Composer unknown · American traditional · C major · 4/4 · 96 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs
Row, Row, Row Your Boat sits in Children’s songs, written in C major. It uses 2 chords across 8 bars, at about 96 BPM.
CG7
C
G7
| 1 | C | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G7 | · | C | · |
Eight bars, three chords, a round. Stay on C through the first line, step to G7 for merrily, and come home on C. Play it three times and it already feels like people overlapping.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
An American round printed in the 1850s, composer unknown. A mid-19th-century traditional tune is not protected. The 1850s printings were checked by search.