5 Nursery Rhymes with 2 Chords & 1 Strum Pattern

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In this lesson, we're going to learn 5 children's nursery rhymes, all with only 2 chords and the same strum pattern. The 5 songs are:

  • Row, Row, Row Your Boat
  • Wheels On The Bus
  • Mary Had A Little Lamb
  • The Farmer and The Dell
  • London Bridge

For all 5 songs we'll be using the G and D/F#m chords from the G chord family. I'll be using the capo on the 3rd fret for 2 of the songs, to make it easier for me to sing. This is completely optional.

If you'd like to learn the chords I used for this song, check out this tutorial:

STRUM PATTERN

The strum pattern for this song is super simple. All 4 songs are in 4/4 time, so the 4 beats can be broken down as follows:

D  /  D  /  D  /  D U

One down strum per beat with an upstrum at the end of the measure, between the 4th & 1st beats.

I hope you enjoy!