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:

d#|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a#|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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--------|
C#|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   1  e &  a 2  e &  a 3  e  & a 4  e &  a  1  e  & a 2...

d#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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--------|
C#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   2nd time play:
d#|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
a#|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
f#|-----12------15--------15-----14---12---|-----10------12--------12------10--------|
C#|---0----0-------0---------0------0----0-|---0----0-------0----0----0-------0----0-|
G#|13--------13------13-13-----13----------|12--------12------12--------12------12---|
C#|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


d#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
a#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
f#|-----9--------9--------9--------9---|-----10--------10------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C#|---0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-|---0----0----0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G#|12-------12-------12-------12-------|12--------12--------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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-|-----------------|13-----------17-15-|-----------------|
a#|15-----------18-17-|15---------------|15-----------18-17-|14---------------|
f#|-------------------|14---------------|-------------------|15---------------|
C#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   1  & 2 & 3 & 4  &   1  & 2 & 3 &...

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

   Guitar 1 (intro pattern)
d#|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a#|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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--------|
C#|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


d#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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--------|
C#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  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-|15---10-------15-17-15---10-------12-14-|
C#||--17-----------15-17-19---17-14-17---14-15-|14---12-------14-15-14---12-------14-15-|
G#||o------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C#||-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
      1  e & a 2 e &  a  3  e &  a  4  e &  a   1  e &  a 2 e &  a  3  e &  a 4 e &  a

d#|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
a#|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
f#|12---9--------12-14-12---9----12-10-9----|10-------12-------14-------12--------||
C#|14---11-------14-15-14---11---14-12-11---|12-------14-------15-------14--------||
G#|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
C#|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| X2
   1  e &  a 2 e &  a  3  e &  a 4  e  &  a  1  e & a 2  e & a 3  e & a 4  e & a


   2nd time through:
   Guitar 3 - Clean (tremelo pick)
d#|13-----------------17-18-----------|17---13-----------17---13-----------|
a#|15-----------------18-20-----------|18---15-----------18---15-----------|
f#|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   1  e & a 2 e & a 3 e  &  a 4 e & a  1  e &  a 2 e & a 3  e &  a 4 e & a

d#|12-12-------------15-------12-------|13-------15-------17-------15-------|
a#|---14-------------17-------14-------|15-------17-------18-------17-------|
f#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   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  e & a 2 e & a 3  e & a 4 e & a  1  e & a 2 e & a 3  e & a 4 e & a

d#|12---------------17---15---13---15---|12--------------------------------||
a#|14---------------18---17---15---17---|14-------------------------------o||
f#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
C#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
G#|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
C#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| X3
   1  e & a 2 e & a 3  e &  a 4  e &  a  1  e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a


OUTRO:

d#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a#|10-------10-11-10---9-------9-------|-----11/13/15\13--\12-10-------10-------|
f#|------------------------------------|-----12/14/15\14--\12-10----------------|
C#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G#|-----8------------------7-------7---|/10-------------------------8--------8--|
C#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   1  e & a 2  e  &  a 3 e & a 4 e & a   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#|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|