Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Composer unknown · American traditional · G major · 4/4 · 108 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs

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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.

Chords in this song

GCD7

G

C

D7

Chord chart

Chord chart
1GCG / D7G
2·CG / D7G

How to sing it

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.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorC · F · C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · G · D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · A · E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E
F majorF · Bb · F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F#
G major · Written in this keyG · C · G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · D · A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · E · B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

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.

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