SOLDIERS UNDER COMMAND As recorded by Stryper (from the 1985 Album "Soldiers Under Command")
Transcribed by Roadkill Words by Michael Sweet and Robert Sweet Music by Michael Sweet and Robert Sweet
E5E5 C5C5 D D D5D5 Dsus2sus2 A5A5 F5F5 AAmm G G o xx 7fr. x xx 3fr. x x 5fr. x xx 5fr. x x 5fr. xo xx xxx xo x 5fr. xooox
B B B5B5 EmEm x x x xxx o ooo
A Intro Moderately Fast Rock P = 172 E5 f Gtr III j k _c j _ _
1 4 gV V gV gV V gV V V I 4 gV f V gV V V gV V V V gV f V gV V gV V V gV V V V V gV V V V V Gtrs I, III Gtr I f P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 12 12 9 7 9 9 10 9 5 4 5 B 10 9 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C5 E5 D j k _c _c k j j k _c _c k j j _ _ ^
5 I gV gV gV V gV gV V gV V V V V V V V gV U P.M.gV V V gV V gV V V 1/4 M P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. || T A 5 7 5 7 B 7 5 7 10 10 7 5 5 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
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E5 Gtr III^ _c ^ _ _
9 gV V gV gV V gV gV V V V gV gV V I gV f V gV V V gV f V gV gV V V V gV V V V gV V V V V Gtrs I, III Gtr I P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 12 12 9 7 9 9 12 10 12 10 9 7 9 5 4 5 B 10 9 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C5 E5 D j k _c ^ _c ^ _ _ ^
13 I gV gV f V gV t gt t gt t t t q gV V V gV V V V t trem. bar gV V V gV V V A.H. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.H.P.M.A.H.P.M.A.H.P.M. A.H.P.M.A.H.P.M.A.H.P.M. |||||||||||||||||||||| T A 7 5 4 5 [10] [7] [10] [9] [4] [4] [4] B 7 7 7 7 7 7 [9] [7] 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 C A C B F E F F sl.
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Em Em Em f Gtr III______6 open 6 open 6 open V W gV W gV U 17 j k u I u u Gtr I f 1/2M FullM FullM 14 14|||||||||||||||||||12 12|||||||||||||||||||10 10|| T A B
gV W V W gV U j k I u u u Gtr II f Full 1/2 M ||||||||||||||||||| M ||||||||||||||||||| || T 15 15 14 14 12 12 A B
gV V gV gV V I gV f V gV V gV Gtr III f
T 4 A 12 12 9 7 5 B 10 9 7 5
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C5 Em E5 D Gtr III______^ 6 open W V W gV W V gV f V gV gV U 21 u I u
|||||||||||||||||| 1/2 Full M M 10 14 14||||||||||||||||||12 12||||||||||14 15 14 || T 17 15 15 A B H P W gV W V W gV U I u u u Full 1/2 |||||||||||||||||| M |||||||||||||||||| M ||||||||||||||||||||| || T 12 15 15 14 14 A 14 14 B
gV V V I V gV f V gV V V gV V V Gtr III
T A 12 12 12 9 10 B 9 10 9 7 9 7 10 8 sl.
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Em Em Em Gtr III______6 open 6 open 6 open V W gV W gV U 25 j k u I u u 1/2M FullM FullM 14 14|||||||||||||||||||12 12|||||||||||||||||||10 10|| T A B
gV W V W gV U j k I u u u Full 1/2 M ||||||||||||||||||| M ||||||||||||||||||| || T 15 15 14 14 12 12 A B
gV V gV gV V I gV f V gV V gV Gtr III
T 4 A 12 12 9 7 5 B 10 9 7 5
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C5 Em E5 D Gtr III______6 open 6 open 6 12fr.
