My Luve Is Like a Red, Red Rose - guitar tab, notes, chords and lyrics
“My Luve Is Like a Red, Red Rose”, or only “Like a Red, Red Rose”, is a traditional song associated with the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Burn is often credited as the author, but may be merely the compiler, although it's uncertain to which degree Burns transformed the original source. Burns is also associated with songs such as ”Auld Lang Syne”, ”Flow Gently, Sweet Afton” and ”For the Sake o' Somebody”.
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The melody “My Luve Is Like a Red, Red Rose” has two main motifs, which are repeated throughout the song and which are altered in different orders. Notice that the song sticks to its key (in the version above D major).
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "My Luve Is Like a Red, Red Rose" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of My Luve Is Like a Red, Red Rose is played in the key of D.
Time signature
The song is played in 4/4 tempo (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 80 for the presented version.