Happy New Year!
This song is often sung and played on New Year’s Eve, while looking back at past year, and looking forward to New Year. Auld Lang Syne is based on a poem by Robert Burns and is a Scots folk tune.
Auld Lang Syne uses predominantly a pentatonic (5-note) major scale. In the key of E, that would be the notes E, F#, G#, B and C#. In this arrangement, in the opening phrase a D# note note appears, but is mainly an embellishment to the pentatonic scale.
Auld Lang Syne can be harmonized with three chords. In the key of E, this is E Major, A Major and B7.
Best wishes in the New Year! Keep on strumming and learning guitar.
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