Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf (Sleep, Baby, Sleep)

Traditionnel (Allemagne) · Level 1 (Novice) · traditional · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A traditional German lullaby, published in the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1808): father is minding the sheep, mother is shaking the little tree. Arranged in G major: the tune alone in first position, with the chords written above the staff (a second guitarist can strum them).

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• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Play the tune alternating index and middle fingers (i-m); the tab shows the fret of each note. Start in Wait mode, then sing the tune while playing.

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• Hänschen klein (Little Hans)
• Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen (Fox, You Stole the Goose)
• Alle meine Entchen (All My Little Ducklings)
• Die Gedanken sind frei (Thoughts Are Free)
• Weißt du, wie viel Sternlein stehen (Do You Know How Many Stars)
• Backe, backe Kuchen (Bake, Bake a Cake)

Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la berceuse populaire allemande · Public Domain