Composer unknown · American folk song, 1858 · A minor · 4/4 · 72 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional
Wayfaring Stranger sits in Folk & traditional, written in A minor. It uses 4 chords across 16 bars, at about 72 BPM.
AmDmCE7
Am
Dm
C
E7
| 1 | Am | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dm | Am / C | Am | · |
| 3 | · | · | · | E7 |
| 4 | Am | Dm | Am | · |
Slow and dark in A minor, sixteen bars. Am carries most of it; Dm darkens it twice, C brightens it for half a bar, and E7 leads home to Am before the last Dm–Am.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | Cm · Fm · Cm · Eb · Cm · G7 · Cm · Fm · Cm |
| Db minor | C#m · F#m · C#m · E · C#m · G#7 · C#m · F#m · C#m |
| D minor | Dm · Gm · Dm · F · Dm · A7 · Dm · Gm · Dm |
| Eb minor | D#m · G#m · D#m · F# · D#m · A#7 · D#m · G#m · D#m |
| E minor | Em · Am · Em · G · Em · B7 · Em · Am · Em |
| F minor | Fm · Bbm · Fm · Ab · Fm · C7 · Fm · Bbm · Fm |
| F# minor | F#m · Bm · F#m · A · F#m · C#7 · F#m · Bm · F#m |
| G minor | Gm · Cm · Gm · Bb · Gm · D7 · Gm · Cm · Gm |
| Ab minor | G#m · C#m · G#m · B · G#m · D#7 · G#m · C#m · G#m |
| A minor · Written in this key | Am · Dm · Am · C · Am · E7 · Am · Dm · Am |
| Bb minor | Bbm · Ebm · Bbm · Db · Bbm · F7 · Bbm · Ebm · Bbm |
| B minor | Bm · Em · Bm · D · Bm · F#7 · Bm · Em · Bm |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
An American folk song first printed in 1858 in Joseph Bever’s Christian Songster, composer unknown. Traditional material of that age is not protected. Free everywhere.
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