Russian traditional tune · 19th century · A minor · 4/4 · 140 BPM · 12 bars · Folk & traditional
Korobeiniki sits in Folk & traditional, written in A minor. It uses 4 chords across 12 bars, at about 140 BPM.
E7AmFC
E7
Am
F
C
| 1 | E7 | Am | E7 | Am |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | F | C | E7 | Am |
| 3 | F | C | E7 | Am |
Fast and square, twelve bars: the opening four, then the high phrase twice. Am and E7 are the engine; F and C are the lift. Keep the last Am short if you are going round again, long if you are stopping.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | G7 · Cm · G7 · Cm · Ab · Eb · G7 · Cm · Ab · Eb · G7 · Cm |
| Db minor | G#7 · C#m · G#7 · C#m · A · E · G#7 · C#m · A · E · G#7 · C#m |
| D minor | A7 · Dm · A7 · Dm · Bb · F · A7 · Dm · Bb · F · A7 · Dm |
| Eb minor | A#7 · D#m · A#7 · D#m · B · F# · A#7 · D#m · B · F# · A#7 · D#m |
| E minor | B7 · Em · B7 · Em · C · G · B7 · Em · C · G · B7 · Em |
| F minor | C7 · Fm · C7 · Fm · Db · Ab · C7 · Fm · Db · Ab · C7 · Fm |
| F# minor | C#7 · F#m · C#7 · F#m · D · A · C#7 · F#m · D · A · C#7 · F#m |
| G minor | D7 · Gm · D7 · Gm · Eb · Bb · D7 · Gm · Eb · Bb · D7 · Gm |
| Ab minor | D#7 · G#m · D#7 · G#m · E · B · D#7 · G#m · E · B · D#7 · G#m |
| A minor · Written in this key | E7 · Am · E7 · Am · F · C · E7 · Am · F · C · E7 · Am |
| Bb minor | F7 · Bbm · F7 · Bbm · Gb · Db · F7 · Bbm · Gb · Db · F7 · Bbm |
| B minor | F#7 · Bm · F#7 · Bm · G · D · F#7 · Bm · G · D · 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.
Paste this iframe on a page you control. It links back here.