Queensryche — The Voice Chords
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.