Artist: System Of A Down Song: Soldier Side Album: Hypnotize Tuning: Dropped C#/Db Tabbed by Jeremy Biane (shedourskin@hotmail.com) Probably easiest to just listen to the song to get the timing down, but I counted out the more difficult parts just in case (1 e & a...) INTRO: Pattern 1 (1st 4 measures) d#|----------------------------------------| a#|----------------------------------------| f#|-----12--------12--------12--------12---| C#|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-| G#|13--------13--------13--------13--------| C#|----------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
d#|----------------------------------------| a#|----------------------------------------| f#|-----10--------10--------10--------10---| C#|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-| G#|12--------12--------12--------12--------| C#|----------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2... d#|------------------------------------| a#|------------------------------------| f#|-----9--------9--------9--------9---| C#|---0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-| G#|12-------12-------12-------12-------| C#|------------------------------------| d#|----------------------------------------| a#|----------------------------------------| f#|-----10--------10--------10--------10---| C#|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-| G#|12--------12--------12--------12--------| C#|----------------------------------------| 2nd time play: d#|----------------------------------------| a#|----------------------------------------| f#|-----12------15--------15-----14---12---| C#|---0----0-------0---------0------0----0-| G#|13--------13------13-13-----13----------| C#|----------------------------------------| d#|-----------------------------------------| a#|-----------------------------------------| f#|-----10------12--------12------10--------| C#|---0----0-------0----0----0-------0----0-| G#|12--------12------12--------12------12---| C#|-----------------------------------------| d#|------------------------------------| a#|------------------------------------| f#|-----9--------9--------9--------9---| C#|---0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-| G#|12-------12-------12-------12-------| C#|------------------------------------| d#|--------------------------------------------| a#|--------------------------------------------| f#|-----10--------10------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| C#|---0----0----0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| G#|12--------12--------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| C#|--------------------------------------------| VERSE-a: "Dead men lying.." d#|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------- --------| a#|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------- --------| f#|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------- --------| C#|5-----------3-2-|0-----------8-10-|5-----------3-2-|0-------- ---8-10-| G#|5-----------3-2-|0-----------8-10-|5-----------3-2-|0-------- ---8-10-| C#|5-----------3-2-|0-----------8-10-|5-----------3-2-|0-------- ---8-10-| VERSE-b: "Maybe you're a sinner..." Guitar 1 - Distortion 32nd notes/tremelo pick--->>> d#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| a#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| f#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| G#|------------8-7-|----------------|------------8-7-|---------- ------| C#|8---------------|0---------------|8---------------|0--------- ------| Guitar 2 - clean tremolo pick throughout---->>>> d#|13-----------17-15-|-----------------| a#|15-----------18-17-|15---------------| f#|-------------------|14---------------| C#|-------------------|-----------------| G#|-------------------|-----------------| C#|-------------------|-----------------|X2 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 &... VERSE-c: "They were crying..." Guitar 1 - play pattern 1 (intro) Guitar 2 tremolo pick throughout---->>>> d|18-------|17-------|15-------|17-------| a|20-------|18-------|17-------|18-------| f|---------|---------|---------|---------| C|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---------|---------|---------|---------| C|---------|---------|---------|---------| X2 REPEAT VERSES a - c Bridge: Guitar 1 - Distrotion d#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| a#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| f#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| C#|5---5---5---3-2-|0---0---0---0---|7---7---7---7---|0---2---3- --2---| G#|5---5---5---3-2-|0---0---0---0---|7---7---7---7---|0---2---3- --2---| C#|5---5---5---3-2-|0---0---0---0---|7---7---7---7---|0---2---3- --2---|X2 Guitar 2 - Clean (tremelo pick) d#||-------------------------------------------| a#||o------------------------------------------| f#||--15-----------14-15-17---15-15-15---15-17-| C#||--17-----------15-17-19---17-14-17---14-15-| G#||o------------------------------------------| C#||-------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a d#|----------------------------------------| a#|----------------------------------------| f#|15---10-------15-17-15---10-------12-14-| C#|14---12-------14-15-14---12-------14-15-| G#|----------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a d#|-----------------------------------------| a#|-----------------------------------------| f#|12---9--------12-14-12---9----12-10-9----| C#|14---11-------14-15-14---11---14-12-11---| G#|-----------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a d#|-------------------------------------|| a#|------------------------------------o|| f#|10-------12-------14-------12--------|| C#|12-------14-------15-------14--------|| G#|------------------------------------o|| C#|-------------------------------------||X2 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 2nd time through: Guitar 3 - Clean (tremelo pick) |13-----------------17-18-----------|17---13-----------17---13-- ---------| |15-----------------18-20-----------|18---15-----------18---15-- ---------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------- ---------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------- ---------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------- ---------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------- ---------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |12-12-------------15-------12-------|13-------15-------17------ -15-------| |---14-------------17-------14-------|15-------17-------18------ -17-------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------- ----------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------- ----------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------- ----------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------- ----------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a CHOURS: "Welcome..." Guitar 1 - Distortion d#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| a#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| f#|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------| C#|3---3---2---2---|5---5---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|7---7---7- --7---| G#|3---3---2---2---|5---5---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|7---7---7- --7---| C#|3---3---2---2---|5---5---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|7---7---7- --7---|X4 2nd time through: Guitar 2 - Clean (tremelo) d#||--13-------12-------|15-------13-------| a#||o-15-------14-------|17-------15-------| f#||--------------------|------------------| C#||--------------------|------------------| G#||o-------------------|------------------| C#||--------------------|------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & d#|12-------17-15-13-15-|12----------------|| a#|14-------18-17-15-17-|14---------------o|| f#|---------------------|------------------|| C#|---------------------|------------------|| G#|---------------------|-----------------o|| C#|---------------------|------------------||X3 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & OUTRO: d#|------------------------------------| a#|10-------10-11-10---9-------9-------| f#|------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------| G#|-----8------------------7-------7---| C#|------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a d#|----------------------------------------| a#|-----11/13/15\13--\12-10-------10-------| f#|-----12/14/15\14--\12-10----------------| C#|----------------------------------------| G#|/10-------------------------8--------8--| C#|----------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Pick slowly d#|--------------------------------|---------------------------- -----| a#|9-------9---------------9-------|----------------10---------- -----| f#|----------------9---------------|--------9------------------- -----| C#|--------------------------------|----7-------7--------------- -----| G#|----7-----------------------7---|0--------------------------- -----| C#|--------------------------------|---------------------------- -----|
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