When the Saints Go Marching In guitar tab
The gospel tune with its long held notes, and the “oh when the” pickups written out in full bars.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 120
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
When the Saints Go Marching In
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bar 1 is an introduction: a bass C on the fifth string, then the pickup C E F. The G that follows in bar 2 is a whole note; let it ring all four beats.
- The next pickups, in bars 3 and 5, start on beat two after a G on beat one, so the long note and the next “oh when the” share a bar.
- Bar 10, “in that number”, has the song's one F chord; the F note is the first fret of the first string.
About the song
An American gospel hymn from the early 1900s, made famous by New Orleans jazz bands.
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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