- - 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|------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/misc-cartoons/109574.html ]
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)
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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 *