Lament for the Death of Henry B. Kite

Key: A minor

Form: Air

MP3: Fiddle played by Kenric Kite:

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Guitar played by Pam Bockes. (DADBAE, capo 2nd fret):

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Lament for the Death of Henry B. Kite

ABC: 

X:1
T:Lament for the Death of Henry B. Kite
C:Kenric A. Kite, ©2025
R:Air
L:1/4
M:4/4
K:Amin
E|"Am":A3/B/AG|EA-AA/B/|"C"c3/d/cB/A/"G"|A/B3/B/c/d|
"Am"e3/A/AG|EA-AA/B/|"F"cB/A/"C"BA/G/|1"Am"(G/A/-A-A)E:|2"Am"(G/A/-A-A)A/B/||
"C"c3/d/ed|e/d/c-cd/c/|"G"B3/c/dc|B/A/G-GE/G/|"Am"A3/B/AG|
EA-AA/B/|"C"cB/A"G"/BA/G/|"Am"(G/A/-A-A)d||"Am"e3/a/ab|a/g/e-ea|
"Em"g3/e/dc|"G"B/A/G-GA/B/|"F"AB/c/"G"Bc/d/|"Am"cd/e/"Dm"de/f/|"E7"e3/a/a^g|
"Am"^g/a/-a-a2|a3/e/ea|"Em"geed|"C"cedc|"G"B/A/G-GE/G/|
"Am"A3/B/AG|EA-AA/B/|"F"cB/A/"E9"BA/G/|"Am"(G/A/-A-A2)|]

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Source: Kenric Kite ©2025

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Region:  USA

Notes: Henry Brignall Kite was killed at the Battle of Fair Oaks in June of 1862, during the U.S. Civil War.