Activities Hobbies 'The Alphabet Song' Guitar Chords Learn This Popular Children's Song on Guitar Share PINTEREST Email Print Dougal Waters / Getty Images Hobbies Playing Music Contests Couponing Freebies Frugal Living Fine Arts & Crafts Astrology Card Games & Gambling Cars & Motorcycles Learn More By Dan Cross Dan Cross Dan Cross is a professional guitarist and former private instructor who has experience teaching and playing various styles of music. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 05/24/19 This famous children's song is one traditionally used to teach kids their ABCs. Play the song below using a simple strumming pattern—try a basic four-strums-per-bar approach, using all downstrums. If you're having a problem with the G7 chord, a G major chord will substitute just fine 'The Alphabet Song' Chords Chords Used: C (x32010) | F (xx3211) | G7 (320001) | G (320003) C F CA - B - C - D- E - F - GF C G7 CH - I - J - K - LMNO - PC F C GQ - R - S - T - U - VC F C GW - X - Y and ZC F CNow I know my ABC'sF C G7 Cnext time won't you sing with me. A History of 'The Alphabet Song' According to Wikipedia, the song was copyrighted in 1835 by the American music publisher Charles Bradlee under the title "The A.B.C". The melody of the song is based on a theme written by Mozart for his piano variations, "Ah, vous dirai-je, maman." You may recognize the tune—it's used in a number of other classic kid's songs, including: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Baa, Baa Black Sheep