O Soldier

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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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

O SOLDIER
English folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/2

-5 -4  -5   -5   -6*
O sol-dier, sol-dier 
  7   -6*  7  -7 -8
Won’t you mar-ry me
 -8   8   -9   7   -8  -5   6
With your mus-ket fife and drum
-5-4   -5    -5 -6* 7  -6*  7  -7  -8
O no, sweet maid I can-not mar-ry thee
-8  8  -9  7   -7  7  -6* 7
For I have no coat to put on
 -8  -7 -5   -5  -8
Then up she went to 
-8   -7   -5   -5    -5
Her grand-fa-ther’s chest
-8    -7    -5 -5  -5
And brought him a coat 
-8 -8  -7  7  -6* 6  -5
Of the ver-y, ver-y best
-8    -7    -5 -5  -5
She brought him a coat 
-8 -8  -7  7  -6* 6  -5
Of the ver-y, ver-y best
-7  -7  -8   7    8* -7 -9
And the sol-dier put it on

(Repeat with hat, gloves, boots)

-5 -4  -5   -5   -6*
O sol-dier, sol-dier 
  7   -6*  7  -7 -8
Won’t you mar-ry me
 -8   8   -9   7   -8  -5   6
With your mus-ket fife and drum
-5-4   -5    -5 -6* 7  -6*  7  -7  -8
O no, sweet maid I can-not mar-ry thee
-8  8  -9  7  -7  7 -6*  7
For I have a wife of my own

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