Queensrÿche – The Voice (Guitar)
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One of the best songs from Queensryche's new album, "American Soldier".
The lyrics are inspired by the near-death experience of Geoff Tate's father,
Perry Tate, a US Army veteran who was wounded in combat.
This song uses a lot of keyboards, but it can also be played quite nicely
with these chords.
Thanks to Powerslave88 and Rich P. from www.anybodylistening.net for
their immense help - this tab is actually the result of their work.
Two guitars in this song - one of them plays the riffs during the intro and
interlude, while during the verses and chorus, they both play rhythm parts.
Intro:
A simple riff on the E string...
e|---2b-(pause)-2-3-5-6-5-3----| (repeat from the beginning about 5-6 times) B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
The second guitar plays D5 / Bb5 under this.
Verse:
D A Am I still alive? Bm I think I've got it right... A I'm made of light.. D A Before I leave and go away, C There's some things I must say, Bm Before - before I'm gone...
On "gone", turn on distortion and play A5 / C5 twice.
This same progression repeats for the next verse.
Pre-chorus:
A5 C5 A5 C5 There's so many possibilities - A5 C5 A5 G5 And I'm just starting to see...
Now go directly to the Chorus:
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 It's like the poets always said A5 Bb5 A5 G5 When life is hanging from a thread A5 Bb5 C5 D5 You can hear that voice in your head....
And now return to the D5 / Bb5 sequence from the intro.
The interlude is just a three-note riff on the E string:
e|----2-3-2-3-2-2-0---| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
For the rest of the song, use the pre-chorus and chorus chords.
The coda is D5 / Bb5. End on D.
Don't be afraid,
G.