Frère Jacques guitar tab
The French round, with eighth notes in bars 5 and 6 and a low G on the open third string.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 112
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Frère Jacques
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- It is a round: once you can play it, a second guitar can start at bar 3 while you play bar 1.
- Bars 5 and 6, “sonnez les matines”, have the only eighth notes: G A G F on the first string, with the A at the fifth fret.
- The low G in bars 7 and 8 is the open third string, between two Cs on the first fret of the second string.
About the song
A French round from the 18th century, found in manuscripts from about 1780 and sung in many languages since.
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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