The melody of We Shall Overcome by Traditional runs 168 notes across 31 bars, 2:17 long in C at 112 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? We Shall Overcome chords and lyrics.