From Bo.Parker@msfc.nasa.gov Sat Jul  1 12:26:27 PDT 1995
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From: Bo Parker 
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Subject: TAB: Bonaparte Crossing the Rocky Mountains
Date: 30 Jun 1995 18:04:43 GMT
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Hi

Here's a nice minor-key old-time fiddle tune: "Bonaparte Crossing the Rocky
Mountains." This is taken pretty much from the standard-notation version in
"The Fiddler's Fakebook."

Note the temporary A minor -> A mixolydian key change in the B part. Too
cool!

This one can be played pretty fast.

|   |   |   | marks passage of quarter notes.

* 
* is a repeat symbol

(Em) means this chord is optional.


TAB: Bonaparte Crossing the Rocky Mountains

Pick-up measure
  N/C        
  |   |   |   |    
|-----------------|
|-------------1-0-|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

Part A
  Am                C       G         Am                G      (Em)
1 |   |   |   |   2 |   |   |   |   3 |   |   |   |   4 |   |   |   |   
|-----------------|-----0-------0-3-|-5-3-0-----------|-----------------|
|-------0---------|-1-3---1-3-------|-------3-1-------|-------------1-0-|
|-2---2---2-0---0-|-----------------|-----------2-0---|-0---0-2-0-------|
|-------------2---|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                                      _1________________
  Am                C       G         Am      G       | Am
5 |   |   |   |   6 |   |   |   |   7 |   |   |   |   8 |   |   |   |   
|-----------------|-----0-------0-3-|-5-3-0-----------|-----------------|
|-------0---------|-1-3---1-3-------|-------3-1---0---|-------0-----1-0-|
|-2---2---2-0---0-|-----------------|-----------2---0-|-2-------2------*|
|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

_2________________
| Am
16|   |   |   |   
|-------------0-3-|
|-------0---------|
|-2-------2-------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

Part B
  A                         D         Am                G      (Em)
17|   |   |   |  18 |   |   |   |  19 |   |   |   |  20 |   |   |   |   
|-5-3-0-------0-3-|-5-3-0-------0-3-|-5-3-0-----------|-----------------|
|-------3-2-3-----|-------2-3-------|-------3-1-------|-------------1-0-|
|*----------------|-----------------|-----------2-0---|-0---0-2-0-------|
|*----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                                      _1________________
  Am                C       G         Am      G       | Am
21|   |   |   |  22 |   |   |   |  23 |   |   |   |  24 |   |   |   |   
|-----------------|-----0-------0-3-|-5-3-0-----------|-------------0-3-|
|-------0---------|-1-3---1-3-------|-------3-1---0---|-------0---------|
|-2---2---2-0---0-|-----------------|-----------2---0-|-2-------2------*|
|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

_2________________
| Am
32|   |   |   |   
|-----------------|
|-------0-----1-0-|
|-2-------2-------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|


Awright, now, everybody (who's so inclined) go wear this one out this
weekend! :^)

As always, if you find mistakes or have any questions or comments, email me
at Bo.Parker@msfc.nasa.gov.

-Bo Parker
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