The Rebel Soldier (12th pos)

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 12th pos
Southern Appalachian folk song
Key: Am
Harp: G

3  -3”-3”3-2”3-3” -1
6  -6 -66 -56 -6  -4
O, Pol-ly, O, Pol-ly

 -1  -2”  3    -2”-11 -1
 -4  -5   6    -5 -44 -4
It’s for your sake a-lone

3 3   4   4  -4  4 -3”-3”
6 6   7   7  -8  7 -6 -6
I’ve left my old fa-ther

3   -2” -2”  4  4   -3”
6   -5  -5   7  7   -6
My coun-try and my home

4 4   -4  -5 -3”  4 -4 4
7 7   -8  -9 -6   7 -8 7
I’ve left my old moth-er

4   -2”  4  4   -3”
7   -5   7  7   -6
To weep and to mourn

2 -1 2 -2” 3  -3” -3”3
5 -4 5 -5  6  -6  -6 6
I am a reb-el sol-dier

-2” 3-2” -1  1   -1
-5  6-5  -4  4   -4
And far from my home

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