Pop Goes the Weasel

Composer unknown · English traditional, 1850s · G major · 4/4 · 96 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs

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Pop Goes the Weasel sits in Children’s songs, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 96 BPM.

Chords in this song

GEmD

G

Em

D

Chord chart

Chord chart
1G···
2EmG·D / G

How to sing it

Eight bars of four beats. Stay on G for the mulberry-bush run, color Em under the mid climb, then D for the pop and straight back to G. Keep it bouncy.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorC · Am · C · G · C
Db majorDb · Bbm · Db · Ab · Db
D majorD · Bm · D · A · D
Eb majorEb · Cm · Eb · Bb · Eb
E majorE · C#m · E · B · E
F majorF · Dm · F · C · F
F# majorF# · D#m · F# · C# · F#
G major · Written in this keyG · Em · G · D · G
Ab majorAb · Fm · Ab · Eb · Ab
A majorA · F#m · A · E · A
Bb majorBb · Gm · Bb · F · Bb
B majorB · G#m · B · F# · B

Patterns inside this song

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

Why this song is free to play

An English dance tune and song printed in the 1850s, composer unknown. Traditional material of that age is not protected. Free everywhere.

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