Songs to start with
So you have practised your 'strum', and you have learnt some chords .. here are some songs to use with your students.
Clementine
This song is very long and quite sad - the original content is hardly suitable for young children. However the tune is commonly used for a great many learning songs, (including in the KSSR year one textbook) and you can easily create your own words to it.
(You can click on 'Fullscreen' to read it on your computer, or download the document below.)
(You can click on 'Fullscreen' to read it on your computer, or download the document below.)
| clementine_for_guitar.pdf |
If you're Happy and you Know it
This is a song written for children, and it has lots of variations and adaptations. You will be able to write your own versions.
(You can click on 'Fullscreen' to read it on your computer, or download the document below.)
(You can click on 'Fullscreen' to read it on your computer, or download the document below.)
| if_youre_happy_for_guitar_in_g.pdf |
| if_youre_happy_for_guitar_in_c.pdf |
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
This song is presented here in two different keys (G, and C) in case one is too high for you to sing.
(You can click on 'Fullscreen' to read it on your computer, or download the document below.)
(You can click on 'Fullscreen' to read it on your computer, or download the document below.)
| bear_went_over_mountain_g.pdf |
| bear_went_over_mountain_c.pdf |
The Next Page
On the next page we'll learn how to play She'll be Coming Round the Mountain.
