I Left My Love My..-chromatic -

by Stan Jones · posted by Magister_Wigbold

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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)

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Tab

This is the main title of an old western movie named "Horse Soldiers" (Der letzte Befehl); John Wayne, William Holden.

For Standard Chromatic in "C":

-1  +3  +3  +3  +3  -4  +3  +2
 I left my love my love  I left
-1  +3  +3  -3  -3  -4  -5
 a sleep-in in her   b- ed
-1  +3    +3  -3  -3 -4  -5  +6
 I turned my back on my true love
-3    -4  -4    -3 -3  +3
when figh-ting John-ny Reb

-1  +3  +3  +3  +3  -4  +3  +2 
 I left my love a   let-ter in
-1  +3  +3  -3  -3  -4  -5
the hol-lar of   a   tre-e
-1  +3  +3  -3  -3    -4  -5   +6
I  told her she would find me  in
+3  -3  -4  -4 -3 -3  +3 
the-he   U-  S ca-val-ry

+7  +6  -5   -5  -4
Hi- Ho  down we  go
 -5     +6  +6  -5  -4  -5  +6
there's no such word as ca-n't
 -1   +3  +3  -3   -3  -4  -5  +6
we're ri-ding down to hell and back
+3 -3 -4  -4  -3   -3   +3 
for U-lys-ses Simp-son Grant.

Repeat once more.

You like it a little higher?
5 Halfsteps up:

3  4  4  4  4  6  4  -3
3  4  4  -5  -5  6  7
3  4  4  -5  -5  6  7  -7
-5  6  6  -5 -5  4

3  4  4  4  4  6  4  -3  
3  4  4  -5  -5  6  7
3  4  4  -5  -5  6  7  -7
4  -5  6  6  -5  -5  4

8  -7  7  7  6
7  -7  -7  7  6  7  -7
3  4  4  -5  -5  6  7  -7
4  -5  6  6  -5  -5  4

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