• Song:

    Wicked Soldier

  • Artist:

    Tonic

  • Album:

    Live in Holland

Tonic - Wicked Soldier
From "Lemon Parade"
standard Tuning w/ crunchy distortion
tabbed by jjhand

Intro (2 guitars overlapping), play 2x

e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--3/5---5-7-5-5---3----3---|-3/5---5-7-5-5---3----3---|
G|--5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|-5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|
D|--5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|-5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|
A|--3/5---5-5-5-5---3----3---|-3/5---5-7-5-5---3----3---|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|

                              F
e|---------------------------|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
B|--3/5---5-7-5-5---3----3---|-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-|
G|--5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
D|--5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
A|--3/5---5-7-5-5---3----3---|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Guitar 2 plays this chord during fourth bar each time:
  e|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1--|
  B|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1--|
  G|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
  D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
  A|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
  E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1--|


Verse Rhythm Riff:
   D7add_B
e|-5--------------------------------|
B|-0--------------------------------|
G|-5-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&--| play 11x 
D|-0--------------------------------|
A|-5--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 strum this chord in a 16th note rhythm (& is the repeated chord)

Lead (after intro):
e|---------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
B|---------|-----------|-----------|-----b8r7~~~b8r7~~--|
G|---------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
D|---------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
A|-/5------|-(5~)------|-/5~-------|-(5~)---------------|
E|---------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|

 Lead Riff (play 2x, 6 bars total):
e|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-3h5-----5~-----|-3h5-----5~-----|-3h5-----5~------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

first ending:
  Lead                         
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-3-----------------|
E|---------3---------|
 |
 |Rhythm
e|---------7-7-7~--7\-|
B|---------8-8-8~--8\-|
G|-9---9---7-7-7~--7\-|
D|-10--10--9-9-9~--9\-|
A|-10--10-------------|
E|-8---8--------------|
  

Repeat Rhythm Riff and Lead riffs together for 7 bars
until 'Prechorus':

  Lead
e|--------------|-3------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--3-----------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|
 |
 |Rhythm
e|--------------|-/7---7~~7~~\-|
B|-/8---8-------|-/8---8~~8~~\-|
G|-/9---9-------|-/7---7~~7~~\-|
D|-/10--10------|-/9---9~~9~~\-|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|



Chorus (play number of times indicated) 

  Rhythm
   Dsus2          F               Gsus2
e|--------------|-5-------------|-5------------|-5--------5--------|
B|-5------------|-6-------------|-8------------|-8--------6--------|
G|-7--(16x)-----|-5---(16x)-----|-7--(16x)-----|-7-(8x)---5-(8x)---|
D|-7------------|-7-------------|-5------------|-5--------3--------|
A|-5------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
 |
 |Lead
e|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-5------------|-/8------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-7------------|-7------------|


  Rhythm
e|--------------|-5-------------|-5------------|-5-------------|
B|-5------------|-6-------------|-8------------|-8-------------|
G|-7--(16x)-----|-5---(16x)-----|-7--(16x)-----|-7-(16x)-------|
D|-7------------|-7-------------|-5------------|-5-------------|
A|-5------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
Lead repeats previous line


After Chorus, play Intro, Verse, and Chorus Again (for both parts)


Before Solo Break, play this 2x
  Lead                        
e|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-------------3/5\3--|
B|---------1-------|-----------1-----|---------1-------|---------1---1/3\1--|
G|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----------|-----2-----2-----|-----0---0----------|
D|---2---2-------4-|---2---2-------4-|---2---2-------4-|---2---2------------|
A|-0-------------2-|-0-------------2-|-0-------------2-|-3------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm 
 | play 3x                          fourth bar:
e|-5--5-5-5---5-5---7--|            |-8---8--8--8----8--8---8---|
B|-5--5-5-5---5-5---7--|            |-8---8--8--8----8--8---8---|
G|-5--5-5-5---5-5---8--|            |-9---9--9--9----9--9---9---|
D|-7--7-7-7---7-7---9--|            |-10--10-10-10---10-10--10--|
A|---------------------|            |---------------------------|
E|---------------------|            |---------------------------|

repeat Break for first 3 bars, then Rhythm ends with
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-10---------10-9-7-|
A|-10---------10-9-7-| then, solo begins
E|-8-----------8-7-5-|


Solo
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------13----13b15~--b15-b15--|
G|-12b14---b14r12-10--10~-12p10-|-12/14----14------------------|
D|------------------12----------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|-15b17--13-------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------15--15--15\-|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-12b14r12--10-12p10--------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------12-12--|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------13--13-|
G|-12-11-12-14-12-11h12p11--------|-11-12-14-12-11h12p11-------|
D|-12-12-12-12------------12---x/-|-12-12-12-------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-10~--10~--10~--10~--10~--13p10-|-13----10----10~~~~\---|
B|--------------------------------|----------13-----------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------|


Play Chorus again 1 1/2 times, but lead changes to:
e|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-5------------|-/8------------|-10-----------|-10-----------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|

e|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-5------------|-/8------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-7------------|-7------------|

e|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-5------------|-/8------------|-10-----------|-10-----------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|

As final bar of chorus repeats, lead holds the same note:
e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|-10~~~~-------|-10~~~~-------|
E|--------------|--------------|


Play Intro again 2x, but Lead becomes:
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--3/5---5-7-5h7---3----3---|-3/5---5-7-5h7---3----3---|
G|--5/7---7-7-7-----5----5---|-5/7---7-7-7-----5----5---|
D|--5/7---7-7-7-----5----5---|-5/7---7-7-7-----5----5---|
A|--3/5---5-5-5-----3----3---|-3/5---5-7-5-----3----3---|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--3/5---5-7-5h7---3----3---|-----------------------------|
G|--5/7---7-7-7-----5----5---|-12b14--12b14--12p10------12-|
D|--5/7---7-7-7-----5----5---|--------------------12----12-|
A|--3/5---5-5-5-----3----3---|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

Both parts:
   Rhythm
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--3/5----5-7-5-5------3-----3---|-3/5---5-7-5-5--------------|
G|--5/7----7-7-7-7------5-----5---|-5/7---7-7-7-7------5--4--2-|
D|--5/7----7-7-7-7------5-----5---|-5/7---7-7-7-7------5--4--2-|
A|--3/5----5-5-5-5------3-----3---|-3/5---5-7-5-5------3--2--0-|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------13--13-|
G|-12-11-12-14-12-11h12p11--------|-11-12-14-12-11h12p11-------|
D|-12-12-12-12------------12---x/-|-12-12-12-------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|

   Rhythm
e|---------------------------|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|-5---
B|--3/5---5-7-5-5---3----3---|-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-6---
G|--5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|-5---
D|--5/7---7-7-7-7---5----5---|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-3---
A|--3/5---5-7-5-5---3----3---|---------------------------|-----
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----
 |
 |
e|---------------------------|----------------------------|------
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|------
G|-12-11-12-14-12-11h12p11---|-12b14--12b14--r12p10----12-|-10---
D|-12-12-12-12------------12-|----------------------12----|------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------|------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|------

key:
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
b  - bend, or prebend
r  - release bent string
__ - hold note while playing another string
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
x  - muted strings
~  - vibrato
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