Itsy Bitsy Spider guitar tab
The spider's climb in 6/8 and G major, on the third and second strings with one F♯.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- G major
- Time
- 6/8
- Tempo
- ♩. = 60
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bar 1 is an introduction: a low G and a B, then the pickup “the” on the open fourth string. The spider starts climbing in bar 2.
- Count two groups of three per bar. “It-sy bit-sy spi-der” in bar 2 is a quarter, an eighth, a quarter and an eighth: G G G A.
- The only sharp is the F♯ in bar 13, “out came the sun”, on the fourth fret of the fourth string; use your little finger.
About the song
An American children's song, first printed in 1910 as “Spider Song”.
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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