Composer unknown · Anglo-American traditional · G major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · 8 bars · Folk & traditional
Yankee Doodle sits in Folk & traditional, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 120 BPM.
GD7C
G
D7
C
| 1 | G | · | · | D7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | C | D7 | G |
Bright and marching, eight bars a verse. The C is only one bar, in the middle of the second line; catch it, and D7–G closes the joke of the tune.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · C · F · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · G · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · A · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D7 · G · C · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · D · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B |
An 18th-century Anglo-American tune, already printed in the 1770s, composer unknown. More than two centuries old, so out of copyright everywhere. The 18th-century origin was checked by search.
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