Aura Lee guitar tab
The 1861 song whose melody became “Love Me Tender”, in slow quarter notes on the middle strings.
- Level
- Easy melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 84
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Aura Lee
George R. Poulton · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bars 1 and 5 open with G C B C: the open third string, the first fret of the second, the open second, and back.
- Bar 2 climbs to D on the third fret of the second string, falls to A at the second fret of the third, and holds the D for two beats.
- Play it slowly. Every note is a quarter or longer, so take the time to let each one ring into the next.
About the song
Published in 1861 with words by W. W. Fosdick, and sung by soldiers in the American Civil War. Its melody was reused for “Love Me Tender” in 1956; the 1861 tune is in the public domain.
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