Composer unknown · American play-party song, 1840s · G major · 2/4 · 100 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs
Skip to My Lou sits in Children’s songs, written in G major. It uses 2 chords across 8 bars, at about 100 BPM.
GD7
G
D7
| 1 | G | · | D7 | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | · | D7 | G |
Eight bars of two beats with two chords: two bars of G, two of D7, two of G, then D7 and G. Quick and light, a dance step on every beat.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D7 · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
An American play-party song from the 1840s frontier, composer unknown. Traditional material of that age is not protected. Free everywhere.