W V W gV W V gV f V gV gV 29 u I u
|||||||||||||||||||||||| 1/2 Full M M 10 14 14||||||||||||||||||||||||12 12||||||||||||||14 15 14 T 17 15 A B H P W gV W V W gV I u u u Full 1/2 |||||||||||||||||||||||| M |||||||||||||||||||||||| M |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 12 15 15 14 14 A 14 B
gV f V gV f V gV I gV f V gV f V gV V Gtr III
T 5 7 6 7 6 5 A 5 4 5 4 5 B 3
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B 1st, 2nd Verses C5 k ^ ^ trem. bar W V V gV gP U 32 I 3 Full |||||||||||||| M ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 15 13 13 12 12 13 A B H
gU c gW I W gV V gV V W gV V V V V V gV V V V V Gtrs II, III P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||3 T 3 14 0 4 4 4 4 A 2 2 2 2 B 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 c c I gV V gV W V V gV V V V gV W gV V gV V c V V gV V V V V V W V V gV V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||||||||||||||||||||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. T 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 A 2 2 0 0 4 4 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 5 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 c c I gV V gV W V V gV f V V V gV W gV V gV V c V gV gV V V V V V W gV V gV V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 0 0 4 4 0 0 A 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 4 B 2 2 3 3 5 5 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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c 43 c c I gV gV V V W V V gV f V gV gV W gV V gV V c V gV V V V W V V gV V V V V P.M. ||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. T 0 0 4 4 0 0 A 5 5 5 0 0 4 4 2 2 5 4 B 7 5 5 3 3 7 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c 47 gf V U I gV gV V V W gV gV V gV gV U gV gV W gV gV V gV V V V V V V U V V V W V V V V V P.M. ||||||||||| P.M. T 0 0 7 7 4 4 0 0 5 7 7 A 5 5 5 0 0 7 9 9 5 7 7 B 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 5 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
c 51 W gV V V V gV V U W gV V gV V gV gV U I W V V V V V V U gV V V V V V V V V V V U Gtrs II, III P.M. P.M. 2 2 T 7 3 3 7 9 9 9 9 9 2 2 A 7 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 B 5 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gV gV gV W V V I Gtr I f 5 19 T 20 20 20 20 A 19 B
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trem. bar C Chorus (Half-time feel)
c T 55 U gV V t q I U gV V gU gU U V V u gU gU U V V U U 5 (Double-time feel)
N.H. 2 T 3 2 9 9 [9] [9] 4 4 A 0 9 9 trem.2 bar 2 B 0 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 59 gU I U W V gU gU W gV gV V gU U P.M. (Half-time feel) ||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||2 T 3 2 A 4 4 0 2 4 2 0 B 5 5 2 3 5 3 sl.
c c c 63 gV V f V V gV } V gV gV V V V gV } V V V U U I gV V V gV V V } V gV gV U U V V V V V gV } V V V(Double-timeU feel) U V V V V U U 3 3 2 2 3 x 3 T 3 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 4 0 0 2 2 0 x 0 2 4 4 4 A 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 B 2 3 3 0 0 2 x 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 c 67 gV gU I gU W gV gV V gW gV gU gV V W V U ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||P.M. ||||||||||||||||||| T 0 0 0 0 A 4 4 0 2 4 2 0 0 B 5 5 2 3 5 3 3 3
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1. to Coda c 71 gW W gW V gV V gV V I gW f W gW f V gV V gV V V gV V W V gV V V V V gV V V V V P.M. P.M. 3 T 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 V gV gV V gV V V V gV gV V gV gf V V I V gV gV f V V f V gV V gV gV V gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. 3 3 3 3 3 T 8 5 5 5 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 A 5 5 5 4 5 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 B 7 5 3 3 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. c c 79 U gW gW V gV U I U W gV gW f V gV U U W gV W V V U V V U 3 T 7 3 5 5 7 0 4 7 7 4 4 A 7 2 5 4 2 2 B 5 3 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 0
c 83 V I V V U V gV gV V V W gV V gV U gV gV gV V V V gV gV V f V } V V V V V V P.M. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| P.M. ||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 5 4 5 5 4 A 2 4 4 4 5 7 5 7 7 5 B 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 0 0 3 0 2 x 0 0 7 0 5 0 3 P sl.
