Au clair de la lune guitar tab
The French lullaby in quarter notes, four notes wide, with a middle section that dips to the open G.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 96
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Au clair de la lune
Traditional French · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bars 1 to 4 use C, D and E only: the first and third frets of the second string and the open first string. The same four bars come back as bars 5 to 8 and 13 to 16.
- Bars 9 to 12 are the middle of the song: four Ds, then two As on the second fret of the third string, then D C B A down to the open third string.
- Hold the whole notes in bars 4, 8, 12 and 16 for four full beats.
About the song
A French folk song from the 18th century. A recording of it from 1860, on a phonautograph, is the oldest known recording of a human voice.
The melody is in the public domain. This arrangement is ours, and you're welcome to download, print and play it for your own practice.
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