Composer unknown · English traditional · G major · 4/4 · 108 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs
This Old Man sits in Children’s songs, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 108 BPM.
GD7C
G
D7
C
| 1 | G | D7 | G | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | C | G | D7 | G |
Eight bars. G and D7 trade the first two bars, G holds bars three and four, then C, G, D7 and G finish the rolling-home line. Bright and quick.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B |
An English children’s counting song, first written down in 1906 by the folk-song collector Anne Gilchrist, composer unknown. Traditional material of that age is not protected. Free everywhere.