Russian traditional tune · 19th century · A minor · 4/4 · 140 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional
Korobeiniki sits in Folk & traditional, written in A minor. It uses 6 chords across 16 bars, at about 140 BPM.
AmE7DmGCF
Am
E7
Dm
G
C
F
| 1 | Am | · | E7 | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Am | · | Dm | G |
| 3 | C | · | F | · |
| 4 | E7 | · | Am | · |
Fast and square, sixteen bars. Am and E7 are the engine; the middle eight walk Dm–G–C–F and slam back on E7. Keep the last Am short if you are going round again, long if you are stopping.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | Cm · G7 · Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab · G7 · Cm |
| Db minor | C#m · G#7 · C#m · F#m · B · E · A · G#7 · C#m |
| D minor | Dm · A7 · Dm · Gm · C · F · Bb · A7 · Dm |
| Eb minor | D#m · A#7 · D#m · G#m · C# · F# · B · A#7 · D#m |
| E minor | Em · B7 · Em · Am · D · G · C · B7 · Em |
| F minor | Fm · C7 · Fm · Bbm · Eb · Ab · Db · C7 · Fm |
| F# minor | F#m · C#7 · F#m · Bm · E · A · D · C#7 · F#m |
| G minor | Gm · D7 · Gm · Cm · F · Bb · Eb · D7 · Gm |
| Ab minor | G#m · D#7 · G#m · C#m · F# · B · E · D#7 · G#m |
| A minor · Written in this key | Am · E7 · Am · Dm · G · C · F · E7 · Am |
| Bb minor | Bbm · F7 · Bbm · Ebm · Ab · Db · Gb · F7 · Bbm |
| B minor | Bm · F#7 · Bm · Em · A · D · G · F#7 · Bm |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
A Russian folk tune of the 19th century, associated with a Nekrasov poem of 1861, composer of the melody unknown. Traditional 19th-century material is not protected. The 1861 literary date and folk status were checked by search.