Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star guitar tab
The tune everyone knows, in steady quarter notes on the top two strings, with a reach up to the fifth fret.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 100
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Every note is a quarter note except the half notes that end each phrase, so count a steady one-two-three-four and play one note per count.
- The A in bars 2 and 10 is the fifth fret of the first string. Use your fourth finger so the first finger can stay near the first fret.
- Bars 5 to 8 are the same phrase twice: G G F F E E D. Learn it once and play it two times.
About the song
The melody is the French song “Ah! vous dirai-je, maman”, printed in 1761. Jane Taylor's poem “The Star” was set to it in the 1800s.
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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