We Three Kings guitar tab
The verse of the carol in E minor and 3/4, on the middle strings with one F♯.
- Level
- Easy melody
- Key
- E minor
- Time
- 3/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 100
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
We Three Kings
John Henry Hopkins Jr. · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bars 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 are the same phrase: B A, G E, F♯ G F♯, E. The F♯ is the fourth fret of the fourth string, the E the second fret.
- Bars 9 to 11, “field and fountain, moor and mountain”, climb G G, A A, B B: open third string, second fret, open second string.
- The chords are E minor, B7 and G. If you are strumming along, change on the first beat of each bar.
About the song
Written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857 for a Christmas pageant in New York, words and music both.
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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