Arirang

Korean traditional folk song · G major · 3/4 · 84 BPM · 16 bars · Korean

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Arirang sits in Korean, written in G major. It uses 4 chords across 16 bars, at about 84 BPM.

Chords in this song

GD7CEm

G

D7

C

Em

Chord chart

Chord chart
ChorusG··D7
2GCD7G
Verse··EmD7
4GCD7G

How to sing it

A slow, swaying three. The eight-bar refrain sits on G and only moves in its fourth bar; the eight-bar verse touches Em once. Sing it unhurried, with the weight on the first beat of each bar.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorC · G7 · C · F · G7 · C · Am · G7 · C · F · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Bbm · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · D · G · A7 · D · Bm · A7 · D · G · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Cm · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · E · A · B7 · E · C#m · B7 · E · A · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F · Dm · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# · D#m · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F#
G major · Written in this keyG · D7 · G · C · D7 · G · Em · D7 · G · C · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Fm · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · A · D · E7 · A · F#m · E7 · A · D · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb · Gm · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B · G#m · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

The best-known Korean folk song, sung in hundreds of regional forms; the familiar version spread in the 1920s. The Korea Copyright Commission lists it as an expired work, and the tune has no identifiable composer. This chart follows the common Bonjo Arirang. Free everywhere.

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