O Canada - guitar tab, notes and lyrics
"O Canada" is the National anthem of Canada since 1939. The music is composed by the Canadian musician Calixa Lavallée. The original version was written in French by Adolphe-Basile Routhier in 1880. In 1908, the English version was written by the Canadian poet Robert Stanley Weir.
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O Canada guitar tab and notes (pdf)
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O Canada instrumental guitar (mp3)
O Canada (full accompaniment)
"O Canada" ("Black Eyes") for guitar with full accompaniment. Free download in pdf-file and audio.
O Canada guitar accompaniment
O Canada for flute
"O Canada" for flute in the key of C. Free download in pdf-file and audio.
O Canada flute
O Canada (only melody)
"O Canada" tablature notation for guitar.
Tips on how to learn this song
The melody in the tab is played in the key of G. It is also played in open position, which means open strings are used together with notes on the first four frets. Being aware of that only four of six strings are involved will make you familiar with the song faster.
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "O Canada" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of O Canada 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 120 for the presented version.