Composer unknown · American traditional · G major · 4/4 · 108 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs
Old MacDonald Had a Farm sits in Children’s songs, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 108 BPM.
GCD7
G
C
D7
| 1 | G | C | G / D7 | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | C | G / D7 | G |
Eight bars, and the chords jump around inside the bar: G, then C for the second half of bar two, then G and D7 sharing bar three. The same shape comes round for the animal line. Play it twice for two animals.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · F · C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · G · D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · A · E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · Bb · F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · C · G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · D · A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · E · B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B |
An American children’s song, first printed in 1917 in Tommy’s Tunes with older roots in 18th-century folk song. Traditional material with no identifiable composer is not protected. Free everywhere.