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Little Strummers

Guitar Course for children ages 6-10

Songs complied and arranged byTara Tarbdet

Little Strummers PacketChord(s) Title..............................................................................................page

A Brother John .......................................................................................1A Where is Thumbkin (Thumb Strum) ...................................................2A, E7 This Old Man......................................................................................3A Where is Thumbkin (Cally Strum) ......................................................4A, E7 Nobody Likes Me ...............................................................................5A Row Row Row Your Boat ..................................................................6A, E7 What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?..........................................7A Three Blind Mice................................................................................8A, E7 A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track........................................................9A, E7 Michael Finnegan .............................................................................10A, E7 London Bridge..................................................................................11A, E7 Mary Had a Little Lamb....................................................................12D, A7 Its Raining, Its Pouring .....................................................................13D, A Kookaburra.......................................................................................14A, D, E7 Sugar Bun.........................................................................................15A, D, E7 Baa! Baa! Black Sheep .....................................................................16A, D, E7 Head and Shoulders ..........................................................................17A, E7 Shortenin’ Bread...............................................................................18A, E7 Two Little Birds................................................................................19A, E7 Pop! Goes the Weasel .......................................................................20D, A7 Little Tommy Tucker ........................................................................21A, E7, D Open, Shut Them..............................................................................22A, E7 Do Your Ears Hang Low?.................................................................23A, E7 Down By the Station.........................................................................24A, E7 The Grand Old Captain Kirk .............................................................25A, E7 Little Skunk’s Hole...........................................................................26D, A7 Eentsy Weentsy Spider .....................................................................27A, E7 Did You Ever See A Lassie...............................................................28A, E7 Animal Fair.......................................................................................29A, E7, D Streets of Laredo...............................................................................30

Index ...................................................................................back cover

Some things to remember about holding and playing your guitarYour fingers are just like little children. They have to be taught the right way to play theguitar. You have to watch them and teach them. When they learn the right way to dothings, you won’t have to watch them anymore, you can trust them to help you playbeautiful music.

Left Hand1. Keep your thumb relaxed and straight. Your fingers should be curved and the tips

right under the nail should be pressed onto the strings when you play a chord. Iknow it is hard to keep your fingers curved and you thumb straight, but it will beimportant when you play harder chords.

2. The neck of your guitar is not a “thumb rest,” don’t let your thumb hang over andhold on to the neck of your guitar. When you learn other chords your thumb willhave to shift, if it is “glued” on top of your neck this will be very hard.

3. Your thumb should be behind your first and second fingers, not pointing at the tuningpegs. Just as in #1 and #2, when you learn harder chords and have to shift, this ismuch easier to do with a thumb that is balanced behind your fingers.

4. Your left arm should feel like it is floating and the fingers are just playing thechords. You hold the guitar with your right arm, your chest, and your leg(s).

Right Hand1. This hand isn’t quite as tricky as your left hand. Make sure you don’t keep any

fingers on the front of your guitar. The front of the guitar is the sound board-it iswhat makes your guitar loud. Fingers on the guitar do two things, keep your guitarfrom sounding as nice as possible and not letting your hand have the freedom itneeds to be able to play the strings properly.

2. Your thumb should not bend at the knuckle nearest the nail. Your right hand thumbshould be straight, just like your left hand thumb.

3. When strumming or plucking a string with your thumb, it should always end up infront of your fingers, not in the palm of your hand. When you play trickier picks,your thumb and fingers will get in each others way if you train it to go into yourhand..

Shoulders, Arms, and Back1. Your shoulders should be relaxed and down. Your left arm should feel as if it is

floating. Your right arm should feel comfortable holding your guitar. It is your rightarm’s job to help hold the guitar steady, not your left arm.

2. Your back should be nice and straight. No slouching over the guitar.3. Never put your left elbow on your leg.4. Never sit back in your chair, always sit up straight.5. Sit on a chair that is flat, if you can’t help but lean back on a chair so that your

back is resting on the back of the chair, try to get a stool to sit on.6. You know the chair is the right height if your legs are parallel to the floor.

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A

Are you slee - ping?

œ œ œœ

Are you slee - ping?

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Bro - ther John?œ œ œ

Œ

Bro - ther John?

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#5

œ œ œ œ œœ

Mor-ning bells are ring - ing!œ œ œ œ œ

œ

Mor -ning bells are ring - ing!

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#7

œœ

œ Œ

Ding! Dang! Dong!

œœ

œ Œ

Ding! Dang! Dong!

A 5-61

2 3 4This symbol means to use your thumb to playthe strings.

Drag your thumb gently down from the 6thstring to the 1st string.

