Wheels on the Bus – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Kids love playing popular nursery rhymes when they take up a new musical instrument.

‘The Wheels on the Bus’ is one of the most popular children’s songs published in 1939 and attributed to Verna Hills.

It is a “repetitive song” as it is cyclically-structured, so that it’s easy for children to learn and participate. The melody is actually based on “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush” a popular circle-dance song.

On this page you can find Guitar Chords and Tabs followed by an Easy Guitar Sheet Music. See also our Printable PDF file for free download.

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Guitar Chords and Tabs in C

‘The Wheels on the Bus’ is an extremely easy 2-chord song in a major key. We suggest the key of C major (and, alternatively, the key of D major as you can see next), as both C and G chords are essential for beginners.

Besides that, the melody range that results when singing in the key of C is an octave from G4 to G5 (see on the Music Sheet in C following) and is well suited to most children’s voice pitch. Nevertheless, you could use a capo to transpose to C#, D, Eb, or E major by placing it respectively on fret I, II, III, or IV.

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Guitar Chords and Tabs in D

Here you can see the alternative option of D major. Although one might play this key by using a capo on the 2nd fret as shown above, we choose to make a second sheet with chords in D. To justify that, D and A are equally easy for beginners but sound brighter due to the open bass strings.

Additionally, the melody range that results when singing in the key of D is an octave from A4 to A5 (see on the Music Sheet in D following). This range is well suited to most children’s voice pitch. Nevertheless, you could use a capo to transpose to D#, E, F, or Gb major by placing it respectively on fret I, II, III, or IV.

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Easy Guitar Sheet Music with Chords in C

This is a simple transcription for guitar with a plain bass line and recommended fingering. As much as the song is great for singing with kids, it is also an ideal piece for guitar beginners – actually one can play it within the first month of guitar lessons! It is a pleasant tune to practice the notes on the 1^st position and up to the 3^rd fret, while using all 4 fingers of the left hand. The melody line is played on the first three strings (E, B and G).

The piece is also good for right hand mobility and control, as one can practice the apoyando i-m technique.

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Easy Guitar Sheet Music with Chords in D

This is a simple transcription for guitar with a plain bass line and recommended fingering. As said before, the piece is ideal for guitar beginners. You can practice the notes on the 1^st position and up to the 5^thfret while using all 4 fingers of the left hand. The melody line is played on the first three strings (E, B and G).

In addition, the tune is perfect for an introduction to F sharp (2^nd fret – 1^st string) and C sharp (2^nd fret – 2^nd string). Be sure not to miss them out!

The piece is also good for right hand mobility and control, as one can practice the apoyando technique with i-m.

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Free Printable PDF with Guitar Chords, Tabs and Sheet Music

If you’d like to download a printable PDF file with Guitar Chords, Tabs and Sheet Music for this song, click on the button above or on the following link.

Wheels on the Bus – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music PDF – Singing Bell

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