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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Traditional

Starts on
B string, 1st fret
This excerpt
Main melody
Strings used
B, High e
Written in
C (open strings)

The tab

Tab is short for tablature: a picture of the strings. Numbers are frets. 0 means play the string open.

Computer notes — not the original recording.

Speed
Click track

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

High e

3
3
5
5
3

B

1
1

How I wonder what you are

High e

1
1
0
0

B

3
3
1

Rhythm in words

Twin-kle twin-kle lit-tle staaar. How I won-der what you aaare.

How to play this

  1. 1This uses the two thinnest strings: B and high e.
  2. 21 on B means press the 1st fret of the B string.
  3. 30 on high e means play the thinnest string with no fingers pressing.
  4. 4Hold the last note of each line — that is “star” and “are.”

Practice slowly

Sing the words while you play. If the words and notes line up, you are doing it right. Start with Hear the notes at full speed or slower, then copy on the guitar. If a note buzzes, press a little closer to the fret wire — not in the middle of the space.

This arrangement is a simplified educational excerpt for learning. Playback is a computer playing the tab notes, not the original recording. It is not a full transcription and is not affiliated with Traditional.

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