Lasst uns froh und munter sein (St Nicholas Song)

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

A St Nicholas song from the Hunsrück (19th century), sung by German children on 6 December: “soon it will be St Nicholas’ eve”. Arranged in G major: the tune alone in first position, with the chords written above the staff (a second guitarist can strum them).

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• 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.

Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après l’air populaire du Hunsrück · Public Domain