Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - guitar tab, notes, chords and lyrics
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” was composed by Wallace Willis in the 19th century. The first known recording was made in 1894 by an African-American singing group called the Standard Quartette. Since when, many famous artists and groups has recorded and performed the tune.
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Tips on how to learn this song
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” is a meditative song and it's important to play the notes in the right tempo to accentuate the somewhat indistinct melody. It has mainly two melodic motifs that repeats several times throughout the song.
Lyrics and chords
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot chords in the key of C
(C)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
(G)Falling down, (C)falling down,
(C)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
(G)My fair (C)lady.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot chords in the key of D
(D)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
(A)Falling down, (D)falling down,
(D)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
(A)My fair (D)lady.
The song is often performed in the key of F and the arrangements in the tabs and standard notation follows that tradition. But the presented chord versions have been transposed into C and D, respectively, which are more guitar friendly keys. In both versions, only two chords are involved. More chords can, of course, be recognized in some of the numerous arrangements of this song.
There are possibilities to change to key by using a capo. These are the keys that the song would transpose in depending on which fret the capo is put:
- Capo 1: C# / Db major
- Capo 2: D major
- Capo 3: D# / Eb major
- Capo 4: E major
- Capo 5: F major
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is played in the key of F.
Time signature
The song is played in 4/4 tempo (counted one, two, three for each measure)
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 95 for the presented version.