Composer unknown · American traditional · C major · 2/4 · 92 BPM · 16 bars · Children’s songs
The Itsy Bitsy Spider sits in Children’s songs, written in C major. It uses 2 chords across 16 bars, at about 92 BPM.
CG7
C
G7
| 1 | C | · | G7 | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | · | G7 | C |
| 3 | · | · | G7 | C |
| 4 | · | · | G7 | C |
Sixteen short bars of two beats, four lines of four. Every line is C for the climb and G7 on its third bar, then back to C. Count two to a bar and it walks like the spider does.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | C · G7 · C · G7 · C · G7 · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · A7 · D · A7 · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · B7 · E · B7 · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · C7 · F · C7 · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G · D7 · G · D7 · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · E7 · A · E7 · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
An American children’s song first printed in 1910 in Camp and Camino in Lower California, composer unknown. Traditional material more than a century old is not protected. Free everywhere.