Printable Greensleeves Guitar Chords
Four hundred years old and still one of the best chord sequences a beginner can learn. Sixteen bars, five open chords. Greensleeves is built on a chord sequence that has been borrowed thousands of times since. Learning it teaches your ear a progression you will then recognise everywhere. It is also a good first long-form piece: sixteen bars is enough to feel like a real song rather than an exercise. This printable song sheet has every chord shape you need, the chord order bar by bar, the picking pattern and simple steps to learn it. The song is in the public domain and the arrangement is Fretwork's own.
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What’s inside
- Chord diagrams for Am, C, G, E7, F
- Chord order, bar by bar
- Strumming or picking pattern
- Step-by-step learning plan
How to use it
- Print the sheet and learn the chord shapes first.
- Practice the chord changes slowly, then add the strum or picking pattern.
- Play along with the free click track on the song page, raising the tempo as you improve.
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Questions
What chords are in Greensleeves?
Am, C, G and E7 for the standard arrangement, with F sometimes used in place of C in the second half.
Is Greensleeves hard to play on guitar?
The chord version is easy, using only open chords. The fingerstyle arrangements that play the melody and accompaniment together are considerably harder, and are usually an intermediate piece.
Is Greensleeves in 3/4 or 6/8?
It is written both ways. 3/4 with three picked notes per bar is the simpler way to learn it, and that is what the chart on this page uses.
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