Bella Ciao guitar tab
The Italian song in E minor on the lower strings, with its held notes and the “bella ciao, ciao, ciao” repeated Bs.
- Level
- Easy melody
- Key
- E minor
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 120
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Bella Ciao
Traditional Italian · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bar 1 is an introduction: the open low E, then the pickup B E F♯ on the fifth and fourth strings. The F♯ is the fourth fret of the fourth string.
- Bars 2 and 3 are the same: a quick G, then E held for a half note, then B E F♯ again. Count the held E carefully.
- Bar 5, “bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao”, repeats B on the open second string; bars 6 and 7 hold C and B while the tune steps down.
About the song
An Italian folk song sung by rice-field workers in the 1800s and by partisans in the 1940s. The melody is traditional.
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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