The Rebel Soldier (hi-lo)

by Southern Appalachian Folk song · posted by WaltP

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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

THE REBEL SOLDIER hi-lo
Southern Appalachian folk song
Key: Am

-4  5 5-4 4-4  5  -3”
-8  8 8-8 7-8  8  -6
O, Pol-ly, O, Pol-ly

 -3”  4   -4   4  -3”3-3”
 -6   7   -8   7  -66 -6
It’s for your sake a-lone

-4-4  6   6  -6  6 5 5
-8-8  9   9  -10 9 8 8
I’ve left my old fa-ther

-4  4    4   6  6   5
-8  7    7   9  9   8
My coun-try and my home

6 6   -6  7   5   6 -6 6
9 9  -10  10  8   9-10 9
I’ve left my old moth-er

6   4    6  6    5
9   7    9  9    8
To weep and to mourn

-3-3”-3 4  -4  5  5 -4
-7-6-7  7  -8  8  8 -8
I am a reb-el sol-dier

 4  -44  -3” 3   -3”
 7  -87  -6  6   -6
And far from my home

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound