Good King Wenceslas

Tune Tempus adest floridum, Piae Cantiones, 1582 · G major · 4/4 · 112 BPM · 8 bars · Carols

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Good King Wenceslas sits in Carols, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 112 BPM.

Chords in this song

GD7C

G

D7

C

Chord chart

Chord chart
1GD7GC / G
2CGD7G

How to sing it

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.

In every key

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

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Why this song is free to play

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.

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