Greensleeves
One of the oldest tunes still widely played, this traditional English melody dates to the late 1500s and later carried the carol 'What Child Is This?'. It has been public domain for centuries.
The opening, in notation
The first bars of Greensleeves, rendered from a public-domain score. As a public-domain work, you're free to play, arrange and share it — or transcribe your own recording below.
Playing Greensleeves
The gentle, modal melody in triple time is easy to pick up and works on almost any instrument. A lovely clean line to record and transcribe.
How to get Greensleeves sheet music
LoveMyScore transcribes audio into notation, so you can turn a recording — or your own performance — of Greensleeves into a playable score. Choose piano, guitar, violin and you get sheet music plus MIDI and MusicXML you can edit in any notation app or DAW. As a public-domain work, you're free to arrange and share it.