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Greensleeves — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Greensleeves

Greensleeves is a folk song in C major — intermediate, running from A, to C and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Folk song
Key
C major · 3/4
Range
A, to C · first position
Notes used
C C♯ D E F G A B
Level
Intermediate

Greensleeves — sheet music

C major · 3/4

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

D | F G | A B A | G E C D E | F D | D C♯ D | E C♯ A, D | F G | A B A | G E C D E | F E D | C♯ B, C♯ | D D D | C | C B A | G E C D E | F D | D C♯ D | E C♯ A, | C | C B A | G E C D E | F E D | C♯ B, C♯ | D D

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Greensleeves — tab

Tenor banjo · mandolin · fiddle · guitar · ukulele — tap one to open it

Greensleeves — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|---|-----|-------|-----|
A|---|-----|-0-2-0-|-----|
D|-0-|-3-5-|-------|-5-2-|
G|---|-----|-------|-----|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
A|-------|-----|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-0-|-0---0-|-2---|
G|-5-----|-----|---6---|---6-|
E|-----|-----|-------|-----|
A|-----|-----|-0-2-0-|-----|
D|---0-|-3-5-|-------|-5-2-|
G|-2---|-----|-------|-----|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----|
A|-------|-------|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-2-0-|-------|-0-0-|
G|-5-----|-------|-6-4-6-|-----|
E|---|---|-------|-----|
A|---|-3-|-3-2-0-|-----|
D|-0-|---|-------|-5-2-|
G|---|---|-------|-----|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
A|-------|-----|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-0-|-0---0-|-2---|
G|-5-----|-----|---6---|---6-|
E|---|---|-------|-----|
A|---|-3-|-3-2-0-|-----|
D|---|---|-------|-5-2-|
G|-2-|---|-------|-----|
E|-------|-------|-------|---|
A|-------|-------|-------|---|
D|---0-2-|-3-2-0-|-------|-0-|
G|-5-----|-------|-6-4-6-|---|
E|---|
A|---|
D|-0-|
G|---|

Numbers are frets. Tenor banjo sounds an octave below the written notes.

Greensleeves — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|---|-----|-------|-----|
A|---|-----|-0-2-0-|-----|
D|-0-|-3-5-|-------|-5-2-|
G|---|-----|-------|-----|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
A|-------|-----|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-0-|-0---0-|-2---|
G|-5-----|-----|---6---|---6-|
E|-----|-----|-------|-----|
A|-----|-----|-0-2-0-|-----|
D|---0-|-3-5-|-------|-5-2-|
G|-2---|-----|-------|-----|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----|
A|-------|-------|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-2-0-|-------|-0-0-|
G|-5-----|-------|-6-4-6-|-----|
E|---|---|-------|-----|
A|---|-3-|-3-2-0-|-----|
D|-0-|---|-------|-5-2-|
G|---|---|-------|-----|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
A|-------|-----|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-0-|-0---0-|-2---|
G|-5-----|-----|---6---|---6-|
E|---|---|-------|-----|
A|---|-3-|-3-2-0-|-----|
D|---|---|-------|-5-2-|
G|-2-|---|-------|-----|
E|-------|-------|-------|---|
A|-------|-------|-------|---|
D|---0-2-|-3-2-0-|-------|-0-|
G|-5-----|-------|-6-4-6-|---|
E|---|
A|---|
D|-0-|
G|---|

Numbers are frets. Same strings as the fiddle, so the same notes fall in the same places.

Greensleeves — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|---|------|-------|-----|
A|---|------|-0-1-0-|-----|
D|-0-|-L2-3-|-------|-3-1-|
G|---|------|-------|-----|
E|-------|------|--------|------|
A|-------|------|--------|------|
D|---0-1-|-L2-0-|-0----0-|-1----|
G|-3-----|------|---H3---|---H3-|
E|-----|------|-------|-----|
A|-----|------|-0-1-0-|-----|
D|---0-|-L2-3-|-------|-3-1-|
G|-1---|------|-------|-----|
E|-------|--------|---------|-----|
A|-------|--------|---------|-----|
D|---0-1-|-L2-1-0-|---------|-0-0-|
G|-3-----|--------|-H3-2-H3-|-----|
E|---|----|--------|-----|
A|---|-L2-|-L2-1-0-|-----|
D|-0-|----|--------|-3-1-|
G|---|----|--------|-----|
E|-------|------|--------|------|
A|-------|------|--------|------|
D|---0-1-|-L2-0-|-0----0-|-1----|
G|-3-----|------|---H3---|---H3-|
E|---|----|--------|-----|
A|---|-L2-|-L2-1-0-|-----|
D|---|----|--------|-3-1-|
G|-1-|----|--------|-----|
E|-------|--------|---------|---|
A|-------|--------|---------|---|
D|---0-1-|-L2-1-0-|---------|-0-|
G|-3-----|--------|-H3-2-H3-|---|
E|---|
A|---|
D|-0-|
G|---|

0 = open string · 1–4 = finger · L = low (half step back), H = high.

