|1~----3~----*| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |5~----------|------------|5~----------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|1---3---5---| |------------|------------|------------|------------| All of what remains Ego Pre-chorus 3 [02:29] |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |4---4-4---4-|4---4-4---4-|3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-| brain Man made shame |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |4---4-4---4-|6---6/8---8-|3---3-3---3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-| Shame Love after it rains You Chorus 3 [02:40] |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |*------------|------------|------------|------------| |-------------|------------|------------|------------| |*------5h6p5-|------------|------5h6p5-|------------| |-3-----------|6-----6h8p6-|3-----------|6-----6h8p6-| see my pain is real Watch my world dissolve As I turn to sand You took me by the hand |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|------------*| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| x2 |------6h8p6-|8h10p8-6h8p6-|------5h6p5-|------------*| |4-----------|-------------|3-----------|6-----6h8p6--| And pretend that none of us see the fall And declared that love prevails over all Outro [03:02] |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |5~----------|------------|5~----------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|3~----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| (tempo slows) |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|3~----------|------------| |5~----------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|3~----------|------------|1~----3~----| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------| |------------| |5~----------| |------------| |------------| Legend: h Hammer on p Pull off / Slide ~ Let ring |------| |*----*| |------| Repeat section |*----*| |------| Song structure: 00:00 Intro no bass 00:22 Verse 1 00:39 Pre-chorus 1 00:50 Chorus 1 01:12 Verse 2 same as Verse 1 01:28 Pre-chorus 2 same as Pre-chorus 1 01:39 Chorus 2 same as Chorus 1 02:01 Bridge 02:29 Pre-chorus 3 same as Pre-chorus 1 02:40 Chorus 3 same as Chorus 1 03:02 Outro References: * https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/system_of_a_down/ego_brain_bass_83073 (bass) * https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/system_of_a_down/ego_brain_tabs_194950 (guitar; by Maitinin) * https://genius.com/System-of-a-down-ego-brain-lyrics