Play gently and evenly. Each string should bejust as loud as the one before it

Make sure you can hear your first string ring!

Traditional

© Copyright 2002 Tara Tarbet

ThumbStrum

1Brother John

One way to help you learnthe chords is to use ahighlighter marker to markeach chord a differentcolor.

You can put matchingcolored stickers on thefingerboard of your guitarto remind you of the chordshape, too!

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1.Where

2.Where3.Where4.Where5.Where

is

isisisis

Thumb -

Point -TallRingPink -

kin?

er?man?man?y?

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Where

WhereWhereWhereWhere

is

isisisis

Thumb -


kin?

ter?man?man?y?

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œ œ œŒ

Here I am!œ œ œ

Œ

Here I am!

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#5

œ œ œ œ œœ

How are you to - day sir?œ œ œ œ œ

œ

Ve - ry well, I thank you.

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#7

œœ

œ Œ

Run and hide!

œœ

œ Œ

Run and Hide!

A 5-61

2 3 4

Traditional

Where Is Thumbkin?2


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œœ

A

ThisThisThisThisThis

oldoldoldoldold

man,man,man,man,man,

œœ

œ

hehehehehe

playedplayedplayedplayedplayed

one,two,three,four,five,

œ œ œ œ

E7

hehehehehe

playedplayedplayedplayedplayed

knick -knick -knick -knick -knick -

knackknackknackknackknack

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œ œ œ œ œ

ononononon

mymymymymy

drumshoekneedoorhive

with a

œœ œ œ œ

A

knick - knack, pad - dywhack,

œ œ œ œ œ

give the dog a bone!

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œœ œ

œ

E7

This old man came

œ œ œ

A

roll - ing home!

A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

2

Traditional

This Old Man 3

This song has a new chord that is easy!Use your pointer finger as a “pivot finger”

A pivot finger is a finger that stays in one placewhile other fingers move to make a new chord.

Always look for pivot fingers when you arelearning new chords, it is a much faster wayto switch chords.

PivotFinger


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1.Where

2.Where3.Where4.Where5.Where

is

isisisis

Thumb -


kin?

er?man?man?y?

œ œ œœ

Where

WhereWhereWhereWhere

is

isisisis

Thumb -


kin?

ter?man?man?y?

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#3

œ œ œŒ

Here I am!œ œ œ

Œ

Here I am!

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#5

œ œ œ œ œœ

How are you to - day sir?œ œ œ œ œ

œ

Ve - ry well, I thank you.

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#7

œœ

œ Œ

Run and hide!

œœ

œ Œ

Run and Hide!

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x x x x

x x x x

x x x

A 5-61

2 3 4

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CallyStrum

CallyStrum

Strum down strings with thumb (6-1)

Slap your strings with the palm ofyour hand to stop the strings fromringing.

TraditionalWhere Is Thumbkin?

(again!)

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A

No -Down

Upbo -

goescomes

dythethe

likesfirstfirst

me,one,one,

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Ev' -down

upry - bod -

goes thecomes the

ysec -sec

hatesondond

me,one,one,

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œ œ œ œ

GuessOhOh,

I'llhow theyhow they

gowigglewiggle

eatandand

.œ ‰

E7

worms!squirm!squirm!

œ œœ œ

œ

Long,Long,Long,

thin,thin,thin,

slim-slim-slim-

yyy

ones,ones,ones,

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œ œœ œ

œ

short,short,short,

fatfatfat,

juic-juic-juic-

yyy

ones,ones,ones,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

It -It -It -

sy,sy,sy,

bit -bit -bit -

sy,sy,sy,

fuz -fuz -fuz -

zy,zy,zy,

wuz -wuz -wuz -

zy,zyzy

.œ ‰

A

worms!worms!worms!

Nobody Likes Me

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x x x xx x

x x x x x

A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

2

CallyStrum

Traditional

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œ œ

Row, row,

.œ œ œ

row your boat.

.œ œ .œ œ

Gen - tly down the

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œŒ

stream.

3

œ œ œ

3

œ œ œ

Mer - i - ly, mer - i - ly,

3

œ œ œ

3

œ œ œ

mer - i - ly, mer - i - ly

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.œ œ .œ œ

life is but a

œ Œ

dream!

A 5-61

2 3 4

A

MatthewStrum


Fingers strum up strings (1-6)Think of your fingers as the bristlesof a paint brush!Don’t let them look like “The Claw!”

MatthewStrum

Traditional

Row, Row, Row Your Boat6


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WhatWeWeWe

shallwillwillwill

we doclimbjumpcatch

whenan ____

likesome

we

œ œ˙

allap -

jum -light -

gople

pingning

out?tree!

jacks!bugs!

