STOP THE CAVALRY (JONA LEWIE)


About

Jona Lewis' all-time anti-war classic. The artist, in his own words, never intended this as a christmas song. 

 

Original Key

C (I believe, didn't listen for ages)

 

Tuning 

regular gCEA - but works in both worlds 

 

Tab Notes

Not too fast. Can almost entirely be played out of the first position chords, except for the one bar in second part of section [ B ]. Four parts in total plus the intro. 

[ A ]  verse and marching band theme. verse is sung one octave lower

[ B ]  the Mary Bradley part

[ C ]  dub a dub a dum um ….

[ D ]  „wish I was at home… " , quite unexpected move to Eb and the sleigh bells part.   


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