God Save the Queen - guitar tab and notes
"God Save the Queen" (when the monarch is a king is the title "God Save the King") is most associated with United Kingdom, but is an anthem of several so-called Commonwealth realms, including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. An alternative title is "My Country, 'Tis of Thee".
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God Save the Queen (only melody)
"God Save the Queen" standard and tablature notation for guitar.
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This song is normally played in a low tempo. Notice the tempo shifting that is indicated in the standard notation. Notice also that the song primarily involves the second and thirds string and, on few occasions, the first and fourth.
Lyrics and chords
God Save the Queen chords in the key of D
Verse 1:
(D)God save (G)our (A7)gracious Queen,
(D)Long live (G)our (D)noble Queen,
(A7)God save the (D)Queen!
(D)Send her victorious,
(A7)Happy and glorious,
(D)Long to (A7)reign (D)over us;
(G)God (D)save (A7)the (D)Queen!
Verse: 2
(D)O Lord (G)our (A7)God arise,
(D)Scatter (G)her (D)enemies
(A7)And make them (D)fall;
(D)Confound their politics,
(A7)Frustrate their knavish tricks,
(D)On Thee (A7)our hop(D)es we fix,
(G)God, (D)save (A7)us (D)all!
Verse 3:
(D)Thy choi(G)cest (A7)gifts in store
(D)On her (G)be (D)pleased to pour;
(A7)Long may she (D)reign;
(D)May she defend our laws,
(A7)And ever give us cause
(D)To sing (A7)with heart (D)and voice,
(G)God (D)save (A7)the (D)Queen!
Poetic and archaic words:
Thee = You
Thy = Your
There are possibilities to change to key by using a capo. These are the keys that the song would transpose in depending on which fret the capo is put:
- Capo 1: D# / Eb
- Capo 2: E
- Capo 3: F
- Capo 4: F# / Gb
- Capo 5: G
God Save the Queen (C major)
"God Save the Queen" in the C major key. Free download in pdf-file.
God Save the Queen (C major)
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "God Save the Queen" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of God Save the Queen is played in the key of G.
Time signature
The song is played in 4/4 tempo (counted one, two, three, four for each measure)
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 65 for the presented version.