Twinkle Twinkle Little Star chords & tab
Jane Taylor · 1806
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Verse
Twinkle twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Guitar Tab
Key of C, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Melody, first four bars (key of C): e|-----------3-----3---|5----5---3-----|1---1--0----0---|--------------| B|-1-----1-------------|---------------|----------------|3----3---1----| G|---------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| D|---------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| A|---------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| E|---------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| Twin- kle twin- kle lit- tle star, How I won- der what you are.
About this song
Jane Taylor's 1806 poem 'The Star', sung to the French tune 'Ah! vous dirai-je, maman'. Stepwise, one octave and steady quarter notes: a perfect first melody.
How to play it: One down-strum per beat. The chord changes halfway through some bars, so keep it slow at first.
Lead: C major (C D E F G A B). Only six notes, C up to A. The same tune is used for the ABC song and 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'.