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Tin Soldier Tab by Small Faces

Tin Soldier tab by Small Faces (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

TIN SOLDIER

As recorded by The Small Faces
(From the 1969 Album THE AUTUMN STONE)

Words and Music by Steve Marriott & Ronnie Lane

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ian McLagan - Electric Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Marriott - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Marriott - Electric Guitar '


 Intro
  Q=114
  E          G5         G/D D          AsusA            E
 4/4
  Gtr I (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.)
  W          W           E.  S  +E   E  E.  S  +E   E   W
|-7--------|----------|-------------------------------|-7----|
|-9--------|-3--------|-12--10-(10)----15--14-(14)----|-9----|
|-9--------|----------|-12--11-(11)-11-14----------14-|-9----|
|----------|-5--------|-12-------------14-------------|------|
|-7--------|----------|----------------12-------------|-7----|
|-0--------|-3--------|-10----------------------------|-0----|
                         H              H


  E                  G                   D         A
  Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
  Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E S S E E E Q  E
|------------------|-------------------|---2h3p2----------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------3------0-|
|------1-(1)-------|-------0-(0)-------|------------------|
|----2-------2---2-|-----0-------0---0-|-0-----------0----|
|--------------2---|---2-----------2---|-----------0------|
|-0----------------|-3-----------------|------------------|
  W                  W                   H         H


  E
  Gtrs II, III (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
  a E E +E  S S E a E Q    Q  E E +E  E E E
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------1-(1)-------|
|-----0-(0)-0h2-0-----5--|----2-------2---2-|
|-0h2-------------0h2----|--------------2---|
|------------------------|-0----------------|
                           W


  G                   D         A
  E E E E +E  E E E   E S S E E E E E E
|-------3-(3)-----3-|---2h3p2-----0------|
|-----------------0-|---------3-----2----|
|-----0-------0---0-|-----------------2--|
|---0---------------|-0------------------|
|---------------2---|-----------0--------|
|-3-----------------|--------------------|
  W                   H         H


  E                                     G                   D       A
  Q  E. S E S S Q    Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------3-(3)-----3-|---2-------0-----|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------0-|-----3-------2---|
|------------------|------1-(1)-------|-----0-------0---0-|-------2-------2-|
|----2--2-------0--|----2-------2---2-|---0---------------|-0---------------|
|----0--0---0h2----|--------------2---|---------------2---|---------0-------|
|-0-------0--------|-0----------------|-3-----------------|-----------------|
                     W                  W                   H       H


  E                                        G                D DsDs4A5
  E S S S S E. S E S S E   Q  Q  Q  E. S   Q  Q  Q  S S E   E E Q  Q  E E
|------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0-|-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-2-3-2----------||
|---0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3----------||
|---1-1---1-1--1-1---1-1-|-1--1--1--1--1-|-0--0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--||
|---2-2---2-2--2-2---2-2-|-2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0--2--2-2--||
|------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-2-2-|--------0--0-0--||
|-0----------------------|-0--0--0--0--0-|-3--3--3--3-3-3-|----------------||


 1st & 2nd Verses
  $
  E                  G                   D       A
  Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|---3-2-----0-----|
|------------------|-------0-(0)-------|-------3-----2---|
|------1-(1)-------|-----0-------0---0-|---------------2-|
|----2-------2---2-|---0-----------0---|-0---------------|
|--------------2---|-------------------|---------0-------|
|-0----------------|-3-----------------|-----------------|
  W                  W                   H       H


  E
  E E S S E S S E S S S S   Q  E E +E  E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------1-(1)-------|
|-----2-----0h2-0---------|----2-------2---2-|
|---2---0h2-------0h2-0h2-|--------------2---|
|-0-----------------------|-0----------------|
  W                         W


  G                     D       A
  E E E E +E  E S S E   E E E E E E E E
|-------3-(3)---------|---3-2-----0-----|
|---------------------|-------3-----2---|
|-----0-------0-----0-|---------------2-|
|---0-------------0---|-0---------------|
|---------------2-----|---------0-------|
|-3-------------------|-----------------|
  W                     H       H


