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Sargento Cabral
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This piece was written in honor of a soldier in
Argentina's army who saved the life of General San
Martin by using his body to shield the General from
an enemy bayonet. He died in the arms of the General.
The people of Argentina raised him to the rank of
sergeant after his death.
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E-|-5--5---------------1--|-1---1---1---3---3------|
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B-|----6---6------------2-|-2---2---2-------2------|
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E-|-----1---0-------1---0-|-----0-----------0------|
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B-|----6---6------------2-|-2---2---2-------2------|
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A-|-----------------------|-5---------------------||
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Sargento Cabral
by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
This piece was written in honor of a soldier in
Argentina's army who saved the life of General San
Martin by using his body to shield the General from
an enemy bayonet. He died in the arms of the General.
The people of Argentina raised him to the rank of
sergeant after his death.
E-|----------------5--5---|-10---5--5---8--6h8-6---|
B-|-------------------6---|---------6--------------|
G-|-------------------7---|---------7--------------|
D-|-------------------0---|-0-------0--------------|
A-|-----------------------|--------------------0---|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-5--5---------------1--|-1---1---1---3---3------|
B-|----6---------------3--|-3---3---3---5---5------|
G-|----7------7-----------|-----------------0------|
D-|--------7-----0--------|-0-------3-----------0--|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-5--5---5------------3-|-3---3---1---0---3----1-|
B-|----6---6------------2-|-2---2---2-------2------|
G-|----7---7---7---7------|------------------------|
D-|--------7-------0------|------------------------|
A-|-----------------------|-0-------0-------0------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----1---0-------1---0-|-----0-----------0------|
B-|---------3---3---3-----|---------3---2----------|
G-|---------2-------2-----|---------0-------0------|
D-|-0---------------------|-0-------2-------2------|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|----------------5--5---|-10---5--5---8--6h8-6---|
B-|-3-----------------6---|---------6--------------|
G-|-2-----------------7---|---------7--------------|
D-|-3-----------------0---|-0-------0--------------|
A-|-5---------------------|--------------------0---|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-5--5---------------1--|-1---1---1---3---3------|
B-|----6---------------3--|-3---3---3---5---5------|
G-|----7------7-----------|-----------------0------|
D-|--------7-----0--------|-0-------3-----------0--|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-5--5---5------------3-|-3---3---1---0---3----1-|
B-|----6---6------------2-|-2---2---2-------2------|
G-|----7---7---7---7------|------------------------|
D-|--------7-------0------|------------------------|
A-|-----------------------|-0-------0-------0------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----1---0-------1---0-|-----0-----------0------|
B-|---------3---3---3-----|---------3---2----------|
G-|---------2-------2-----|---------0-------0------|
D-|-0---------------------|-0-------2-------2------|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-----------------0------|
B-|-3---------------------|-----------------6------|
G-|-2---------------------|-----------------7------|
D-|-3---------------------|---------7---8-------7--|
A-|-5---------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------0------|
B-|-----6-----------------|-----2-----------2------|
G-|-----7-------0---0---0-|---------0---2-------0--|
D-|-8-------7-------------|------------------------|
A-|-----------------------|-0----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------0------|
B-|-----2-----------------|-----3-----------3------|
G-|-2-------0---0-------0-|-----2-----------2------|
D-|-----------------2-----|-0-------3---5-------3--|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------0------|
B-|-----3-----------------|-----2-----------2------|
G-|-----2-------0-------0-|-----0-----------0------|
D-|-5-------3-------0-----|---------2---3-------2--|
A-|-----------------------|-0----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------------|------0---------0-------|
B-|-----2-----------------|-------6--------6-------|
G-|-----2-------0---------|--------7-------7-------|
D-|-3-------2-------0-----|---------7--8-------7---|
A-|---------------------4-|-5----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|------0---------0------|------0---------0-------|
B-|-------5--------6------|-------5--------5-------|
G-|--------7-------7------|--------6-------6-------|
D-|---------5--7-------7--|---------5--7-------5---|
A-|-5---------------------|-0----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------------|------0---------0-------|
B-|-----2-----------------|-------3--------3-------|
G-|---------0---0-------0-|--------2-------2-------|
D-|-----------------2-----|-0-------3--5-------3---|
A-|-0---------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|------0---------0------|------0---------0-------|
B-|-------3--------3------|-------2--------2-------|
G-|--------2-------2------|--------0-------0-------|
D-|-0-------3--5-------3--|---------2--3-------2---|
A-|-----------------------|-0----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------------|------------------------|
B-|-----2-----------------|--3---------------------|
G-|-----0---------------2-|------------------------|
D-|-3-------2---3---0---3-|--0---------------------|
A-|---------------------4-|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|----------------0------|-----0------------------|
B-|----------------6------|-----6------------------|
G-|----------------7------|-----7-------0---0---0--|
D-|--------7---8-------7--|-8-------7--------------|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------0-----|-----0------------------|
B-|-----2-----------2-----|-----2------------------|
G-|---------0---2-------0-|-2-------0---0-------0--|
D-|-----------------------|-----------------2------|
A-|-0---------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------0-----|-----0------------------|
B-|-----3-----------3-----|-----3------------------|
G-|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-------0--|
D-|-0-------3---5-------3-|-5-------3-------0------|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------0-----|-----0------------------|
B-|-----2-----------2-----|-----2------------------|
G-|-----0-----------0-----|-----2-------0----------|
D-|---------2---3-------2-|-3-------2-------0------|
A-|-0---------------------|---------------------4--|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|------0---------0------|------0---------0-------|
B-|-------6--------6------|-------5--------6-------|
G-|--------7-------7------|--------7-------7-------|
D-|---------7--8-------7--|---------5--7-------7---|
A-|-5---------------------|-5----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|------0---------0------|-----0------------------|
B-|-------5--------5------|-----2------------------|
G-|--------6-------6------|---------0---0-------0--|
D-|---------5--7-------5--|-----------------2------|
A-|-0---------------------|-0----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|------0---------0------|------0---------0-------|
B-|-------3--------3------|-------3--------3-------|
G-|--------2-------2------|--------2-------2-------|
D-|-0-------3--5-------3--|-0-------3--5-------3---|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|------0---------0------|-----0------------------|
B-|-------2--------2------|-----2------------------|
G-|--------0-------0------|-----0---------------2--|
D-|---------2--3-------2--|-3-------2---3---0---3--|
A-|-0---------------------|---------------------4--|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|----------------5--5----|
B-|--3--------------------|-------------------6----|
G-|-----------------------|-------------------7----|
D-|--0--------------------|-------------------0----|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-10---5--5---8--6h8-6--|-5--5---------------1---|
B-|---------6-------------|----6---------------3---|
G-|---------7-------------|----7------7------------|
D-|-0-------0-------------|--------7-----0---------|
A-|--------------------0--|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-1---1---1---3---3-----|-5--5---5------------3--|
B-|-3---3---3---5---5-----|----6---6------------2--|
G-|-----------------0-----|----7---7---7---7-------|
D-|-0-------3-----------0-|--------7-------0-------|
A-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-3---3---1---0---3---1-|-----1---0-------1---0--|
B-|-2---2---2-------2-----|---------3---3---3------|
G-|-----------------------|---------2-------2------|
D-|-----------------------|-0----------------------|
A-|-0-------0-------0-----|------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|-----0-----------0-----|----------------10-----||
B-|---------3---2---------|-3--------------10-----||
G-|---------0-------0-----|-2--------------10-----||
D-|-0-------2-------2-----|-3---------------0-----||
A-|-----------------------|-5---------------------||
E-|-----------------------|-----------------------||
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