Biffy Clyro – Little Soldiers (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Nik0337 This tab is similar to the other tab for this song but I added in some bits that were missed from the other one and made it more complex. I did this by ear and by watching a live video of Biffy Clyro Playing this, needless to say, it wasn't easy! As far as I am aware, this is 100% correct to how Simon Neil plays it. Enjoy! A note on the tempo: This song is played in 4:4 time (as far as I can tell) and at a steady rhythm. You may notice that there are different sized gaps in the baseline, this is only so the tab wasn't miles long - it is meant to be played at a steady speed and constant rhythm. If you are confused by this, listen to the song and I hope you'll understand INTRO Played with a pick, combination of strums and up/down picking. s= down strum, d= down pick, u= up pick

   s  dududu s dududu ...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0------------------0--0---0-0---------0------------------3-------------------|
G|-4p0---0---0--0---0-5----5---4p0---0---4p0---0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0---|
D|-0---0---0-4----4---0--------0---0---0-2---2---2-4----4---2----2---4----4-----|
A|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE
same pattern of baseline interspersed with melody (steady rhythm)
   d u d ud ud u ...
e|---10--8--7-------------7-----10--8--7-------------7------0-------0-------|
B|-------------10--8--10------------------10--8--10-----------0-0-----0-0---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS (This is the intro, but the other way around)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0------------------3-----------------0------------------0--0---0-0-----------|
G|-4p0---0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-4p0---0---0--0---0-5----5---4p0---0-----|
D|-2---2---2-4----4---2----2---4----4---0---0---0-4----4---0--------0---0---0---|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS There is no picking in this bit, it is all strummed. d= down strum, u= up strum

   d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-...
e|-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-5-----5---5---5-5-----5---5---5-|
B|-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-1-----1---1---1-1-----1---1---1-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-|
G|-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-5-----5---5---5-5-----5---5---5-|
D|-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-x-----x---x---x-x-----x---x---x-|
A|-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-5-----5---5---5-5-----5---5---5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5-----5---5---5-5-----5-5-------|
B|-0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0-------|
G|-5-----5---5---5-5-----4-5p4-----|
D|-x-----x---x---x-x-----x-x-------|
A|-5-----5---5---5-5-----5-5-------|
E|---------------------------------|

Okay, okay... That last bit with the pull-off was made up but me, but it follows the vocals and I like it. If you don't, just play the same strums from before. OUTRO This part is similar to the verse but without vocals and a slightly different baseline, along with some chords.

e|---10--8--7-------------7----10-8-7---------7--|
B|-------------10--8--10--------------10-8-10----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

   d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-...
e|-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3---0-0-----0-0-|
B|-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3---0-0-1---0-0-|
G|-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
D|-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2---0-0-2---0-0-|
A|-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3---0-0-3---0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---10--8--7-------------7----10-8-7---------7--|
B|-------------10--8--10--------------10-8-10----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3---0-0-----0-0-|
B|-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3---0-0-1---0-0-|
G|-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
D|-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2---0-0-2---0-0-|
A|-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---3---3-3---0-0-3---0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Simon bends the strings a bit for this last part I think, but he basically just lets them ring out. In the album version, the song ends on a C but in the live version it's an E

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7---7/9~-------|
D|-9~---------12\5~------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|