This free One-String Diatonic Canjo tab is for Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. If you haven’t used this type of tablature before, each number indicates a fret on the fretboard of your instrument, as shown in the diagram above.
You may also wish to listen to the song while learning it, if you don’t know the tune too well.
2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
I've heard there was a secret chord
2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4
But you don't really care for mu-sic, do you?
2 4 4 4 4 5 5 7
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
4 8 8 5 8 8 9
The minor fall, the major lift
8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8
The baffled king compo-sing Hal-le-lu---jah
2 4 5 5 5 4 2 2
Hal-le-lu-jah, Hal-le-lu-jah,
2 4 5 5 5 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 0
Hal-le-lu-jah, Hal-le-lu-------------jah
2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
You saw her bathing on the roof
4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4
Her beauty and the moonlight over--threw you
2 4 4 4 4 5 5 7
She tied you to a kitchen chair
4 8 8 8 5 8 8 9
She broke your throne, she cut your hair
8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8
And from your lips she drew the Hal-le-lu---jah
4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Maybe I have been here be-fore
2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
I know this room, I've walked this floor
4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4
I used to live alone before I knew you
2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 7
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
8 8 8 5 8 8 9
Love is not a victory march
8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8
It's a cold and it's a broken Hal-le-lu---jah
Iko Iko was first released in 1953 by Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters, under the title “Jock-A-Mo”. It wasn’t until 1965, when the Dixie Cups covered it as “Iko Iko” that it made the charts.
Continue reading ““Iko Iko” (Jock-a-Mo) – Tablature for One-String Canjo”
This song was first published in 1779 and is known throughout the western world. If you only learn one Christian spiritual, this should probably be it. Thankfully, it is very easy to play on the canjo! View the full text of this entry by clicking the “Read More” link below for the formatted canjo tab…
Learn how to play the melody of Amazing Grace on your one-string Canjo!
Continue reading “Amazing Grace – Traditional”
The earliest surviving edition of this beloved children’s song dates back to the early 18th century, and today it is known throughout the western world. View the full text of this entry by clicking the “Read More” link below for the formatted canjo tab…
Learn the melody for one of the oldest nursery rhymes on your One-String Canjo!
Continue reading “Baa Baa Black Sheep – Traditional”
In this article we present tablature the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” for your One-String Canjo, brought to you by The American Canjo Company. We have also given you the first verse and chorus for the song, which can then be used for the rest of the verses of the hymn.
Continue reading “Battle Hymn of the Republic – Tab for One-String Canjo”
Learn how to play “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain” by Willie Nelson on your one-string canjo! Continue reading “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain – Willie Nelson”
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Learn how to play “Camptown Races” by Stephen Foster on your One-String canjo! Continue reading “Camptown Races – Traditional”
This song is perhaps the best one ever recorded by Tom Petty. It has a very simple melody that is easy to play on the canjo. Click the Read More link to see the full tab. The rest of the verses can be found on any of the popular song lyrics sites.
Learn how to play Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin'” On your One-String Diatonic Canjo! Continue reading “Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty”
A classic American song, evoking images of the wild west, cowboys and the wide open vistas of the plains. View the full text of this entry by clicking the “Read More” link below for the formatted canjo tab…
Home on the Range is one of the most well-known western songs of all time. Now you can learn it for your One-String Canjo! Continue reading “Home on the Range – Traditional”
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic Country Gospel song I Saw The Light, written in 1946 by Hank Williams. This tablature is arranged for 3-string Open G “GDG” tuning. Continue reading “I Saw The Light Hank Williams – 3-string GDG Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
As performed in O Brother Where Art Thou, as well as by Alison Krauss, Alan Jackson and a host of other artists. View the full text of this entry by clicking the “Read More” link below for the formatted canjo tab…
Now you can learn one of the most recorded Gospel songs on your One-String Canjo!
Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″.
I’ll Fly Away – Alfred E. Brumley
5 3 0 3 5 4 5 6 5 4 3 1 1 0
Some glad morning, when this life is o’er, I’ll fly away
5 3 0 3 5 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 3
To a home on God’s celestial shore, I’ll fly away.
Chorus
8 5 5 8 5 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
I’ll fly away oh glory, I’ll fly away (in the morning)
0 1 3 3 4 5 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 3
When I die, hallelujah by and by, I’ll fly away.
To learn more about this classic American song, and to find more verses, check out this Wikipedia article.
Arrangement by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply
Words and Music Copyright: Glad Music Co., Albert E Brumley & Sons, Bridge Building Music
Learn the popular English children’s song, “I’ll tell me Ma” on your One-String Canjo! Continue reading “I’ll Tell Me Ma – Tablature for One-String Canjo”
As performed by the Carter Family and in O Brother Where Art Thou. View the full text of this entry by clicking the “Read More” link below for the formatted canjo tab…
Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″.
Keep on the Sunny Side
0 1 3 4 5 4 3 1 3 0
There’s a dark and a troubled side of life,
3 5 8 8 9 8 5 3 5 4
There’s a bright and a sunny side too.
4 5 6 4 4 8 5 4 5
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
3 4 4 5 3 2 0 1 2 3
The sunny side we a-l-so may view.
Chorus
8 8 8 8 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 0
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
3 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 8 8 9 8 8 4 5
Keep on the sunny side of life, it will help us ev’ry day,
5 5 4 3 3 1 0 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 3
It will brighten all the way, if we keep on the sunny side of life.
To learn more about this classic American song, and to find more verses, check out this Wikipedia article.
Arrangement by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply
Copyright 2014
Let It Be by The Beatles, arranged for one-string canjos. This is one of the most well-known and best-loved of the Beatles’ songbook, instantly recognizable by classic rock and roll fans all over the world.
This arrangement is presented by the American Canjo Company and C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply.
Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″.
0 2 4 4 4 4 4 8 4
From the Halls of Montezuma
0 2 4 4 3 1 0
To the Shores of Tripoli;
0 2 4 4 4 4 4 8 4
We will fight our country's battles
0 2 4 4 3 1 0
In the air, on land ,and sea;
8 7 5 3 5 3 4 5 4
First to fight for right and freedom
8 7 5 3 5 8 5 4
And to keep our honor clean;
0 2 4 4 4 4 4 8 4
We are proud to claim the title
0 2 4 4 5 7 8
of United States Marine.
This well-known children’s song got its start as a poem written in 1830, which was inspired by a true event. View the full text of this entry by clicking the “Read More” link below for the formatted canjo tab…
Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″.
Mary Had a Little Lamb (Version 1 – Low)
2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 4
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
2 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 0
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Mary Had a Little Lamb (Version 2 – High)
5 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 8
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 3
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
To learn more about this beloved children’s song, check out this Wikipedia article.
Arrangement by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply
Copyright 2014 by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply
