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Soldiers Daughter by Tonic
Soldiers Daughter
Okay, this is the way to play this song without tuning down. It is done true to form. It starts after the
lead part. All chords will be barre except those notated.
C#2 F# C#2 F#
C#2 F#
It's the way he looks at you that says to me this isn't over
C#2 F#
From the outside looking in you see there's nothing sacred here, nothing sacred
G#sus4 G#
You can bend but you can't break
(Second verse, same as the first:)
For the reasons out of our control, you try to make it roll like a dice away
But you say that you're all empowered here. This is obviously not clear enough to me
You can bend but you can't break, you can't break
F# G# A#m G#
Hey little girl Keep dancing Hey little girl alone
F# G# B2
Cause there's not enough time in your day to keep you here
F# G# B2
A2(not barre) C#2
Soldier's daughter did your daddy, did your daddy hurt you? Did he make you feel bad
A2(not barre) G#sus4
Did he poison your views with the water he was raised on
G#sus4(con't) G#
Oh your father's son says hang on, hang on
F# G# A#m G# F#
Hey little girl keep dancing hey little girl keep dancing alone
G# A#m G#
Cause there's not enough time in your life to stay here yeah
F# G# B# F#
C#2 F#
So over the hills he'd climb
C#2 F#
Just to see her there in time
Just to watch the sun shine through her dress, sweet soldier's daughter, sweet soldier's daughter
G# C#2
MMMMMMMMMM
It's the way he looks at you
That says to me
This isn't over
From the outside looking in
You see there's nothing sacred here
Nothing sacred
You can bend
But you can't break
For the reasons out of our control
You try to make it roll
Like a dice away
But you say that you're all empowered here
This is obviously not clear enough to me
You can bend
But you can't break
Hey little girl keep dancing
Hey little girl keep dancing alone
'Cause there's not enough time in your day
To keep you here
The soldier's daughter
Did your daddy
Did your daddy hurt you
Did he make you feel bad
Did he poison your views
With the water he was raised on
Oh your father's son says hang on
Hang on
Hey little girl keep dancing
Hey little girl keep dancing alone
'Cause there's not enough time in your life
To stay here
So over the hills he'd climb
Just to see her there in time
Just to watch the sun shine through her dress
The sweet soldier's daughter
The sweet soldier's daughter
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version 2
Tune Down 1/2 step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb)
Notes: These rhythms are hard to tab, so you'll have to
listen to the CD and get the number of strums down. That
is hard to notate....Also, learn to use your pinky...Other-
wise, you won't be able to play this song. It's pretty easy,
once you learn the stretches, and the rhythms. Also, to my
knowledge, Jeff or Emerson do *not* tune down 1/2 step, but
I always do when I play most of their songs. They use a capo,
which will raise the pitch, but not the key. Trust me, this
is as close as you will get...Maybe just lower in pitch.
Also, the lead is *not* transcribed...Only the rhythm.
Sorry. Lastly, there a lot of individual notes that are
simply picked within the chord structure....
Intro: Riff 1 Fill into Riff 1
G
-------5-5-----------3333----------|--3h3-----Riff 1-|
---5/7-----5h7h5\3---3333----------|--5h3------------|
-------------------0-0000-strum----|-----------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Fill after Riff 1 (fourth time) Note: This is a *tough
stretch*....It'll take some practice and some dexterity.
G
-3333--3355--7--10-7h8h7\5------|
-3333--3333--3------------------|
-0000--0000--0------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
Verse riff
(Dsus2) (G)
----------------------------33----00-0-000---|
-3--555-33-2h33--55--333----33----22h3-320---|
-2--222-22-2h22--22--222----00----00-0-000---|
-0--000-00-0-00--00--000----00----00---------|
----------------------------22----00---------|
----------------------------33---------------|
Verse riff
It's the way he looks at you
That says to me
This isn't over
>From the outside looking in
You see there's nothing sacred here
Nothing sacred
Pre-chorus
(A)
You can bend...But you can't break....