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1. c 87 gW V gV W gV I V gV gV f V V gV f V gW V gV W gV gV V gV W V V W V V V V T 5 4 2 2 2 9 9 7 7 4 A 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 9 9 7 7 2 B 7 7 5 7 7 5 5 2 0 0 0
2. D5 E5 A5 j Gtr III_ _ _ _ _
90 j gV gV V V V U 2 I gV f V gV f V V gV gf V gV V V 4 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Gtr III T 4 2 2 2 7 7 A 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 7 7 4 4 4 B 7 7 5 5 5 5
D Guitar Solo A5 F5 f ______5 open 5 open
8va gV gV gV gV V gV V gV V gV 94 4 V V W I 4 V V V V V V V
Gtr I f 17 19 20 22 24 20 17 20 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||24 22||| T 18 18 A 14 14 16 16 17 17 19 20 B trem. bar H
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Dsus2 Dsus2 C5 Am ______k _c 5 5fr. 5 5fr.
8va W V V 97 gV I V gV V V V V gV gV W gV gV V V
3 2 1/2 Gtrs I, II 22||||||||||||||22||||22 T 0 1 3 1 A 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 B trem. barsl. (both notes) sl. H
G E5 ^ ^ _ _c ______6 2fr. 6 open
8va c gV V V gV V V gW W gV 100 gW U I W 7 FullM 1 M1/2 24 24 24 24 24 (24) T 1 10 10 12 A 2 9 9 B sl.sl.
C5 C5 ______6 open 5 3fr.
8va V V gV gV gV gV gV V V V V V V V gV gV V V V V gV 103 3 3 I 3 3 3 3
14 15 17 19 20 22 20|||||||||20 22 24 22 20 22 20 19 T 12 15 17 15 17 19 A B H H H H H H H H H H P P P P
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D C5 ______5 3fr. 5 5fr. 6:4 8va V gV V V V 105 gV V gV P gV V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV gV gV V V V V V V V I 3 ; 5:4 5:4 5:4 20 19 17 19 17 ||||| T 20 17 17 15 19 22 19 22 19 15 15 19 24 19 24 19 15 15 19 22 19 15 15 A 16 16 16 16 B P P P sl. H T P T P P H H T P T P P H H T P P H P
D E5 E5 ______c ______6 3fr. 6 5fr. 6 open gV gV gV f V V V V V gV V gV gV V V V V V V gV V f V V gV f V gV V 107 3 3 I 3 3 1/2M 1/2M 15 22 15 T 22 15 19 19 19O 19 19O 16 16 17 17 16 15 15 A 16 19 24 19 16 19 16 15 16 B T P H T P P H H P P P H
E5 E5 ______6 open 6 open
3 3 gV * gV gV f V gV 109 V gWj k I gV gV f V V gV V gV f V V trem. bar(both notes) trem. bar 3 u Gtr II Gtr I 1/2 M P.M. P.M. T 20 15 16 15 14 A 17 14 B 5 (7) 6 9 5 9 7 7 9 P P sl. sl. H sl. sl.
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C5 C5 D ______6 open 5 3fr. 5 3fr.
111 I gt q U V gV V gV W Gtrs I, II A.H.1/2 7 1 21/2 P.M. ||||||||||||||||||||| M T [2] [2] [2]O A [2] [2] [2]O B 6 7 7 7 8 sl. BGb
C5 D B ______c ______5 5fr. 6 3fr. 6 5fr. 5 2fr.
