Korobeiniki

Russian traditional tune · 19th century · A minor · 4/4 · 140 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional

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Korobeiniki sits in Folk & traditional, written in A minor. It uses 6 chords across 16 bars, at about 140 BPM.

Chords in this song

AmE7DmGCF

Am

E7

Dm

G

C

F

Chord chart

Chord chart
1Am·E7·
2Am·DmG
3C·F·
4E7·Am·

How to sing it

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.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C minorCm · G7 · Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab · G7 · Cm
Db minorC#m · G#7 · C#m · F#m · B · E · A · G#7 · C#m
D minorDm · A7 · Dm · Gm · C · F · Bb · A7 · Dm
Eb minorD#m · A#7 · D#m · G#m · C# · F# · B · A#7 · D#m
E minorEm · B7 · Em · Am · D · G · C · B7 · Em
F minorFm · C7 · Fm · Bbm · Eb · Ab · Db · C7 · Fm
F# minorF#m · C#7 · F#m · Bm · E · A · D · C#7 · F#m
G minorGm · D7 · Gm · Cm · F · Bb · Eb · D7 · Gm
Ab minorG#m · D#7 · G#m · C#m · F# · B · E · D#7 · G#m
A minor · Written in this keyAm · E7 · Am · Dm · G · C · F · E7 · Am
Bb minorBbm · F7 · Bbm · Ebm · Ab · Db · Gb · F7 · Bbm
B minorBm · F#7 · Bm · Em · A · D · G · F#7 · Bm

Patterns inside this song

No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.

Why this song is free to play

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.

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