Verse riff again
For the reasons out of our control
You try to make it roll
Like a dice away
But you say that you're all empowered here
This is obviously not clear enough
To me
Pre-chorus
(A)
You can bend...But you can't break....
You can't break
Chorus
(G) (A) (Dsus2) (A)
Hey, little girl, keep dancin'....Hey, little girl....
(G)
Keep dancin' alone, 'cause there's not enough time in
(A) (C)
your day to keep you here....
Solo (Rhythm is chords for chorus)
(Bb)
Soldier's daugther, did your daddy...Did your daddy
(Dsus2) First part of Verse riff
hurt you? Did he make you feel bad?
(Bb) (A)
Did he poison your views...With the water he was raised
on?
Fill
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---------|
-2-2h4---|
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Continue strumming (A)
Fill
------5---|
--7-8-----|
----------|
----------|
----------|
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Chorus
Second solo (G, A, C, G)
Outro is first riff, ending in (Dsus2)
So over the hills he'd climb
Just to see her there in time
Just to watch the sun shine through her eyes
The sweet soldier's daughter
The sweet soldier's daughter
It's the way he looks at you
That says to me
This isn't over
From the outside looking in
You see there's nothing sacred here
Nothing sacred
You can bend
But you can't break
For the reasons out of our control
You try to make it roll
Like a dice away
But you say that you're all empowered here
This is obviously not clear enough to me
You can bend
But you can't break
Hey little girl keep dancing
Hey little girl keep dancing alone
'Cause there's not enough time in your day
To keep you here
The soldier's daughter
Did your daddy
Did your daddy hurt you
Did he make you feel bad
Did he poison your views
With the water he was raised on
Oh your father's son says hang on
Hang on
Hey little girl keep dancing
Hey little girl keep dancing alone
'Cause there's not enough time in your life
To stay here
So over the hills he'd climb
Just to see her there in time
Just to watch the sun shine through her dress
The sweet soldier's daughter
The sweet soldier's daughter
---------------
version 3
tuning: Acoustics/Electric Guitar in DADF#AE but capo 4th fret
This is the way that Emerson and Jeff play it in Tonic. Tune down 2nd and 6th strings
a full step and the 3rd string a half step to get open Dadd9 tuning.
Intro - Two Acoustics
play 2x
|------0--0--0----0--0-|----0---0-0--0-0--0000-0-0--0-0--000-0-0-----|
|-/4_______--4\2--0----|--------0---------------------0------0-0-4-2-|
|-----------------3----|---------------0-------0---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-0----0--------------------------------------|
Third time:
Acoustic 1 - Emerson Hart (add strums on end of line)
|------0--0--0----0--0-|----0-0--0-0--0000-0-0h2-5-2-3-2h3p2p0-0-0--0--0-|
|-/4_______--4h5--4----|----0------0--------------------------------0----|
|------------3----3----|-----------------------------------------0-----0-|
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Acoustic 2 - Jeff Russo
|------0--0-------0--0-|------------------------|
|-/4_______--0----0----|-0----------------------|
|------------0----0----|-0----------------------| this part ends
|----------------------|-0----------------------| but an electric
|----------------------|------------------------| comes in
|----------------------|------------------------|
Verse - play similarly 3x
Acoustic 1 - v is upstroke arpeggio
|-------0000---00-------|-----000------v0--|--------------------|------0-00-----0-|
|-----0------0----0h2---|---0-----0-0---0--|----0--0----0--0--0-|-0--0-0----0-0-0-|
|-----3-----------------|-0-0-----0-0---0--|----0--0--2/3--3--2-|-0--0------0-0---|
|-2----------2--------2-|------------------|-0------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|
| Clean Electric - listen for timing
|-------------0---------|------------0--0--|--------------------|---------------|
|-----2----0------------|-------2--0----0--|------------0--0--0-|-0---------0---|
|-----------------------|---------------3--|----------2/3--3--2-|-0---------0---|
|---2-------------------|-----2------------|--------------------|-------------0-|
