Greensleeves guitar tab
The English tune in 3/4, its melody over a bass line, with the dotted rhythms that give it its lilt.
- Level
- Fingerstyle
- Key
- A minor
- Time
- 3/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 88
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Greensleeves
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- The first bar is an introduction: an open A in the bass, then the first note of the tune. The melody starts properly in bar 2.
- Everything sits in the first position. Your little finger takes the F♯ on the fourth fret of the fourth string in bar 15.
- Watch the G♯ in bars 7, 8 and 15: it is the first fret of the third string, one fret below the A.
About the song
An English tune from the 16th century, first registered in London in 1580. It is often credited to Henry VIII, but there is no evidence that he wrote it.
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.
Write your own tabs like this, for $25 once.
Get notified at launch