Bluegrass

Boil Them Cabbage Down Chords

Traditional Beginner Key of G 2 Chords 1 min read

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · D

The simplest banjo/mandolin tune — just two chords. Perfect first song for banjo beginners.

Basic Strum

↓↑↓↑

1234

Tip: Only two chords: G and D. Focus on the right-hand picking pattern. On banjo, use basic clawhammer: bump-dit-ty.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse

G D

Boil them cabbage down, down, turn them hoecakes ’round,

G D G

The only song that I can sing is boil them cabbage down.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · D

The simplest banjo/mandolin tune — just two chords. Perfect first song for banjo beginners.

Basic Strum

↓↑↓↑

1234

Tip: Only two chords: G and D. Focus on the right-hand picking pattern. On banjo, use basic clawhammer: bump-dit-ty.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse

G D

Boil them cabbage down, down, turn them hoecakes ’round,

G D G

The only song that I can sing is boil them cabbage down.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · D

The simplest banjo/mandolin tune — just two chords. Perfect first song for banjo beginners.

Basic Strum

↓↑↓↑

1234

Tip: Only two chords: G and D. Focus on the right-hand picking pattern. On banjo, use basic clawhammer: bump-dit-ty.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse

G D

Boil them cabbage down, down, turn them hoecakes ’round,

G D G

The only song that I can sing is boil them cabbage down.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · D

The simplest banjo/mandolin tune — just two chords. Perfect first song for banjo beginners.

Basic Strum

↓↑↓↑

1234

Tip: Only two chords: G and D. Focus on the right-hand picking pattern. On banjo, use basic clawhammer: bump-dit-ty.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse

G D

Boil them cabbage down, down, turn them hoecakes ’round,

G D G

The only song that I can sing is boil them cabbage down.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · D

The simplest banjo/mandolin tune — just two chords. Perfect first song for banjo beginners.

Basic Strum

↓↑↓↑

1234

Tip: Only two chords: G and D. Focus on the right-hand picking pattern. On banjo, use basic clawhammer: bump-dit-ty.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse

G D

Boil them cabbage down, down, turn them hoecakes ’round,

G D G

The only song that I can sing is boil them cabbage down.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · D

The simplest banjo/mandolin tune — just two chords. Perfect first song for banjo beginners.

Basic Strum

↓↑↓↑

1234

Tip: Only two chords: G and D. Focus on the right-hand picking pattern. On banjo, use basic clawhammer: bump-dit-ty.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse

G D

Boil them cabbage down, down, turn them hoecakes ’round,

G D G

The only song that I can sing is boil them cabbage down.