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⭐ Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: chords and words

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is written in C major, with 3 chords: C, F and G. Tap Fits a small voice and I’ll move the whole song to where you can sing it.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in C major

The tune goes from C4 to A4: try “Fits a small voice”.

CTwinkle,twinkle,FlittleCstar,

FHowICwonderGwhatyouCare!

CUpaboveFtheCworldsoGhigh,

CLikeaFdiamondCintheGsky.

CTwinkle,twinkle,FlittleCstar,

FHowICwonderGwhatyouCare!

Words by Jane Taylor (1806); tune a French folk song (1761). Public domain. peabody.kids/music

Where the song comes from

Jane Taylor wrote the words as a poem called The Star, in a book of nursery rhymes she made with her sister Ann in 1806. The tune is older and French: Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, printed in Paris in 1761. Mozart later wrote twelve variations on it.

Words: Jane Taylor, The Star, in Rhymes for the Nursery (London, 1806). Tune: Ah! vous dirai-je, maman (Paris, 1761). Both were printed before 1931, so the song is in the public domain in the United States: anyone may sing it, print it and share it. Peabody wrote out the tune and the chords for this page. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkle,_Twinkle,_Little_Star.

For teachers

The tune runs from C4 to A4 in C major. For a class from Pre-K to 2nd grade, try D major (D, G, A), which keeps it inside D4 to B4.

Easiest to play

On a ukulele: C major (C, F, G). On a guitar: D major (D, G, A).

Sing it with the words lit up

The sing-along plays the tune and lights each word as it is sung.

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Checked 2026-10-31.