When the Saints Go Marching In chords & tab
Traditional
Verse 1
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.
Verse 2
Oh, when the sun refuse to shine,
Oh, when the sun refuse to shine,
Oh Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.
Verse 3
Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call,
Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call,
Oh Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.
Guitar Tab
Key of G, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Melody, key of G (4/4). It starts on beat 2 (a three-beat pickup); the high e string is on top.
G
e|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|------0----1----|-3-------------------|-----------0----1----|-3-------------------|
G|-0--------------|---------------------|------0--------------|---------------------|
D|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Oh when the saints go mar- ching in,
D7
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------0----1----|-3---------0---------|-----------0---------|---------------------|
G|------0--------------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-2-------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Oh when the saints go mar- ching in,
G C
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|------0----0---------|---------------------|-0---------3---------|-3---------1---------|
G|----------------2----|-0--------------0----|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Oh Lord I want to be in that num-ber,
G D7 G
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------0----1----|-3---------0---------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-0---------2---------|-0-------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
when the saints go mar- ching in.About this song
An African-American spiritual that became a New Orleans jazz standard; Louis Armstrong's 1938 recording made it famous. The melody uses only five notes (G to D) and the song needs just three chords: G, C and D7.
How to play it: Bright, marching 4/4. Lean on beats 2 and 4 for a brass-band swing, and hold G for the whole first line.
Lead: G major (G A B C D E F#). Every note is on the G and B strings in open position: G string open and 2nd fret, B string open, 1st and 3rd fret.
Chord Diagrams
No capoG
Chord Info
- Notes
- G – B – D
- Intervals
- 1 – 3 – 5
- Fingers
- 123
- Difficulty
- Easy
Strumming Pattern
- ↓1
- ·&
- ↓2
- ↑&
- ·3
- ↑&
- ↓4
- ↑&
Bright, marching 4/4. Lean on beats 2 and 4 for a brass-band swing, and hold G for the whole first line.
Play with Beats
Fretboard View
G as you fret it in open position.