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Sloop John B.

Barry McGuire
Playing in
G
0 st
Tempo
110
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How to play the Sloop John B. melody on guitar

The melody of Sloop John B. by Barry McGuire runs 170 notes across 32 bars, 2:35 long in G at 110 beats per minute. The tab sits almost entirely in the first two frets, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.

Prefer to strum and sing it instead? Sloop John B. chords and lyrics.

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