Waltzing Matilda tab by Traditional

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Waltzing Matilda  - Traditional Australian


Marie Cowan (popular) Version

words by Banjo Patterson

melody
   D MajorD            A augmentedA       B minorBm          G+G     D MajorD
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------
BB -----------------------------------------------
G+G -----------------------------------------------
D MajorD -4----4-4--4--2---2---0--2---4--0-------0------
A augmentedA ----------------------------------2---4--------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------
   f#   f#f# f# e   e   d  e   f# d b   c# d
   Once a Jolly swagman camp'd ...

  D MajorD         A7/E       D/f#   A7/E  D MajorD           D MajorD          A augmentedA
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ----------2-----2--2-2---2--2-----2--------------------------------
D MajorD --0---4--------------------------------0---2--4----4--4--2-------2-
A augmentedA 0------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
  a d   f#  a     a  a a   a  a     a    d   e  f#   f# f# e       e
  Under the shade of a coo-li...


  B minorBm              G+G             D/AD/A                      A7A7         D MajorD
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G -------------------------------------------2----0--------------------
D MajorD 0---2--4----0---------0--------------0---4----------4--2--2--2----0--
A augmentedA ----------------2--4----------0--------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  d   e  f#   d   b  c# d       a      d   f# a   g   f# e  e  e    d
  waited till his billy boiled, ...


  D/F#D/F#             G+G          D MajorD     D MajorD            G+G    D MajorD     D/F#D/F#       A/C#A/C#
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB -----------------3---3----2-0------------------0------------------------
G+G 2---2----2-2-------------------2--2-----2----2------2---2-2--0----------
D MajorD --------------4-------------------------------------------------4----2--
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  a   a    a a  f# d   d    c# b a  a     a    a b    a   a a  g  f#   e
  Waltzing Matilda waltzing Matilda You'l ...

	 D MajorD          A7A7          B minorBm             G+G
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ---------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD 0---2--4----4--4--2-------2---0--2---4---0---------0-----------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------2--4--------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  d   e  f#   f# f# e       e   d  e   f#  d   b  c# d
  And he sang as he watched and ...

  D/AD/A                      A7A7         D MajorD
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --------------2---0--------------------------------------------
D MajorD -------0----4----------4-2--2--2----0--------------------------
A augmentedA 0--------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  a      d    f# a  g    f# e e  e    d
  You'll come a ...


4/4

D MajorD            A augmentedA       B minorBm           G+G    D MajorD
Once a jolly swagman ...
D MajorD         A7/E       D/F#D/F#   A7/E    D MajorD
under the shade of a cool-i-...
D MajorD          A augmentedA           B minorBm              G+G
sang as he watched and ...
D/AD/A                       A7A7           D MajorD
You'll come a waltzing Ma-...


chorus:
	D/F#D/F#              G+G          D MajorD
	Waltzing Matilda, ...
	D MajorD             G+G        D MajorD  D/F#D/F#         A/C#A/C#
	you'll come a waltzing Ma-...
	D MajorD        A7A7         B minorBm              G+G
	sang as watched and waited ...
	D/AD/A                      A7A7           D MajorD
	you'll come a waltzing ...

A7/E  002020
D/F#D/F#  004232
A/C#A/C#  042220

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Waltzing Matilda - "old" or "queensland" version

melody

	   C majorC          A minorAm      FF           C majorC          C majorC
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
BB --------------------1---1--------------------------------------
G+G ----------------------------2------2--0-2--0-------------------
D MajorD 2--0-----------------------------------------2-----------------
A augmentedA ---------3----3---3--------------------------------3-3---3-----
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  e  d     c    c   c c   c   a      a  g a  g e     c c   c
  oh there once was a swagman ...


  A minorAm         DmDm          G7G7           A minorAm         E minorEm
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
BB 1-----1--1-----------------------0--1----3--1--0---------------
G+G -----------2----2--2---0-----2------------------------0--0-----
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c     c  c a    a  a   g     a   b  c    d  c  b      g  g
  shade of a cool-li-bah tree. ...


  FF         C majorC          C majorC             A minorAm         D MajorD          G+G
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------------------
BB -------0---------------------------1---1----1-----------------
G+G 2---2-----2-0-------------------------------------------------
D MajorD --------------2-------------------------------0--0--0---------
A augmentedA ---------------------3------3----3-----------------------3----
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------------------
  a   a  b  a g e      c      c    c c   c    c d  d  d    c
  old billy boiling.  "Who'll ...


chorus:
  C majorC             A minorAm         FF        C majorC         C majorC
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
BB --------------1---1----1---------------------------------------
G+G -------------------------2--2--0--2-0--------------------------
D MajorD --------------------------------------2------------------------
A augmentedA 3------3----3-------------------------------3------3-----------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c      c    c c   c    c a  a  g  a g e     c      c
  Who'll come a waltzing Matilda ...


