The Itsy Bitsy Spider

A popular children’s song involving an unfortunate spider. The 6/8 meter is relatively novel, but not uncommon for nursery rhymes. A good chance to clarify your understanding of this meter, being sure you can count the six pulses of eighth notes contained in every measure.

Tuning

Standard tuning.

Notation

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Copyright

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