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What Child Is This? chords

William Chatterton Dix (words, 1865), tune "Greensleeves"

Dix wrote the words in 1865, and they were soon paired with the English folk tune Greensleeves. Its minor waltz feel suits a slow arpeggio pattern.

Chords
5
Level
Easy
Time
3/4

Chords

Am×231
C×321
G213
Em12
E231

Chart

Verse

  1. Am
  2. C
  3. G
  4. Em
  5. Am
  6. /
  7. E
  8. /
  9. Am
  10. C
  11. G
  12. Em
  13. Am
  14. E
  15. Am
  16. /

Chorus

  1. C
  2. /
  3. G
  4. Em
  5. Am
  6. /
  7. E
  8. /
  9. C
  10. /
  11. G
  12. Em
  13. Am
  14. E
  15. Am
  16. /

How to play it

You need 5 chords: Am, C, G, Em and E. The change you'll make most is E to Am, so practice switching between those two slowly before playing along.

Each box is one bar of 3/4 time. Strum the chord on the beat, and change when the next box starts. A slash means keep playing the same chord.

Questions

What chords are in What Child Is This??

This arrangement uses Am, C, G, Em and E.

Is What Child Is This? easy to play on guitar?

Fairly. None of the 5 chords needs a full barre, though there are a few more shapes to learn.