|-0---------------------|---0--------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------0--|--------------------|---------------|
At 1:05, play this:
Acoustic
|----0------000-0-0--0-00-|--0--0--000-0-0-00-0-0-0--0-0-|-(0)--------------|
|-2-----2---222-2-2--2-22-|--2--2--222-2-2-22-2-2-2--2-2-|-(2)--------------|
|-3-----3-------3-3--3----|--3--3------3-3------3-3----3-|-(3)--------------|
|-2-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
|-4-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|--2---------------|
|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------2-------------|----------2-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
|-2------2----------------|-------2----------------------|------------------|
|-4---4-------------------|----4-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
New Verse (1:17) - Play Acoustic verse riff, but a Distorted Electric plays:
play 4x with slight rhythm changes
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-2----2--2-2--0-----|-------2--2-2--0----|------0---0----0--0-|----------------0-|
|-3----3--3-3--3-----|-------3--3-3--3----|------3---2/3--2--0-|-----0--------0-0-|
|-2----2--2-2--2---2-|-------2--2-2--2----|------2---2----2--0-|-----0------2-4---|
|-0----------------0-|--------------------|--------------------|-----0--2/4-------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-0------------------|---0--------------|
Prechorus (2:03) - Distorted Electric Acoustic Part
* * slight pm
|--------------------| |-0-0-0----0--0-0-0----0-|
|-2----2---2-2----2--| |-2-2-2----2--2-2-2----2-|
|-2----2---2-2----2--| |-2-2-2--2----2-2-2--2---| play both
|-2----2---2-2----2--| |-2-2-2--2----2-2-2--2---| parts 4x
|-4----4---4-4--4----| |------------------------|
|--------------------| |------------------------|
Chorus - Distorted Electric (Acoustic just adds extra strums on high open strings)
F# G#sus4 A#sus4 G#
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----0----0-0---0---|-------0---0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3---3----3-3---3---|-3-----3---3-3------|-5----5----5----5--|-5----5---5p3h5-5--|
|-0------------------|-2-------------2----|-4----4----4----4--|-2----2---2-----2--|
|-0------------------|-2---2---------2----|-4----4----4----4--|-2----2---2-----2--|
|-0------------------|-2---2---------2----|-4----4----4----4--|-2----2---2-----2--|
F# G#sus4 C#add2
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----0----0-0---0---|-------0---0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3---3----3-3---3---|-3-----3---3-3------|-5----5----5----5--|-5----5---5----5---|
|-0------------------|-2-------------2----|-7----7----7----7--|-7----7---7----7---|
|-0------------------|-2---2---------2----|-7----7----7----7--|-7----7---7----7---|
|-0------------------|-2---2---------2----|-7----7----7----7--|-7----7---7----7---|
Distorted Guitar Solo (2:36) - Acoustic plays Chorus chords during solo
|-----0------0--0-0--|-0--0--0---0--2--0--|---------------------|
|-0------0------0-0--|-0--0--0---0--0--0--|-0-0--0--0--0-0-0----|
|-2/3----2/3----3-3--|-3--3--3---3--3--3--|-7-8-10-10-10-8-7tr8-|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|----0-0-0-----------|-----0-----0---0----|-----0------0----0-----|
|-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--|---0-----0---0---0--|---0------0----0---0---|
|-5---------4/5-2-0--|-0h2---2/3---3---7--|-7h8---8/10---10---10--|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-0---0----0-----0---|-0--0-0--0---0-------------|
|-0---0----0-----0---|-0----0----0-0----0-0-0-0--|
|-8---10---8\7/8-8---|-8----8----8-8\7--8-8-8-8--|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
Bridge - Electric and Acoustic combined, Acoustic plays top strings
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----0--0-----------|
|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-0---0--0-0-0--0--0-|
|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3---3--3-3-3--3--3-|
|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-2---2--2-2-2--2--2-|
|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-0---0--0-0-0--0--0-|
|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|--------------------|
