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2011-10-01 Updated:
2011-10-01

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

A children's song and nursery rhymem.

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Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Old MacDonald Had a Farm is a children's song and nursery rhyme about a farmer named MacDonald (or McDonald, Macdonald) and the various animals he keeps on his farm. Each verse of the song changes the name of the animal and its respective noise. In many versions, the song is cumulative, with the noises from all the earlier verses added to each subsequent verse. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 745.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm is in the The Daily Ukulele — 365 Songs for Better Living book.

Strum a different song every day with easy arrangements of 365 of your favorite songs in one big songbook! The Daily Ukulele features ukulele arrangements with melody, lyrics and uke chord grids and are in ukulele-friendly keys that are particularly suited for groups of one to one hundred to play and sing.

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Old MacDonald - Ukulele, C Tuning

Ukulele TAB, in key C of this childrens classic. A great tune for learing to play melodies by ear in different keys.

Old MacDonald - Ukulele, C Tuning-High G

Ukulele TAB, in key of C - High G of this childrens classic. A great tune for learing to play melodies by ear in different keys.

Old MacDonald - Ukulele, G Tuning

Ukulele TAB in key of G for this childrens classic. A great tune for learing to play melodies by ear in different keys.

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Reference Charts

Ukulele Fingerboard Chart for C Tuning, Low or High G - G C E A

Ukulele Fingerboard Chart for C Tuning, Low or High G – G C E A

Ukulele Fingerboard Chart for G Tuning, Low or High A – D G B E

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