œ œ˙

AllAp -

Jump -Light -

gopleingning

out?tree!

jacks!bugs!

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Light -

AllAp -Jum -

gople

pingning

out?tree!

jacks!bugs!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

WhatWeWeWe

shallwillwillwill

we doclimbjumpcatch

whenan

likesome

we

œ œœ œ œ

allap -

jum -light -

gople

pingning

out,tree

jacksbugs

whenwhenwhenwhen

wewewewe

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œœ œ œ

allallallall

gogogogo

outoutoutout

totototo

.˙ Œ

play?play!play!play!

A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

2

A MatthewStrum E7

A

E7 A

We often end a song with just athumb stumming down the strings.

Even through it is not written, afteryou sing the last verse, just strumdown the strings to end the song.

Endinga Song

Traditional

What Shall We DoWhen We All Go Out?

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Three blind mice,œ œ œ Œ

three blind mice,

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#3

œ œ œ œ Œ

see how they run,œ œ œ .œ

J

œsee how they run. They

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3

œ œ œ.œ

œ .œ œ

all ran af - ter the farm - er's wife who

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#6

3

œ œ œ

3

œ œ œ.œ

œ .œ œ

cut off their tails with a carv - ing knife, did

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#7

3

œ œ œ

3

œ œ œ

3

œœ œ .œ œ

e - ver you see such a sight in your life as

œ œ œ Œ

three blind mice,

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œ œ œ Œ

three blind mice?

Three Blind MiceA Tyler

Strum

TylerStrum

Strum down strings withthumb (6-1)

Fingers strum down strings (6-1)Think of your fingers as thebristles of a paint brush!

A 5-61

2 3 4

Traditional

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œ

Aœ œ

œ œ œ

pea - nut sat on aœ œ

œ œ

rail - road track, his

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#3

œ œ œ œ

heart was all aœ œ Ó

flu - ter

œ œœ œ

'Round the bend came

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œ œ˙

num - ber ten!œ œ œ

œ

Toot! Toot! Pea - nutœ

œ Œ Œ

but - ter! Squish!

A TylerStrum

A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track

A

Pick-upMeasure

Some songs start with a strum down thestrings because they don’t start with a wholemeasure. This “short” measure is called a“Pick-up measure.”

Start the song with a Thumb Strum as anintroduction.

Sing the first part of the song.

Start at playing your guitar at the beginningof the first full measure.

End This song has adifferent strum at thevery end of the song!

Don’t let it trick you!

xCallyStrum

xCallyStrum

Traditional

A 5-61

2 3 4

9

E7

A


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2.There1.There

3.There

œ œ œ œ œ

waswaswas

ananan

oldoldold

manmanman

namednamednamed

œœ

œ œ œ

Mi -Mi -Mi -

chaelchaelchael

Fin -Fin -Fin -

ne-ne-ne-

gan,gan.gan.

œ œ œ œ

HeHeHe

hadwentgrew

whis -fish -fat

kersingand

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œœ

œ œ œ œ

onwiththen

hisa

grew

chin -pin -thin

ne -ne -a -

gan,gan,gain,

a -

œ œ œ œ œ

longcaughtthen

cameahe

the

died

wind

andfish

and

hadand

œœ

œ œ œ

blew

todropped

them

be -in

in

ginin

a -

a -a -gain.

gain.gain.

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œ œ

œ œ

Poor old Mi - chael

œ œ œœ

œ œ œ

Fin - ne - gan, be - gin a - gain.

Michael Finnegan

CookieStrum

Fngers strum down strings (6-1)

Fingers strum up strings (1-6)

Traditional

A CookieStrumA E7

A

AE7

When you start verse 2 of a songthat has a pick-up measure, skipthe Thumb strum that was theintroduction.

Just start at the beginning of thefirst full measure with a completestrum.

Startingthe 2ndversewith aPick-upmeasure

10

A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

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Lon -TakeBuild

dontheit

Bridgekeyup

isandwith

œ œ œ

fall -locksilver

ingherand

down,up,gold,

œ œ œ

fall -locksilver

ingherand

down,up,gold,

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œ œ œ

fall -locksilver

ingherand

down.up.gold.

œ œ œ œ

Lon -

BuildTake

dontheit

Bridgekeyup

isandwith

œ œ œ

fall -locksilver

ingherand

down.up.gold.

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œœ

MyMyMy

fairfairfair

J

œ.œ

La -

La -La -

dy.

dy.dy

A CookieStrum E7

A

E7 A

London BridgeTraditional

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5-61

2 3 4

6-51

2Can you write in the correct name for eachchord at the right?

