Autoscroll
1 Column 
Text size
Transpose 0
LITTLE SOLDIERS - Biffy Clyro Tabbed by: Nik0337 Tuning: Standard EADGBe 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|-----------------------------------------| ************ | / slide up | \ slide down | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | x Mute note ************