Soldier Side
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___________________
/ System of a Down / I think this little song is about how senseless and unfair the
/ Soldier Side / American attitude and view on going into war is told by a fictional
/ Mezmerize / soldier standing in the middle of the battlefield with his
/__________________/ companions lying and dying around him - "People grow up to die!"
Guitar: Clean
Rhythm: 4/4
Tempo: 66 bpm
Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
|-3-|
S S S S a S S a
A#|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----2---2-3-3/5-5---|
F#|-2---2-3-2-1---1----|---3-5-5s7s5-3-2---2---|-1---1-------1---|---------------------|
C#|-0---------0--------|-----------------------|-0-------2-------|---2---2-------------|
G#|-0---------2--------|-----------------------|-2---------------|-0-------------------|
C#|-3-3-------2-2---2/-|-5---------------0---0-|-2-2---2---2---2-|-------------------0-|
Verse
Q Q Q Q Q S S a
A#|-------------|--------------|---------------|-----2---2-3-3/5-5---|
F#|---2-----1---|---3------2---|---1-------1---|---------------------|
C#|-------------|------------0-|-------2-------|---2---2-------------|
G#|-------------|--------------|---------------|-0-------------------|
C#|-3---3-2---2-|-5---5\-0-----|-2---2---2---2-|-------------------0-|
Welcome to the soldier side -
where there's no one here but me
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E S S Q E E E E E E E E E E S S a E E E
A#|-------------|----------------|---------------|-----2---2-3-3/5-5---|
F#|---2-----1---|---3------2-----|---1-------1---|---------------------|
C#|-------------|------------0---|-------2-------|---2---2-------------|
G#|-------------|----------------|---------------|-0-------------------|
C#|-3---3-2---2-|-5---5\-0-----0-|-2---2---2---2-|-------------------0-|
People all grow up to die -
there is no one here but me
Outro
|--3--|
S S S S S S a H
A#|-10---10-11-10-9---9------|----11s13-13s15s13s11-10---10---|-9---9-------9---|---------10---|
F#|--x------------x----------|----12s14-14s15s14s12-----------|-9-------9-------|-----9--------|
C#|--x------------x----------|--------------------------------|-x---------------|---7---7------|
G#|--8-8----------7-7---7/10-|-10----------------------8----8-|-7-7---7---7---7-|--------------|
C#|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|-7------------|
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20th /August /05
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____________________
/ System of a Down / Again this is about soldiers in war. How their mothers cried
/ Soldier Side / when they left their homes, how they’re asking themselves
/ Hypnotize / existential questions on the battlefield, how even God lost
/___________________/ his faith in them and how unfair wars are for everybody.
Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Gtr I - Clean (lead, solo)
Gtr II - Overdriven (lead)
Gtr III - Clean (tremolo, left speaker)
Gtr IV - Clean (tremolo, right speaker)
Gtr V - Clean (solo)
Gtr VI - Distorted (backup in Chorus)
Intro
Q=75 bpm
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S
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F#|------12--------12--------12--------12---|------10--------10--------10--------10---|
C#|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|
G#|-13--------13--------13--------13--------|-12--------12--------12--------12--------|
|-Melancholy Riff
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S
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F#|------9--------9--------9--------9---|------10--------10--------10--------10---|
C#|----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|
G#|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12--------12--------12--------12--------|
end Melancholy Riff-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S
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F#|------12------15--------15------14---12---|------10------12--------12------10--------|
C#|----0----0-------0----0----0-------0----0-|----0----0-------0----0----0-------0----0-|
G#|-13--------13------13--------13-----------|-12--------12------12--------12------12---|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S
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F#|------9--------9--------9--------9---|------10--------10--------10--------10---|
C#|----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|
G#|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12--------12--------12--------12--------|
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1st Verse
Gtr II
H. E E H.
E E
A#||o-----------------------|------------------------o||
F#||------------------------|-2-----------------------||
C#||--5-------------3---2---|-0-------------8---10----||
G#||o-5-------------3---2---|-0-------------8---10---o||
C#||--5-------------3---2---|-0-------------8---10----||
...dead men lying on the bottom of the grave...
