Toxicity

by System of a Down

🔥 Metal
Difficulty ★★★☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

The driving verse riff from the title track of Toxicity (2001). Palm-muted open string chugging with staccato chord stabs creates the song's distinctive intensity.

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