Composer unknown · American traditional · G major · 4/4 · 116 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional
She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain sits in Folk & traditional, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 116 BPM.
GCD7
G
C
D7
| 1 | G | · | C | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | · | D7 | · |
| 3 | G | · | C | · |
| 4 | G | D7 | G | · |
Sixteen bars of a campfire march. C is when she comes; D7 is the answering shout. The last line is G–D7–G in three short hits, so keep the hand ready.
| 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 spiritual-derived song printed in the late 19th century (the 1800s), composer unknown. Traditional material of that age is not protected. Its 19th-century American origin was checked by search.