Composer unknown · English street cry, 1798 · C major · 4/4 · 100 BPM · 4 bars · Children’s songs
Hot Cross Buns sits in Children’s songs, written in C major. It uses 2 chords across 4 bars, at about 100 BPM.
CG7
C
G7
| 1 | C / G7 | C | G7 | C |
|---|
Four bars, the shortest tune here. C and G7 share the first and third bars; the second and fourth are C alone. Play it twice through; it is the tune every beginner plays first.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | C · G7 · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
An English street cry printed as a round in 1798 in the Christmas Box, composer unknown. A tune more than 200 years old is not protected. Free everywhere.