Hush Song Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays455

Hush Song by Gordon Bok is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Em, Am, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Dm
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
Dm    Em  Am  Dm 
Am    Dm    Am  F 

Verse 
    C                Am 
Oh, hush ye then, oh hush ye 
        C         F      Em 
There's herring's in the bay 
    Dm                Em    Am 
And you'll be the wee fisherman 
    Dm       Am    Dm    Am  F 
Someday, someday 

Verse 
    C                Am 
Oh, hush ye then, oh hush ye 
    C         F     Em 
The herring's do be small 
    Dm                   Em        Am 
And you're the boy, when you'll be big 
     Dm         Am    Dm    Am  F 
Will catch them all 

Verse 
    C                Am 
Oh, rest ye then, oh rest ye 
    C        F        Em 
The night is cold and wet 
    Dm                 Em       Am 
And you too small, oh, heart of mine 
    Dm      Am    Dm    Am  F 
For fishing yet 

Verse 
    C                Am 
Oh, rest ye then, oh rest ye 
     C     F       Em 
'Tis cold upon the sea 
    Dm                Em     Am 
But this wee house is warm itself 
    Dm      Am    Dm    Am  F 
For you and me 

Instrumental 
C    Am    C  F  Em 
Dm    Em  Am  Dm 
Am    Dm    Am  F 

Verse 
    C                 Am 
Oh, sleep ye then, oh sleep ye 
    C      F          Em 
For sure a night will come 
     Dm               Em     Am 
When you'll be waking on the sea 
    Dm    Am    Dm    Am  F  C    Am 
And me at home 

Outro 
    C      F          Em 
For sure a night will come 
     Dm               Em     Am 
When you'll be waking on the sea 
    Dm    Am    Dm    Am 
And me at home 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante