Baa, Baa, Black Sheep guitar tab
The same tune as Twinkle, Twinkle, with the words giving it runs of eighth notes.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 104
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bars 1 to 4 are Twinkle, Twinkle, except that “have you any wool” in bar 2 is four quick eighth notes on the A at the fifth fret.
- In bar 7, “one for the little boy”, the four Fs are eighth notes on the first fret of the first string. Keep your first finger down for all four.
- The tune never goes below C, the first fret of the second string, so your hand can stay still the whole way.
About the song
The words were printed in 1744 in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, and they are sung to the French tune that Twinkle, Twinkle also uses.
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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