Auld Lang Syne guitar tab
The New Year song with its dotted “should auld” rhythm, from an introduction bar to the top A at the fifth fret.
- Level
- Easy melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 80
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Auld Lang Syne
Traditional, words by Robert Burns · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bar 1 is an introduction: a bass C, then the pickup “should” on the open third string.
- The rhythm of bars 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 is dotted quarter, eighth, quarter, quarter: hold the first note for a beat and a half, play the second quickly, then two steady beats.
- The A in bar 5 is the fifth fret of the first string, held for three beats and played again as the pickup to the second line.
About the song
Robert Burns wrote the words down in 1788 from an older song. The tune we sing was printed with them in 1799.
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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