- - Little Soldier Boy - -


AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

Book 2      -  Earth
Chapter 15  -  The Tales of Ba Sing Se [The Tale of Iroh]


Little Soldier Boy
- It is played on-screen by Iroh using a liuqin, which is a type of lute
- It's quite loosely played, so don't worry about following the tab note for note
- During 5-/-2, you can pause briefly on the 3, to match how it's sung

Little Soldier Boy (Reprise)
- The second time it plays in the background as Iroh mourns his deceased son Lu Ten
- Unlike the 1st version, this just has one run that is played the same every time
- This scene is easily the most emotional moment in the entire show

Backing
- If you have a second guitar, this can accompany the main tune (both versions)
- The second version however doesn't have the first and last chords
- It doesn't in the song, but you can end with the chord xx7x10x



If you haven't seen/heard it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL41quF08x0  (0:42 and 3:10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA6UUaTnk_E





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Little Soldier Boy
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                             Leaves from the vine   Falling so slow
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-/-5---5----5--/-2---0--2-/-5---5----5-/-2-----2-/-5---5-/-2-----2-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------0--------------------0---0----------0-------0---------0---0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Like fragile tiny shells   Drifting in the foam
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2----2----2--0-----------2----2--0----------------|
G|--------------------2-----2-------------2----2--------|
D|----0------------------------0------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

    Little soldier boy       Come marching home
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-/-5---5----5-/-2---0---2-/-5--5-/-2-----2------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------0------------0----------------0---0----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    Brave soldier boy                  Comes marching home
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---2---2--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-----------2-----2-------------0/2---------|
D|--0-----------4-----4--2--4-----4-----4--2--4----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|





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Little Soldier Boy (Reprise)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5----5--3-----------------5--5--3------------|
G|-------------4/6---------------------4/6-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------0------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

                                                        end on
e|-----------------------------------------|         |-----------|
B|-----------------------------------------|         |-----------|
G|--6----6-/7-/6-/4--2-------/6--6--4--2---|         |-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------|         |-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------|         |-----0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|         |-----------|





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Backing
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    Leaves from   Falling    Like fragile   Drifting in
     the vine      so slow    tiny shells    the foam
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------5----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------6---------------------|
D|-------------------2----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


    Little sol-  Come mar-    Brave sol-  Comes mar-
     dier boy     ching home   dier boy    ching home
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------7------9--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--------------------------4------6--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|






 Tabbed by NintEndO

* IN HONOR OF MAKO *