LittleQuiz


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Mar -Ev -He

It made

y'ry

followedthe

hadwhere

herchild -

athattoren

œ œ œ

lit -Mar -

schoollaugh

tley

oneand

lamb,went,day,play,

œ œ œ

Lit -Mar -

schoollaugh

tley

oneand

lamb,went,day,play,

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œœ œ

lit -Mar -

schoollaugh

tley

oneand

Lamb.went,day,play,

œ œ œ œ

Mar -Ev -it

he made

y'ry

followedthe

hadwhere

herchil -

athatto

dren

œ œ œ œ

lit -Mar -

schoollaugh

tley

oneand

lamb,went,day,play

itsthe

whichto

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œ œ œ œ

fleecelambwassee

waswas

a -a

whitesure

gainstlamb

astotheat

˙

snow.go.

rules.school!

Mary Had a Little LambTraditional

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A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

2

A PumpkinStrum

PumpkinStrum

Strum down strings withthumb (6-1)

Fingers “flip” down the strings (6-1)The side of your hand comes torest on the strings to top the sound.

Be very careful that this strum onlyreceives 2 beats!

E7

A

E7 A


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It's

.˙

rain - -

˙œ

ing it's

.˙

pour -

˙ œ

ing, the

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.˙

old

˙

man is

.˙

snor - - -

˙ œ

ing. He

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˙ œ

went to

œ œ œ

bed and he

˙ œ

bumped his

œ œ œ

head and he

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13

œ œ œ

could not get

œ œœ

up in the

.˙

morn - -

˙

Œ

ing.

It’s Raining, It’s PouringNursery Rhyme Song

13

New ChordShape

A7 5-4

1 2

D

Chords often use the same shapes ondifferent strings, be sure to notice shapes!When changing from A7 to D• Move fingers 1 & 2 as a unit• Then place finger 3 on 23

For more practice of D and A7:Go back to another song that uses ONLY A & E7Change all the “A” chords to “D”chords.Change all the “E7” chords to “A7” chordsPlay the song again--it is in a different key, so start singing on the right note!

D

A7

D

If D is a little too tricky to play with A7 right now, play Row, Row, Row theBoat or Brother John using D so your fingers can learn the new shape.

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D 4-5

1 23

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SaveLeaveSad

That's

somesomeyournot a

gumtherelife

monkey,

forfor

mustthats

w

me!me!be!me!

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Kook -Kook -Kook -Kook -

a -a -a -a -

bur -bur -bur -bur -

raraara

sitssitssitssits

onononon

thethethethe

œœ

œœ

oldoldoldold

gumgumfencegum

treetreerailtree


Mer -Eat -Get -

Swat -

ry,tingtingting

mer -allallall

rythethethe

Kinggumsplin -mon -

ofdropsterskeys

the

A D A D

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œœ

œœ

Jun -heinhe

gle,canhiscan

heseetailsee

˙œ œ œ

œ

Laugh,Stop,PoorStop,


a -a -a -a -


rara,rara,

˙ œ œ œ œ

laugh,stop,poor,stop


a -aa -a -


ra,ra,

rara

KookaburraTraditional

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This song has the new chord D that you justlearned on page 13. It is still a tricky chord!

The movement from A to D is trickier than fromA7 to D.

Remember to slide your pointer finger fromthe 1st fret to the 2nd fret before placing therest of this chord.

Always look for guide fingers and pivot fingerswhen you are learning new chords, it is a muchfaster way to switch chords.

GuideFinger

A D A

A D A

A 5-61

2 3 4

Your pointer finger stayson the same string,

it just moves along the“track” to the 2nd “stop”

D 4-5

1 23

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wishwishwishwish

IIII was

waswaswas a

aaa

lit -lit -lit -can

tletletleof

sug -cakesafe -so -

aroftyda

œ

œ œ .œ

j

œ

bun,soap,pin,pop,

sug -cakesafe -so -

aroftyda

bun.soap,pin,pop!

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wishwishwishwish

IIII

waswaswas

was aaaa

lit -lit -lit -can

tletletleof

sug -cakesafe -so -

aroftyda

œœ œ .œ

j

œ

bun,soap,pin,pop,

sug -cakesafe -so -

aroftyda

bun.soap.pin.pop!

I'dI'dThenI'd

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œ œ œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

slip -slip -ev -go

pypy'rydown

andandthingwith

I'dI'dthat'sa

slid -slid -bust -slurp

yyed

downo -Iand

inverwouldI'd

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œ œ

j

œ

ev -ev -holdcome

'ry'ry -un -up

one'sbod -tilwith

in -y'sIa

side -hid -rust -burp

ey,ey,ed,

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wishwishwishwish

IIII

waswaswaswas

aaaa

lit -lit -lit -can

tletletleof

sug -cakesafe -so -

aroftyda

œœ œ

.œ

bunsoap,pin,pop,

sug -cakesafe -so -

aroftyda

bun!soap!pin!pop!

