Itsy Bitsy Spider guitar chords
You only need two chords, C and G7. Press play to hear the tune and see where each chord change falls.
TheCit- sy bit- sy spi- der climbed up theG7wa- terCspout.
CDown came the rain andG7washed the spi- derCout.
COut came the sun andG7dried up all theCrain,
And theCit- sy bit- sy spi- der climbed up theG7spout a-Cgain.
The two chords
Each dot shows where a finger goes, a circle shows an open string, and × shows a string to skip. The thickest string is on the left.
How to strum it
The song is in 6/8 time, so it has a rocking feel. Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 and strum down on 1 and 4. Begin with one strum on each chord change, then add the rest once the changes feel easy.
If it sits too low for your voice, put a capo on the second or third fret and use the same chord shapes.
The tune as guitar tab
Each number is the fret to press, and 0 is an open string. The top line is the thinnest string. Timing isn’t shown, so play along with the button above to hear it.
e|-----------0-0-0-------0---| B|---1-1-1-3-------3-1-3---1-| G|-0-------------------------|
e|-0-0-1-3-3-1-0-1-3-0-| B|---------------------| G|---------------------|
e|-------0-0-------0---| B|-1-1-3-----3-1-3---1-| G|---------------------|
e|-------------0-0-0-------0---| B|-----1-1-1-3-------3-1-3---1-| G|-0-0-------------------------|
More ways to play it
Sing it with the video
Once the chords feel easy, watch the Itsy Bitsy Spider sing-along on Kids Story Book with your child.