There Was An Old Soldier (hi-lo)

by From the American Civil War · 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

THERE WAS AN OLD SOLDIER hi-lo
From the American Civil War
Key: D

3     3    4  4   4   4   -4
6     6    7  7   7   7   -8
Oh, there was an old sol-dier

 5  -5  6  6  6   6   6
 8  -9  9  9  9   9   9
And he had a wood-en leg

5   6  6  6   6  -5
8   9  9  9   9  -9
He had no to-bac-co

 5  -4  4  4  4    4    4
 8  -8  7  7  7    7    7
But to-bac-co he could beg

3   4  4   4   4   -4
6   7  7   7   7   -8
An oth-er old sol-dier,

5-5  6  6  6  6
8-9  9  9  9  9
As, sly as a fox

5  6   6    6  6   6  -5
8  9   9    9  9   9  -9
He al-ways had to-bac-co

5  -4   4  4   4  4   4
8  -8   7  7   7  7   7
In his old to-bac-co box

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