Sugar BunNursery Rhyme Song

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A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

2

A MatthewStrum E7A

A

D A

E7 A

This song has 3 chords, A, D, and E7.

Practice going from D to A and back againbefore you play this song!

ThreeChords!

D 4-5

1 23

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Baa! Baa!

œ œ

Black sheep,

œ œ œœ

have you an - y

˙

wool?

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#5

œ œ

Yes, sir,

œ œ

yes, sir,

œ œ

three bags

˙

full!

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œ œ œ

One for my

œ œ œ

mas - ter, and

œ œ œ

one for my

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J

œ

dame, And

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œ œ œ

one for the

œ œ œœ

lit - tle boy who

œ œ œ

lives down the

˙

lane.

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œ œ

Baa! Baa!

œ œ

Black sheep,

œ œ œœ

have you an - y

˙

wool?

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œ œ

Yes, sir,

œ œ

yes, sir,

œœ

three bags

˙

full!

Baa! Baa! Black SheepNursery Rhyme

Song

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A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

2

A

WOW! This song changes chords FAST!Going slow is the best way to get fast, so goslowly on this song. Pick up the speed gradually.

D A

D E7 AA

A E7D

A A E7D

A D A

D E7 AA

Remember to listen to how yourchords sound. If each string doesn’tring, then go more slowly andpractice your chords separately.

D 4-5

1 23

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j

œ œ œ œ# œ

Head and shoul - ders, knees andœ

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toes, knees and toes,

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j

œ œ œ œ# œ

Head and shoul-ders, knees andœ

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toes, knees and toes, And

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œœ

œœ

eyes and ears and

œ œ œ œ˙

mouth and nose,

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j

œ œœ œ œ

head and shoul - ders, knees and

œ

.œ œ ˙

toes, knees and toes.

Head and ShouldersNursery Rhyme Song

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A 5-61

2 3 4

E7 6-51

2

A

Moving from D to E7 can sometimes be tricky sopractice the switch until you feel comfortable withit before you try this song.

TrickySwitch

MatthewStrum

E7

A D

E7 A E7 A

D 4-5

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Song

18

A PumpkinStrum

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19

A TylerStrum E7 A

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Song

20

A ChocolateStrum

A 5-61

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2

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ChocolateStrum

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21

D ChocolateStrum

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Open, Shut ThemNursery Rhyme

Song

22

A PumpkinStrum

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Song

24


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Be Kind to Your Web-footed FriendsMusic

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For more practice of D and A7:Change all the “A” chords to “D”chords.Change all the “E7” chords to “A7” chordsPlay the song again.Remember, it is in a different key!

A7 5-4

1 2

D 4-5

1 23

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26

MatthewStrum


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DPumpkinStrumD A7

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Folk Song

28


A 5-61

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30


A 5-61

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AA E7 A

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E7 ATry Glide of Tricky Strum or justuse a Thumb strum. This songchanges chords often!

Choose your strum

D 4-5

1 23

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Index

A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track..................................................................................9Animal Fair.................................................................................................................29Baa! Baa! Black Sheep ...............................................................................................16Brother John .................................................................................................................1Did You Ever See A Lassie.........................................................................................28Do Your Ears Hang Low?...........................................................................................23Down By the Station...................................................................................................24Eentsy Weentsy Spider ...............................................................................................27Head and Shoulders ....................................................................................................17Its Raining, Its Pouring ...............................................................................................13Kookaburra.................................................................................................................14Little Skunk’s Hole.....................................................................................................26Little Tommy Tucker ..................................................................................................21London Bridge............................................................................................................11Mary Had a Little Lamb..............................................................................................12Michael Finnegan .......................................................................................................10Nobody Likes Me .........................................................................................................5Open, Shut Them........................................................................................................22Pop! Goes the Weasel .................................................................................................20Row Row Row Your Boat ............................................................................................6Shortenin’ Bread.........................................................................................................18Streets of Laredo.........................................................................................................30Sugar Bun...................................................................................................................15The Grand Old Captain Kirk .......................................................................................25This Old Man................................................................................................................3Three Blind Mice..........................................................................................................8Two Little Birds..........................................................................................................19What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?....................................................................7Where is Thumbkin (Cally Strum) ................................................................................4Where is Thumbkin (Thumb Strum) .............................................................................2

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