Row, Row, Row Your Boat guitar tab
In 6/8 on the lower strings, with the “merrily” bar of six eighth notes.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 6/8
- Tempo
- ♩. = 60
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Count each bar as two groups of three. “Row, row” in bar 1 is two dotted quarters, one for each group.
- The tune sits on the fifth, fourth and third strings: C is the third fret of the fifth string and G is the open third string.
- Bar 5, “merrily, merrily”, is six eighth notes: three on C at the first fret of the second string, then three on the open G.
About the song
An American song whose words were printed in 1852; the tune we sing dates from 1881.
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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