Greensleeves — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|---|-----|-------|-----|
B|---|-----|---0---|-----|
G|---|---0-|-2---2-|-0---|
D|-0-|-3---|-------|---2-|
A|---|-----|-------|-----|
E|---|-----|-------|-----|
e|-------|-----|-------|-----|
B|-------|-----|-------|-----|
G|-------|-----|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-0-|-0---0-|-2---|
A|-3-----|-----|---4---|---4-|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
e|-----|-----|-------|-----|
B|-----|-----|---0---|-----|
G|-----|---0-|-2---2-|-0---|
D|---0-|-3---|-------|---2-|
A|-0---|-----|-------|-----|
E|-----|-----|-------|-----|
e|-------|-------|-------|-----|
B|-------|-------|-------|-----|
G|-------|-------|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-2-0-|-------|-0-0-|
A|-3-----|-------|-4-2-4-|-----|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----|
e|---|---|-------|-----|
B|---|-1-|-1-0---|-----|
G|---|---|-----2-|-0---|
D|-0-|---|-------|---2-|
A|---|---|-------|-----|
E|---|---|-------|-----|
e|-------|-----|-------|-----|
B|-------|-----|-------|-----|
G|-------|-----|-------|-----|
D|---0-2-|-3-0-|-0---0-|-2---|
A|-3-----|-----|---4---|---4-|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
e|---|---|-------|-----|
B|---|-1-|-1-0---|-----|
G|---|---|-----2-|-0---|
D|---|---|-------|---2-|
A|-0-|---|-------|-----|
E|---|---|-------|-----|
e|-------|-------|-------|---|
B|-------|-------|-------|---|
G|-------|-------|-------|---|
D|---0-2-|-3-2-0-|-------|-0-|
A|-3-----|-------|-4-2-4-|---|
E|-------|-------|-------|---|
e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-0-|
A|---|
E|---|

Numbers are frets; the bottom line is the low E string.

Greensleeves — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position · played an octave up, as the tune dips below the lowest string

A|-5-|-8-10-|-12-14-12-|-10-7-|
E|---|------|----------|------|
C|---|------|----------|------|
G|---|------|----------|------|
A|-3-5-7-|-8-5-|-5-4-5-|-7-4-|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
C|-------|-----|-------|-----|
G|-------|-----|-------|-----|
A|-0-5-|-8-10-|-12-14-12-|-10-7-|
E|-----|------|----------|------|
C|-----|------|----------|------|
G|-----|------|----------|------|
A|-3-5-7-|-8-7-5-|-4-2-4-|-5-5-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----|
C|-------|-------|-------|-----|
G|-------|-------|-------|-----|
A|-5-|-15-|-15-14-12-|-10-7-|
E|---|----|----------|------|
C|---|----|----------|------|
G|---|----|----------|------|
A|-3-5-7-|-8-5-|-5-4-5-|-7-4-|
E|-------|-----|-------|-----|
C|-------|-----|-------|-----|
G|-------|-----|-------|-----|
A|-0-|-15-|-15-14-12-|-10-7-|
E|---|----|----------|------|
C|---|----|----------|------|
G|---|----|----------|------|
A|-3-5-7-|-8-7-5-|-4-2-4-|-5-|
E|-------|-------|-------|---|
C|-------|-------|-------|---|
G|-------|-------|-------|---|
A|-5-|
E|---|
C|---|
G|---|

Numbers are frets; the top line is the A string, the bottom line the high G.

Greensleeves chords

C major · 7 chords: Dm7, C, B♭, A7, Dm, F, Am7

pickup
Dm7
Dm7
C
C
B♭
B♭
A7
A7
Dm7
Dm7
C
C
B♭
A7
Dm
Dm
F
F
C
Am7
Dm7
Dm7
A7
A7
F
F
C
Am7
B♭
A7
Dm
Dm

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before.

Guitar chords for Greensleeves

Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

Dm7××C×B♭×A7×Dm××FAm7×

Ukulele chords for Greensleeves

Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

Dm7CB♭A7DmFAm7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Greensleeves

Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

Dm7CB♭A7DmFAm7

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This melody comes from The Public Domain Song Anthology (David Berger & Chuck Israels), released CC0. The song is in the public domain. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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