alternated bass ( thumb ) and arpeggios ( i - m - r ).
View chords used in this chart
Intro :
Em/C# Em/D Em/G Em/C#
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|----------0-----------0---|-------0--------------0---|
B-|--------0-----------0-----|-----0--------------0-----|
G-|------0-----------0-------|--0---------------0-------|
D-|--------------0-----------|--------------------------|
A-|--4-----------------------|--------------4-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
T i m r T i m r T m r T i m r ...
Em/D Em/G Em/C# Em/D
e-|----------0---------0-----|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------0---------0-------|--------0-----------0-----|
G-|------0-------0-----------|------0-----------0-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--------------0-----------|
A-|--------------------------|--4-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Em/G Em/C# Em/D Em
e-|--------0-------------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|------0-------------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
G-|--0---------------0-------|------0-----------0-------|
D-|--------------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------4-----------|--------------0----h2-----|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Em ( repeat twice )
e||----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---||
B||--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----||
G||------0-----------0-------|------0-----------0-------||
D||--------------------------|--------------------------||
A||--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----||
E||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------||
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
G-|------0-----------0-------|------0-----------0-------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----|
E-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
Who
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
G-|------0-----------0-------|------0-----------0-------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----|
E-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
D
e-|----------2-----------2---|----------2-----------2---|
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-|------2-----------2-------|------2-----------2-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
will love a li - ttle
e-|----------2-----------2---|----------2-----------2---|
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-|------2-----------2-------|------2-----------2-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
spa - rrow
e-|----------2-----------2---|----------2-----------2---|
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-|------2-----------2-------|------2-----------2-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
who 's tra - velled
C
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------1-----------1-----|--------1-----------1-----|
G-|------0-----------0-------|------0-----------0-------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--3-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
far
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------1-----------1-----|--------1-----------1-----|
G-|------0-----------0-------|------0-----------0-------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--3-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
and cries for
D
e-|----------2-----------2---|----------2-----------2---|
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-|------2-----------2-------|------2-----------2-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
rest ?
e-|----------2-----------2---|----------2-----------2---|
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-|------2-----------2-------|------2-----------2-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
"Not
Em
e-|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------0-----------0-----|
G-|------0-----------0-------|
D-|--------------------------|
A-|--0----h2-----------------|
E-|--------------0-----------|
I ", said the
A
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
G-|------2-----------0-------|------2-----------0-------|
D-|--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----|
A-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
oak tree.
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
G-|------2-----------0-------|------2-----------0-------|
D-|--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----|
A-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
"I
D Bm
e-|----------2-----------2---|----------2-----------2---|
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-|------2-----------2-------|------4-----------4-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------0-----------|--2-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------2-----------|
won't share my bran - ches with
A
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
G-|------2-----------0-------|------2-----------0-------|
D-|--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----|
A-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
no spa - row's nest.
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
G-|------2-----------0-------|------2-----------0-------|
D-|--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----|
A-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
And my
D Bm
e-|----------2-----------2---|----------2-----------2---|
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-|------2-----------2-------|------4-----------4-------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------0-----------|--2-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------2-----------|
blan - ket of leaves won't
A
e-|----------0-----------0---|----------0-----------0---|
B-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
G-|------2-----------0-------|------2-----------0-------|
D-|--------------0----h2-----|--------------0----h2-----|
A-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
warm her cold breast."
Em ( repeat 5 times )
e||----------0-----------0---||
B||--------0-----------0-----||
G||------0-----------0-------||
D||--------------------------||
A||--------------0----h2-----||
E||--0-----------------------||
Lyrics :
Who will love a little Sparrow?
Who's traveled far and cries for rest?
"Not I," said the Oak Tree,
"I won't share my branches with
no sparrow's nest,
And my blanket of leaves won't warm
her cold breast."
Who will love a little Sparrow
And who will speak a kindly word?
"Not I," said the Swan,
"The entire idea is utterly absurd,
I'd be laughed at and scorned if the
other Swans heard."
Who wiIl take pity in his heart,
And who wiII feed a starving sparrow?
"Not I," said the Golden Wheat,
"I would if I could but I cannot I know,
I need all my grain to prosper and grow."
Who will love a little Sparrow?
Will no one write her eulogy?
"I will," said the Earth,
"For all I've created returns unto me,
From dust were ye made and dust ye shall be."
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How to play alternated bass ( thumb ) and arpeggios ( i - m - r ).
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em/C#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.