Waltzing Matilda ocarina tab

Composed by Christina Macpherson, arr. Marie Cowan. Written for the 12-hole Alto C ocarina. Challenging: 91 notes, C4 to F5, 4 sharps or flats, 1 big leap.

Australia's best-known folk song, with Banjo Paterson's 1895 words, in the familiar tune Marie Cowan arranged in 1903.

Waltzing Matilda ocarina notes

Verse

F G A A G G F G A F D E F, C F A C C C C Bb A G, F G A A A G G F G A F D E F, C F A C Bb A G G G F

Chorus

C C C C A F F F E D, C C C D C C C Bb A G, F G A A A G G F G A F D E F, C F A C Bb A G G G F

Letter names, phrase by phrase. The interactive tab shows the octave and a fingering chart for every note.

Melody source: thesession.org, setting 30697 (KheltonHeadley)