Sleep Baby Sleep
View chords used in this chart
A|-------3-3-3-2-3--------|-----2--2------3-3------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------3-3-3-2-3---------|------------------------|
[Verse]
C G C C7
Sleep Pretty baby sleepin'
F C
Close your sweet bright eyes
F C
Listen while your mother sings
G7 C
Sweet lullibies to you
[Break]
(yodel)
C G C
C D7 G C C7
F C
C D7 G C
[Verse]
C G C C7
Sleep Pretty baby sleepin'
F C
While angels watch over you
F C
Listen while your daddy sings
G7 C
Sweet lullibies to you
[Guitar Break]
e|---------0--------------|----0-0---0--------1---1|---1-----------0--------|0-1--------
B|---------1---------0----|----1--1--1------1-1-3-1|---1-----------1--------|1-1----1--3
G|-------0-0-0-------0----|-0--0---0-3-0-1h2--2---2|-2-2-2-0h2p0---0--------|3-2-1-2----
D|--0-1-2--2--0-2-3--3-3-2|0-2-2-----2--------3---3|---3--------2--2--------|2-3--------
A|-3-------3-------2-2----|----3-----3-------------|-------------3-3--0-2-3-|3----------
E|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------3------|-----------
-------0------|
-1-----1------|
--2-0--0-2----|
-----2-2------|
--------------|
--------------|
e|---------0--------3-----|--------3--------0------|------------------------|
B|---------1--------3-----|--------3--------1------|-1----------------------|
G|-0h2p0---0--------0-----|--------0--------0------|0-----------------------|
D|------2--2------0-0-2---|0h2p0---0--------2-0-1h2|------------------------|
A|-------3-3-3-2-3--------|-----2--2------3-3------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------3-3-3-2-3---------|------------------------|
[Verse]
C G C C7
Sleep Pretty baby sleepin'
F C
Close your sweet bright eyes
F C
Listen while your daddy sings
G7 C
Sweet lullibies to you
[Break]
(yodel)
C G C
C D7 G C C7
F C
C D7 G C
[Outro]
F C
Listen while your daddy sings
G7 C
Sweet lullibies to you
(yodel)
C D7 G C
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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How to play Sleep Baby Sleep
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 A. 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.