8va gV V gV V gV gV 114 V gV V f V gV V gV V V gV V f V gV V V gP V f V gV f V I V 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Gtr I FullM 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 22 17 15 14 15 17 15 14 T 17 17 17 17 12 14 12 A 16 14 13 B 15 H H P P H H T P P P H H P P sl. H V gV V gV V V V V V V V gV V gV V V V V gP V V gV gV gV gV f V gV 3 I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Gtr II FullM 1/4M T 12 13 15 13 12 12 13 15 19 15 13 12 13 15 13 12 13 13 12 13 12 14 14 14 12 A trem. bar 16 14 B H H P P H H T P P P H H P P sl. H
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B5 E5 _ _ _ _ ^ ^ _ _
117 2 gV V 4 gU W gV V I 4 gV 4 V V 3 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ T 9 9 A 9 9 B 14 15 12 14 14 7 7
2 V gV 4 U W I 4 V 4 3 gV V \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\P.M. T A 13 14 13 13 B 15 0 0
E5 C5 j k _c j _ _ ^ ^ _c
120 gV V V V gV V gV I gV V gV f V gV gV f V gV V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 9 7 5 4 2 4 4 A 5 4 5 5 4 5 B 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I gV V V gV gV f V gV gV V V gV V V gV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 9 10 9 7 5 4 5 5 B 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
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D.S. al Coda E5 D j k _c j _ _ ^ ^ c 124 V gV V gV k I V gV V V gV gV f V U U V V gV V ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 5 7 5 4 A 7 5 4 4 4 B 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0
c k I gV gV V gV f V V V V V gV V U U gV V gV V ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T A 7 5 B 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0
S V W gV W gV 128 j k u I u u Gtr I 1/2M FullM FullM 14 14|||||||||||||||||||||||||12 12|||||||||||||||||||||||||10 T A B
gV W V W gV j k I u u u Gtr II Full 1/2 M ||||||||||||||||||||||||| M ||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 15 15 14 14 12 A B
c gW V gV V gV V I gW f V gV V gV V V gV V W V gV V V V V gV V V V V Gtr III P.M. 3 T 3 3 3 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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U W V W gV 131 I u u
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 1/2 Full M M 10 10 14 14|||||||||||||||||||||||||12 T A B
U W gV W V I u u Full 1/2 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| M ||||||||||||||||||||||||| M T 12 12 15 15 14 A B
V gV gV V gV V V V gV gV I V gV gV f V V f V gV gV V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. 3 3 3 T 8 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 4 A 5 5 5 4 5 4 2 2 2 5 B 7 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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W V gV f V gV gV U V 134 j k I u 1/2M 12||||||||||||||14 15 14 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 14 T 17 15 15 A B H P W gV gV U j k I u u Full |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| M T 14 15 A 14 14 B
V gV V V V U gV V gV V gV V U gV V V V gV I V V V V V U gV f V gV f V gV gV V P.M. 3 3 3 (0) (0) 0 T 3 3 3 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 4 A 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 4 5 4 5 B 7 5 0 0 sl.
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W gV W gV U 137 I u u FullM FullM 14|||||||||||||||||||||||||12 12|||||||||||||||||||||||||10 10||| T A B
W V W gV U I u u 1/2 ||||||||||||||||||||||||| M ||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||| T 15 14 14 12 12 A B
gV V gV V V gV I V gV V V gV V V gV gV V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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W V W gV W V gV f V gV 140 u u I 3 gV V
|||||||||||||||||||||||| 1/2 Full M M 10 14 14||||||||||||||||||||||||12 12||||||||||||||14 15 14 T 17 2 A 2 B 0 H P W gV W V W k I u u Full 1/2 |||||||||||||||||||||||| M |||||||||||||||||||||||| M |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 12 15 15 14 14 A B
gV V gV V V V gV gV V gV V I gV f V V f V gV V gV V gV V gV V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V trem.P.M. bar 3 3 (slack)3 3 T 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 2 2 A 5 4 5 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 2 2 B 7 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sl.
P = 138rit. 143 gW W I U U gW gW U U gW W U U W f W Gtr I
T 3 3 2 2 0 2 A 2 2 2 0 B 0 0 2 0 0 2 j I U U gU g} Gtr III 7
T 2 A 2 B 0 0 x
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( ( 146 gW gW gU U I gW f W U U W W trem. bar U U T 3 3 0 4 9 9 A 4 9 9 B 3 2 7 7 0 0
P = 172 c ( 149 gV W U gV V V V V V k j I V W U V V V V V V V W U V V V V V V T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I gU Gtr III 7 A.H. T A [2] B D
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