    A minorAm         D MajorD          G+G   A minorAm         E minorEm        FF
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
BB --1---1----1----------------1---3----1-0------------------0----
G+G -------------2--2--2----0-----------------0--0---2-0-2---------
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA 3--------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c c   c    c a  a  a    g   c   d    c b  g  g   a g a    b
  a waltzing Matilda with me. ...


  C majorC          C majorC             FF          G+G          C majorC
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
BB -------------------------1---1----1-------------------
G+G 2-0---------------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------2-----------------------------0--0--0-----------
A augmentedA -----------3------3----3-----------------------3------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
  a g   e    c      c    c c   c    c d  d  d    c
  water bag, who'll come a ...


	  C majorC          A minorAm      FF           C majorC
Oh, there once was a swagman ...
C majorC         A minorAm         DmDm       G7G7
Under the shade of a ...
       A minorAm         E minorEm            FF         C majorC
And he sang as he looked at ...
C majorC             FF          G7G7         C majorC
Who'll come a-waltzing ..

chrous:
	C majorC             A minorAm         FF         C majorC
	Who'll come a-..
	C majorC             A minorAm         D MajorD          G+G
	Who'll come a-....
	A minorAm         E minorEm        FF          C majorC
	Waltzing Matilda ...
	C majorC             FF          G+G          C majorC
	Who'll come a-waltzing ...

-transcribed and submitted by Mike Hiltonwood

Alternate Tabs of Waltzing Matilda


     Waltzing Matilda   Alternate VERSION  Australian Traditional folk Song

words by Banjo Patterson

Transcribed by K Woodgate

Easy melody Version

The song can be found on records by the Bushwackers, Cobbers, William Clauson
and many other Australian Folk records.


e|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------
BB|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------
G+G|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|-0-----0--0-0--
D MajorD|-2---2-2---2--|-0--0-------0-|-2----------|------------2-|---------------
A augmentedA|--------------|--------3-----|----3-0---2-|-3------3-----|---------------
E MajorE|--------------|--------------|------------|-----3--------|---------------
  Once a jol-ly swag-man camp-ed by a ...


e|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
BB|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
G+G|-0-0--0-------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
D MajorD|--------------|-0-2----2--2--|-0-------0--------0-|-2-------------|
A augmentedA|-----------3--|--------------|-------------3------|-----3---0---2-|
E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
  I-bah tree And he sang as he   watched ...


e|---------------------|----------------|--------------|
BB|---------------------|----------------|--------------|
G+G|---------------------|-0--------------|--------------|
D MajorD|-------------------2-|-------3---2--0-|-0--0---------|
A augmentedA|-3------------3------|----------------|---------3----|
E MajorE|-------3-------------|----------------|--------------|
  boiled Who'll come a - ...



e|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
BB|--------------|--1----1---1-|-0--------------|------------|----------------
G+G|-0--0---0--0--|-------------|----2--0----0---|-0-2--0---0-|-0--------------
D MajorD|--------------|-2-----------|----------------|------------|-----3-2----0---
A augmentedA|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
E MajorE|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
  Walt-zing Ma-til-da Walt-zing Ma-...
with me


e|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
BB|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
G+G|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
D MajorD|----0--2----2-|-2-0-------0------|-0--2----------|--------------------------
A augmentedA|-3------------|---------------3--|---------3---0-|-2--3-------------3-------
E MajorE|--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------3--------------
  And he sang as he watched ....

e|---------------|--------------|
BB|---------------|--------------|
G+G|---0-----------|--------------|
D MajorD|-2-------3---2-|-0--0---0-----|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------3-|
E MajorE|---------------|--------------|
   a waltz-ing Ma-til-da ...






    Waltzing Matilda  (Original)    Australian Traditional folk Song

   C majorC              A minorAm     DmDm          G7G7            C majorC          A minorAm         DmDm
e|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------
---
BB|--------------|-1--1------------|-0------------|------------1----|-1--0---
---
G+G|--------------|--------2------2-|--2---0-------|-----------------|------2-
-2-
D MajorD|--------------|-----------------|---------2----|-----------------|--------
---
A augmentedA|-3---3--3--3--|-----------------|--------------|-3--3---3--------|--------
---
E MajorE|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------
---
 Once a jol-ly swag-man camped by a ...
cool-I-

      G+G           C majorC          E minorEm      FF                  G7G7       C majorC
e|--------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------
BB|------------0-|-1----3--1--0-|--------------------|-0---------------------
G+G|-2--0----2----|--------------|-0---2-------0---2--|---2-------------------
D MajorD|--------------|--------------|--------------------|--------2--------------
A augmentedA|--------------|--------------|--------------------|------------3----------
E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------
  bah tree And he sang as he sat and ...

          A minorAm             G7G7         C majorC
e|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
BB|--------1----1---|-1------------|--------------|
G+G|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|----0---2--0--|--------------|
A augmentedA|--3---3----------|--------------|-3------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
   Come a-walt-zing  Ma...

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