                   Pre-Chorus
  C#m               D              F5             A
  E E E E +H        Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|---4------------||-2--2--2--2-2-|--------------|---------------|
|-----5----------||-3--3--3--3-3-|--------------|-2--2--2--2-2--|
|----------------||-2--2--2--2-2-|--------------|-2--2--2--2-2--|
|-6-----6-(6)----||-0--0--0--0-0-|-3--3--3--3-3-|-2--2--2--2-2--|
|-4--------------||--------------|-3--3--3--3-3-|-0--0--0--0-0--|
|----------------||--------------|-1--1--1--1-1-|---------------|


                                                        Chorus
  F#5     D         A                   F#5     D        E    D/E
                                                |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E. S S S E E E   E E E E Q Q Q    Q  E E +Q   E E
|---------2-2-2-2-|-------------------|---------2-2-2-||------------------|
|---------3-3-3-3-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------3-3-3-||-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-||-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-||-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-4-4-4-4---------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-------||-7--7-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-------||-0--0-0-(0)--0-0--|


  EsusE       E5      E    D/E          EsusE       E5      E    D/E
  E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +Q   E E   E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +Q   E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-2-2-1-1-(1)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-1-1-(1)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)--0-0--|


                               To Coda
  EsusE         Eb5   D                  C         B
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E S S S S E E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-----|------------------|---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-x-x-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-1-1-(1)-1-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-x-x-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-x-x-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-3-3-3-x-x-2-2-2-2---|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-----|------------------|-------------------0-|


                             Bridge
  E5            N.C.          E5    G5
                        ~
  E E Q  H      H    Q  Q     Q  Q  E E Q
|-------------|------------||--------------|
|-------------|------------||--------------|
|-------------|------------||--------------|
|-------------|---------5--||-2-----5-5----|
|-2-----------|------------||-2-----5-5----|
|-0-----------|------------||-0-----3-3----|


  A5    G5       E5    G5       A5    G5       E5    G5
  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-2------------|--------------|-2------------|---------------|
|-2-----5-5----|-2-----5-5----|-2-----5-5----|-2-----5-5-----|
|-0-----5-5----|-2-----5-5----|-0-----5-5----|-2-----5-5-----|
|-------3-3----|-0-----3-3----|-------3-3----|-0-----3-3-----|


  A5    G5       E5    G5       A5    G5       E5    G5
  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-2------------|--------------|-2------------|---------------|
|-2-----5-5----|-2-----5-5----|-2-----5-5----|-2-----5-5-----|
|-0-----5-5----|-2-----5-5----|-0-----5-5----|-2-----5-5-----|
|-------3-3----|-0-----3-3----|-------3-3----|-0-----3-3-----|


                 Chorus
  A5    G5        E    D/E          EsusE       E5      E    D/E
  Q  Q  E E Q     Q  E E +Q   E E   E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +Q   E E
|--------------||-----------------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|------------------|
|--------------||-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-2------------||-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-1-1-(1)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-2-----5-5----||-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-0-----5-5----||-7--7-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-(7)--7-7--|
|-------3-3----||-0--0-0-(0)--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)--0-0--|


  EsusE       E5      E    D/E          Esus4 E       Eb5   D
  E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +Q   E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-----|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-1-1-(1)-------|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-1-1-(1)-1-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-9--9-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-(7)--7-7-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-----|------------------|


                         Outro
          D.S. al Coda &
  C         B             D                 Esus4E    E5    EsEs4D
  E E E S S S S E E E     E E E E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
|----------------------||-----------------|-0----0-0------|-0-0--2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-x-x-4-4-4-4----||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0----0-0------|-0-0--3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-x-x-4-4-4-4----||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2----1-1------|-2-1--2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-x-x-4-4-4-4----||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2----2-2--2-2-|-2-2--0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-x-x-2-2-2-2----||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2----2-2--2-2-|-2-2--------------|
|-------------------0--||-----------------|-0----0-0--0-0-|-0-0--------------|


  A                B                 C
  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  D                 Esus4E
  E E E E E E E E   Q.   E H      +W           +W
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0----0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----1-1----|-(1)--------|-(1)----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|-----------------|-2----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|-----------------|-0----0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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