Tune Tempus adest floridum, Piae Cantiones, 1582 · G major · 4/4 · 112 BPM · 8 bars · Carols
Good King Wenceslas sits in Carols, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 112 BPM.
GD7C
G
D7
C
| 1 | G | D7 | G | C / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | C | G | D7 | G |
Eight sturdy bars, four lines of two. The third line starts on C, and the second line ends with C and G sharing a bar. Sing it as a dialogue: two verses, one for each voice.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · C · F · C · F · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · G · D · G · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · A · E · A · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · Bb · F · Bb · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D7 · G · C · G · C · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · D · A · D · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · E · B · E · B · F#7 · B |
The tune is Tempus adest floridum from Piae Cantiones, printed in 1582, composer unknown; the words were added in 1853. A tune more than 400 years old is not protected, and no lyrics are shipped. Free everywhere.