Au Clair de la Lune chords & tab
French traditional · 18th c.
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Verse
Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot,
Prête-moi ta plume pour écrire un mot.
Guitar Tab
Key of C, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Melody, first four bars (key of C): e|----------------|0-------|----0-----------|-----| B|-1--1-----1--3--|----3---|1------3--3-----|1----| G|----------------|--------|----------------|-----| D|----------------|--------|----------------|-----| A|----------------|--------|----------------|-----| E|----------------|--------|----------------|-----| Au clair de la lu- ne, mon a- mi Pier- rot,
About this song
An 18th-century French folk song ('By the Light of the Moon'). The whole melody uses just C, D and E, with long half and whole notes.
How to play it: Gentle down-strums, one per beat. Just C and G.
Lead: C major (C D E F G A B). Three notes and three note lengths (quarter, half, whole): a great first tune for reading rhythm.