There Was An Old Soldier (2nd pos)

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 2nd pos
From the American Civil War
Key: D
Harp: G

-1   -1    3  3   3   3   -3”
-4   -4    6  6   6   6   -6
Oh, there was an old sol-dier

-3  4  -4 -4  -4  -4 -4
-7  7  -8 -8  -8  -8 -8
And he had a wood-en leg

-3 -4  -4 -4 -4  4
-7 -8  -8 -8 -8  7
He had no to-bac-co

-3  -3” 3  3  3    3    3
-7  -6  6  6  6    6    6
But to-bac-co he could beg

-1  3  3   3   3   -3”
-4  6  6   6   6   -6
An oth-er old sol-dier,

-34 -4  -4 -4 -4
-77 -8  -8 -8 -8
As, sly as a fox

-3 -4  -4  -4  -4 -4  4
-7 -8  -8  -8  -8 -8  7
He al-ways had to-bac-co

-3 -3”  3   3  3  3   3
-7 -6   6   6  6  6   6
In his old to-bac-co box

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