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Song: "Soldier Side"
Artist: System of a Down
Album: Hypnotize
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This tab is in Drop Db tuning.
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:41:09 -0500
From: Jeremy Biane 
Subject: s/system_of_a_down/soldier_side.tab

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)

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----12--------12--------12--------12---|
Db|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|
Ab|13--------13--------13--------13--------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
   1  e &  a 2  e &  a 3  e  & a 4  e &  a  

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----10--------10--------10--------10---|
Db|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|
Ab|12--------12--------12--------12--------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
   1  e  & a 2...

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-----9--------9--------9--------9---|
Db|---0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-|
Ab|12-------12-------12-------12-------|
Db|------------------------------------|
  	   
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----10--------10--------10--------10---|
Db|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|
Ab|12--------12--------12--------12--------|
Db|----------------------------------------|

   2nd time play:
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----12------15--------15-----14---12---|
Db|---0----0-------0---------0------0----0-|
Ab|13--------13------13-13-----13----------|
Db|----------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----10------12--------12------10--------|
Db|---0----0-------0----0----0-------0----0-|
Ab|12--------12------12--------12------12---|
Db|-----------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-----9--------9--------9--------9---|
Db|---0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-|
Ab|12-------12-------12-------12-------|
Db|------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----10--------10------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Db|---0----0----0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Ab|12--------12--------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Db|--------------------------------------------|


VERSE-a: "Dead men lying.."

eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------- --------|
Bb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------- --------|
Gb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------- --------|
Db|5-----------3-2-|0-----------8-10-|5-----------3-2-|0-------- ---8-10-|
Ab|5-----------3-2-|0-----------8-10-|5-----------3-2-|0-------- ---8-10-|
Db|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--->>>
eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Ab|------------8-7-|----------------|------------8-7-|---------- ------|
Db|8---------------|0---------------|8---------------|0--------- ------|
  
   Guitar 2 - clean
   tremolo pick throughout---->>>>
eb|13-----------17-15-|-----------------|
Bb|15-----------18-17-|15---------------|
Gb|-------------------|14---------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|X2
   1  & 2 & 3 & 4  &   1  & 2 & 3 &...


VERSE-c: "They were crying..."

  Guitar 1 - play pattern 1 (intro) 

  Guitar 2
  tremolo pick throughout---->>>>
eb|18-------|17-------|15-------|17-------|
Bb|20-------|18-------|17-------|18-------|
Gb|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Db|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Ab|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Db|---------|---------|---------|---------| X2

REPEAT VERSES a - c


Bridge:

   Guitar 1 - Distrotion
eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Db|5---5---5---3-2-|0---0---0---0---|7---7---7---7---|0---2---3- --2---|
Ab|5---5---5---3-2-|0---0---0---0---|7---7---7---7---|0---2---3- --2---|
Db|5---5---5---3-2-|0---0---0---0---|7---7---7---7---|0---2---3- --2---|X2


   Guitar 2 - Clean (tremelo pick)
eb||-------------------------------------------|
Bb||o------------------------------------------|
Gb||--15-----------14-15-17---15-15-15---15-17-|
Db||--17-----------15-17-19---17-14-17---14-15-|
Ab||o------------------------------------------|
Db||-------------------------------------------|
      1  e & a 2 e &  a  3  e &  a  4  e &  a  

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|15---10-------15-17-15---10-------12-14-|
Db|14---12-------14-15-14---12-------14-15-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
   1  e &  a 2 e &  a  3  e &  a 4 e &  a 

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|12---9--------12-14-12---9----12-10-9----|
Db|14---11-------14-15-14---11---14-12-11---|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
   1  e &  a 2 e &  a  3  e &  a 4  e  &  a  

eb|-------------------------------------||
Bb|------------------------------------o||
Gb|10-------12-------14-------12--------||
Db|12-------14-------15-------14--------||
Ab|------------------------------------o||
Db|-------------------------------------||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
eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ------|
Db|3---3---2---2---|5---5---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|7---7---7- --7---|
Ab|3---3---2---2---|5---5---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|7---7---7- --7---|
Db|3---3---2---2---|5---5---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|7---7---7- --7---|X4

   2nd time through:
   Guitar 2 - Clean (tremelo)
eb||--13-------12-------|15-------13-------|
Bb||o-15-------14-------|17-------15-------|
Gb||--------------------|------------------|
Db||--------------------|------------------|
Ab||o-------------------|------------------|
Db||--------------------|------------------|
      1  & 2 & 3  & 4 &  1  & 2 & 3  & 4 & 

eb|12-------17-15-13-15-|12----------------||
Bb|14-------18-17-15-17-|14---------------o||
Gb|---------------------|------------------||
Db|---------------------|------------------||
Ab|---------------------|-----------------o||
Db|---------------------|------------------||X3
   1  & 2 & 3  &  4  &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 & 


OUTRO:

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|10-------10-11-10---9-------9-------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-----8------------------7-------7---|
Db|------------------------------------|
   1  e & a 2  e  &  a 3 e & a 4 e & a

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----11/13/15\13--\12-10-------10-------|
Gb|-----12/14/15\14--\12-10----------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|/10-------------------------8--------8--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
    1  e &  a  2  e  & a  3  e & a 4  e & a 

   Pick slowly
eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|9-------9---------------9-------|----------------10---------------|
Gb|----------------9---------------|--------9------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|----7-------7--------------------|
Ab|----7-----------------------7---|0--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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