Effie I. Canning (1857–1940) · tune, 1886 · C major · 2/4 · 72 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs
Rock-a-bye Baby sits in Children’s songs, written in C major. It uses 2 chords across 8 bars, at about 72 BPM.
CAm
C
Am
| 1 | C | · | Am | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | · | Am | C |
Eight slow bars of two beats from Canning 1886. Soft and even; the rock is the whole point.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | C · Am · C · Am · C |
| Db major | Db · Bbm · Db · Bbm · Db |
| D major | D · Bm · D · Bm · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Cm · Eb · Cm · Eb |
| E major | E · C#m · E · C#m · E |
| F major | F · Dm · F · Dm · F |
| F# major | F# · D#m · F# · D#m · F# |
| G major | G · Em · G · Em · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Fm · Ab · Fm · Ab |
| A major | A · F#m · A · F#m · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Gm · Bb · Gm · Bb |
| B major | B · G#m · B · G#m · B |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
The words are an English nursery rhyme printed in 1765; the familiar melody was published in 1886 by Effie I. Canning, who died in 1940. On a life-plus-70 basis the tune’s term ended in 2010. Free everywhere.
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