The Battle Cry Of Freedom (hi-lo)

by Union and Confederate patriotic 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 BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM hi-lo
By: George F. Root
Union and Confederate patriotic song
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Key: G

 4    -4    5  5     5   -4   4    -3”
 7    -8    8  8     8   -8   7    -6
Yes, we’ll ral-ly ‘round the flag, boys

 -3    4  4   4  -3  -3”
 -7    7  7   7  -7  -6
We’ll ral-ly once a-gain

  3    3  -2”  2   3   4  -4  5   -4
  6    6  -5   5   6   7  -8  8   -8
Shout-ing the bat-tle cry of free-dom

4   -4   5  5   5   -4   4    -3”
7   -8   8  8   8   -8   7    -6
We will ral-ly from the hill-side

 -3    4   4   4   -3   -3”
 -7    7   7   7   -7   -6
We’ll gath-er from the plain

  3    3  -2”  2   3   4  5   -4   4
  6    6  -5   5   6   7  8   -8   7
Shout-ing the bat-tle cry of free-dom

 6  6   5  -5  6  -6
 9  9   8  -9  9 -10
The Un-ion for-ev-er 

 6   6    5    -5   6
 9   9    8    -9   9
Hur-rah, boys, hur-rah

 6    5   -5    6   -6  6   5    4   -4
 9    8   -9    9  -10  9   8    7   -8
Down with the trait-or, up with the stars
 
  4   -4  5  5     5   -4   4     -3”
  7   -8  8  8     8   -8   7     -6
While we ral-ly ‘round the flag, boys

 4  4   4  -3  -3”
 7  7   7  -7  -6
Ral-ly once a-gain

  3    3  -2”  2   3   4  5   -4   4
  6    6  -5   5   6   7  8   -8   7
Shout-ing the bat-tle cry of free-dom

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