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Rock Soldiers Tab

by Ace Frehley


Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
t    = tap with righthand finger
h    = hammer-on
p    = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
**   = Artificial Harmonic
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\)  = Dive w\bar
(/)  = Release w\bar
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum




Rhythm Fig. 1a
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------5-----------------12--11---------|
D|-----9----------------------5-----------------12--11---------|
A|-----7----------------------3-----------------10---9---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1b
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------5-----------------12--11---------|
D|-----9----------------------5-----------------12--11---------|
A|-----7----------------------3-----------------10---9---------|
E|-----0-------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1c
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------5----------------2---------------|
D|-----9----------------------5----------------2---------------|
A|-----7----------------------3----------------0---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1d
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------14-\------------|
G|-----9----------------------5----------------14-\------------|
D|-----9----------------------5----------------14-\------------|
A|-----7----------------------3--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2a
E|---------12----------------------12--------------------------|
B|-----12--------15~~----------12--------13~~------------------|
G|-14b---------------------14b---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2b
E|---------12----------------------12--------------------------|
B|-----12--------15~~----------12--------13~~---10~~-----------|
G|-14b---------------------14b---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2c
E|---------12----------------------12--------------------------|
B|-----12--------15~~----------12--------13~~------------------|
G|-14b---------------------14b------------------14-\-\---------|
D|----------------------------------------------14-\-\---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2d
E|---------12----------------------12----15~~---17~~-----------|
B|-----12--------15~~----------12------------------------------|
G|-14b---------------------14b---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3a
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-2-0--2----12*~~---4-2-0-4-2-0--------------------------|
D|----2-2-0--2----12*~~---------------4-2-0-4-2-0--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------4-2-0-4-2-0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--------0------------------------------------------12*~~-----|
B|--------0------------------------------12*~~----12*~~--------|
G|------9------5-----7-----9----------12*~~----12*~~-----------|
D|------9------5-----7-----9-------12*~~-----------------------|
A|------7------3-----5-----7-----------------------------------|
E|--3b--0------------------0-----------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3b
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14\\-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14\\-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|------0--------------------------------------12*~~-----------|
B|------0------------------------------------12*~~-------------|
G|------0------5-----7-----9---------------12*~~---------------|
D|------2------5-----7-----9-----------------------------------|
A|------2------3-----5-----7-----------------------------------|
E|------0------------------0-----------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3c
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-2-0--2----12*~~~-4-2-0-4-2-0-----4-2-0-----------------|
D|----2-2-0--2----12*~~~------------4-2-0-----4-2-0------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------4-2-0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0----------------------------------------------------|
G|------9------5-----7-----9-------------9-9-9-9-9----2--0-----|
D|------9------5-----7-----9-------------9-9-9-9-9----2--0-----|
A|------7------3-----5-----7-------------------7-7-------------|
E|--3b--0------------------0-----------------------------------|                      
Rhythm Fig. 3d
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14\\-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14\\-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|------0------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------5-----7-----9-------------9-9-9-9-9----2--0-----|
D|------2------5-----7-----9-------------9-9-9-9-9----2--0-----|
A|------2------3-----5-----7-------------------7-7-------------|
E|------0------------------0-----------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 4 A & B
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---0--2--0----9-------2---0--2--4-4---------------------|
D|----2---0--2--0----9-------2---0--2--4-4---------------------|
A|-------------------7-----------------2-2---------------------|
E|-------------------0-----------------------------------------|
   <--------3x-------->


Riff 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14\\-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14\\-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
     


Solo


E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------15-p12---------------------|
G|-12-12-12--14--12---15b----12-12--------14-p12---14**b^^r14--|
D|-12-12-12--14--12----------12-12-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-p3-p0---------------------3---5--8---7--8---9---11-------|
G|----------3-p2-p0----2b-r2----5b--7b-10b-9b-10b-11b-13b------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|----------------12-------------------12-----------12---------|
B|-12--12------12----15--12--12------12---15------12---15------|
G|-14b-14b--14b----------14b-14b--14b---------14b--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|----------12------15b---17b-p17-17b-17b--17b---22b--22--22b--|
B|------12------15---------------------------------------------|
G|--14b--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|---22b--22b--22b~~--22b~~--22b~~~~~~-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro Solo
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15b--15b--15b----15b------15b------15b------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------15b-15b----17b--17b~~~~-|
B|-15-p12--15-p12----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------14--p12--14-p12-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---17b--17b----15---h17~-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|