Gtr II
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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G#||o-------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
C#||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------|
|Gtr III
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#||--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-|
A#||o-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-|
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G#||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Gtr IV
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#||o-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-|
F#||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G#||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Gtr II
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------o||
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G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------o||
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|Gtr III, IV
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-o||
F#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--||
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
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[Bridge]
w/Melancholy Riff x2
Gtr III, IV (Gtr III plays the e-string notes)
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#||--18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
A#||o-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|
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G#||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...they were crying when their
sons left...
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
A#|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
A#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--||
A#|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-o||
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G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
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[2nd Verse]
similar to 1st Verse
Bridge
similar to previous
Solo
Gtr II
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q
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|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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---|
|-Solo Backup Riff end Solo Backup Riff-|
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-12-12-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-10-12-12-|
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|-Guitar Solo
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|Gtr V
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-11-11-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-10-11-11-11-11-10-10-11-11-|
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|-Guitar Solo
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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F#|-10-10-10-10-------------------------10-10-12-12-10-10-10-10-------------------------9-9-10-10-|
C#|-------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------|
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| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#|-10-10-10-10-------------------------10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-------------------------8-8-10-10-|
F#|-------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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F#|-9-9-9-9-------------------------9-9-10-10-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------|
C#|---------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------11-11-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-11-11-|
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| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#|-8-8-8-8-------------------------8-8-10-10-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
C#|---------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------11-11-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-11-11-|
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Gtr I, V
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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F#|-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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end Guitar Solo-|
w/Solo Backup Riff + Guitar Solo
Gtr III
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-13-13-15-15-|
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|Gtr IV
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-------------------------------------------------17-17-17-17-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-17-17-18-18-|
A#|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-13-13-13-13-------------------------13-13-15-15-13-13-13-13-------------------------12-12-13-13-|
A#|-------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------|
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| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-17-17-17-17-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-17-17-18-18-17-17-17-17-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
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| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
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| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
A#|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
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[Chorus]
Gtr II, VI
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
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---|
|-Chorus Riff end Chorus Riff-|
|Gtr IV
| W W H E E E E H
D#|-----------------|-----------------|--------17-15----15-|------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|--------------18----|-17---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
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...welcome to the soldier
side...
w/Chorus Riff x3
Gtr III, IV (both guitars play this)
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#||--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
A#||o-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
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G#||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
A#|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
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Gtr III
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
D#|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
A#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
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|Gtr IV
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E E E
D#|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-17----------15----------------------15----------|
A#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------------18----------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 3x
D#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--||
A#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-o||
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G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
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| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 3x
A#|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-o||
F#|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18--||
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
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[Outro]
Gtr I
|--3--|
a a a E E S S E a a a E E E S S E S S a E E E E E E E
A#|-------10-------10-11-10---------9-------9--------|------11s13-13s15s13s11-10-------10-------|
F#|-----x-------------------------x------------------|------12s14-14s15s14s12-------------------|
C#|---x-------------------------x--------------------|------------------------------------------|
G#|-8----------8--------------7---------7-------7s10-|-10--------------------------8--------8---|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
(slow down here)
a a a H
A#|-------9-------9---------------9-------|-----------------10---------------|
F#|-----9-----------------9---------------|---------9------------------------|
C#|---x-----------------------------------|-----7-------7--------------------|
G#|-7---------7-------7-------7-------7---|-7--------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
Dead men lying on the bottom of their grave
Wondering when Savior comes - is he gonna be saved?
Maybe you're a sinner into your alternate life
Maybe you're a joker, maybe you deserve to die
They were crying when their sons left
God is wearing black
He's gone so far to find no hope
He's never coming back
They were crying when their sons left
All young men must go
He's come so far to find the truth
He's never going home
Young men standing on the top of their own graves
Wondering when Jesus comes - are they gonna be saved?
Cruelty to the winner, bishop tells the king his lies
Maybe you're a mourner, maybe you deserve to die
Welcome to the Soldier Side
Where there's no one here but me
People all grow up to die
There's no one here but me
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| s Slap
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