Bonnie Mae chords by
Solas

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Bonnie Mae a- shepherd

C

C

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ing has gone

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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To call the sheep to the fold

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C

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And aye, as she sang,

Dm

Dm

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her bonny voice, it rang

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G

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C

C

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Right over the tops of the downs, downs

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G

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C

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G

G

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Over the tops of the downs

C

C

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There came

Verse 2

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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a troop of gentlemen

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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As they were riding by

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C

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Dm

Dm

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And one of them has lighted down

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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And he's asked of her the way,

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C

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the way

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G

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C

C

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G

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He's asked of her the way

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C

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"Ride on, ride

Verse 3

on,

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Dm

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C

C

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you rank riders

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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Your steeds are stout and strong

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C

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Dm

Dm

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For it's out of the fold I will not go

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G

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C

C

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For fear you'll do me wrong, wrong

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G

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Fear you'll do me wrong"

C

C

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Now he's taken her

Verse 4

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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by the middle jip

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C

C

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G

G

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And by the green gown sleeve

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C

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Dm

Dm

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And there he's had his will of her

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G

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And he's asked of her no leave,

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C

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no leave

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G

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C

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G

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He's asked of her no leave

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C

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"Oh I've ridden

Verse 5

Dm

Dm

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east and

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C

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I've ridden west

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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And I've ridden o'er the downs

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C

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Dm

Dm

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But the bonniest lass that ever I saw

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G

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Is calling her sheep to the fold"

C

C

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She has taken the milk pail

Verse 6

C

C

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on her head

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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And she's gone lingering home

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C

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G

G

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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And all her father said to her

G

G

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Was, "Daughter, you've done me wrong,

C

C

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wrong

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G

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Daughter, you've done me wrong"

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C

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Dm

Dm

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Now twenty weeks were

Verse 7

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C

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gone and past

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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Twenty weeks and three

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C

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And the lassie began to

Dm

Dm

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fret and to frown

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G

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And to long for his twinkling eye,

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C

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bright eye

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G

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C

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G

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F

F

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Long for his twinkling eye

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G

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C

C

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F

F

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Interlude 1

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G

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 8

C

C

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Now it fell on a day,

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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and a bonny summer's day

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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For she walked out alone

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C

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Dm

Dm

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That selfsame troop of gentlemen

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G

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C

C

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Came riding o'er the downs, downs

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G

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C

C

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G

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Riding o'er the downs

C

C

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Verse 9

Dm

Dm

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"Who got the babe with thee,

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C

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Bonnie Mae?

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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Who got the babe in thy arms?"

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C

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For shame she blushed and aye,

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Dm

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she said

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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"Oh I've a good man of my own"

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C

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"You lie, you lie,

Verse 10

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Dm

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you bonny,

C

C

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bonny Mae

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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So loud I hear you lie

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C

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Dm

Dm

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Remember the misty, murky night

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G

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C

C

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I lay in the fold with thee, with thee

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G

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F

F

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G

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I lay in the fold with thee

C

C

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Now he's lighted

Verse 11

Dm

Dm

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off his

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C

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berry- brown steed

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Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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He's set the fair Mae on

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C

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"Go call out your fold,

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Dm

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good father, yourself

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G

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C

C

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She'll ne'er call them again, again

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G

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She'll ne'er call them again"

C

C

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For he's the Lord

Verse 12

Dm

Dm

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of

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C

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Dm

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Achentrioch

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C

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G

G

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With fifty plough an d three

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C

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Dm

Dm

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And he's taken away the bonniest lass

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G

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C

C

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In all the south country, country

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In all the south country

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

C
Dm
G
F

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Bonnie Mae by Solas is C major.

The primary chords used in Bonnie Mae are C, Dm, G, F.

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