Old Macdonald
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[Refrão]
Bm A D A
old macdonald had a farm
D
e, i, e, i, o
[Verso 1]
D
and on his farm he had a cow
A
e, i, e, i, o
D
with a moo+ moo here and a moo+ moo there
moo, moo, moo, moo
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D A
old macdonald had a farm
D Bm A
e, i, e, i, o
[Verso 2]
D D A D
old macdonald had a farm
e, i, e, i, o
D
and on that farm he had a sheep
e, i, e, i, o
A D
with a ba+ ba here and ba+ ba there
with a moo+ moo here and a moo+ moo there
ba+ ba, moo+ moo
[Refrão]
D
old macdonald had a farm
A D Bm A
e, i, e, i, o
[Verso 3]
D A D
old macdonald had a farm
D
e, i, e, i, o
A D
and on that farm he had a pig
e, i, e, i, o
G
with an oink+ oink here and an oink+ oink there
D
with a ba+ ba here and ba+ ba there
A D Bm A
with a moo+ moo here and a moo+ moo there
D
oink+ oink, ba+ ba, moo+ moo+ moo
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A D A
old macdonald had a farm
D D D A
e, i, e, i, o
[Verso 4]
D Bm A
old macdonald had a farm
D A D
e, i, e, i, o
D
and on that farm he had a cat
A D D
e, i, e, i, o
D A D Bm A
with an meow+ meow here and an meow+ meow there
D A D
with an oink+ oink here and an oink+ oink there
D A
with a ba+ ba here and ba+ ba thre
D
with a moo+ moo here and a moo+ moo thre
D A D
meow+ meow, oink+ oink, ba+ ba, moo+ moo+ moo
[Refrão]
Bm A D Bm
old macdonald had a farm
D
e, i, e, i, o
How to play Old Macdonald
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. 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.