River Kwai March, The

by Malcolm Arnold (1957) · posted by Magister_Wigbold

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

This is the main title from the movie „The Bridge on the River Kwai“.
Music by: Malcolm Arnold

I've exchanged some notes. The experts among you will find the correct ones in [].

 6 5  5-5 6  88 7
 6 5  5-5 5  66-5
-5-4 -4 5-5  6 5
 5 -5[5°] 5-4 6  5-6[5°] -4 -6 6
 6 6 6 6 5  5 -5 6  88 7
 6 5  5-5 5  66 -5
-5-4 -6-7-6 7 6
 6-5 5-4-6  4-3 6  -3 4
 5 5 5 7  -7-6 6 -6 6 -5 5
-5 5-6 -7[-6“]-6 7-6 8...  8
 8-8 7-7-6-7[-6']-6 -8
-9 8-8 7-7-6 8-7 7-6...  6
 6 5  5-5 6 88 7
 6 5  5-5 5  66-5
-5-4 -4 5-5  6 5
 5-5[5°] 5-4-6  4-3 6  -3 4....

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