Comin Through the Rye - guitar tab, notes and lyrics
“Comin Through the Rye” is a traditional song based on the melody of a Scottish minstrel and with lyrics by Robert Burns. Notice the similarities with another song associated with Robert Burns, ”Auld Lang Syne”.
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Melody & full accompaniment
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Comin Through the Rye guitar tab and notes (pdf)
"Comin Through the Rye" for guitar with full accompaniment. Free PDF download with audio playback.
Comin Through the Rye guitar accompaniment
Comin Through the Rye (only melody)
“Comin Through the Rye” tablature notation for guitar presented as an image.
Tips on how to learn this song
The “Comin Through the Rye” melody (here presented in F major) is played in open position (only the first three frets including open strings are involved), which simplify matters. Notice the repeating patterns in the song, such as the identical second, fourth and eight bars.
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "Comin Through the Rye" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of Comin Through the Rye is played in the key of A.
Time signature
The song is played in 4/4 time (counted one, two, three, four for each measure).
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 120 for the presented version.