|-----0--0------0----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---0--0-0-0--0--0-|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|-3---3--3-3-3--3--3-|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|-2---2--2-2-2--2--2-|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|-0---0--0-0-0--0--0-|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|--------------------|-3---3-3----3-3----3-3---|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
(3:15)
bottom = Electric, top = Acoustic
|------0--0----000----000-|-----0--0----000----000--|----------000----0-0--|
|-2----2--2-2--222-2--222-|-2---2--2-2--222-2--222--|-------2--222-2--2-2--|
|-2---------2------2------|-2--------2------2-------|-------2--222-2--2-2--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------2--------------|
|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|-2-2/4----------------|
|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|----0-0-------0--0-00-|----0-0----0-00-|------0--------00-|
|-2--2-2-2--2--2--2-22-|----2-2-2--2-22-|-2-2--2-2--2-2-22-|
|-2------2--2--2--2----|--------2-------|-2-2----2--2-2----|
|-2------2-------------|--------2-------|-2-2----2--2-2----|guessing at
|-----------2--4--4----|----------------|------------------|the rhythm
|----------------------|-2--------------|------------------|here
Last Bar above, Electric Guitar comes in
|-------------------------|
|-0--0-0--0--0-----0--0---|
|-7--8-10-8--7h8p7-3--3---|
|---------------------4---|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
Play Chorus again
End Chorus - Acoustic and Electric (low E notes)
|--------------------|--------------------|---------0---00----|--------0---00-----|
|-----0----0-0---0---|-0---0--0--0-0-0----|-0----0--0-0-00-0--|-0--0-0-0-0-00-0---|
|-3---3----3-3---3---|-2---3--3--5-3-2----|-5----5----5----5--|-5----5---5----5---|
|-0------------------|-2-------------2----|-5----5----5----5--|-5----5---5----5---|
|-0------------------|-2---2---------2----|-5----5----5----5--|-5----5---5----5---|
|-0------------------|-2---2---------2----|-5-------------5\--|-0-----------------|
Acoustic
|---------------------|---------------------|------|
|-0----0--0-0-00-0--0-|-0--0-0--0-0-00-0-0--|------|
|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-5----|
|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-5----|
|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-5----|
|---------------------|---------------------|-5----|
|
|Electric
|---------------------|---------------------|------|
|-0-------------------|-(0)-----------------|-(0)--|
|-8-------------------|-(8)-----------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-5----|
Play Intro (rhythm varies, but same riff overall)
Ending - both parts
|-0-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|
|-5-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|
|-0^----------------------|
|-------------------------|
^ play slow downward picking arpeggio, low to high
It's the way he looks at you
That says to me
This isn't over
From the outside looking in
You see there's nothing sacred here
Nothing sacred
You can bend
But you can't break
For the reasons out of our control
You try to make it roll
Like a dice away
But you say that you're all empowered here
This is obviously not clear enough to me
You can bend
But you can't break
Hey little girl keep dancing
Hey little girl keep dancing alone
'Cause there's not enough time in your day
To keep you here
The soldier's daughter
Did your daddy
Did your daddy hurt you
Did he make you feel bad
Did he poison your views
With the water he was raised on
Oh your father's son says hang on
Hang on
Hey little girl keep dancing
Hey little girl keep dancing alone
'Cause there's not enough time in your life
To stay here
So over the hills he'd climb
Just to see her there in time
Just to watch the sun shine through her dress
The sweet soldier's daughter
The sweet soldier's daughter
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend note
| r release bend
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| ^ downstroke chord arpeggio
| v upstroke chord arpeggio
| () held note from previous bar
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