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Navajo Lullaby
Key: A minor~56 BPMTwo-chord circleNavajo (Diné) · Southwest USA
Navajo Lullaby. A traditional song of the Navajo (Diné) people, reflecting a deep connection to family, the land, and tradition. Here you will find the meaning and guitar chords.
Sing & play
Hum & play
A gentle chant on soft syllables — hum it slowly over the two chords below, around and around.
Chant — soft vocables
Am G
Wey-ya hey-ya, wey-ya ho,
Am G
wey-ya hey-ya, wey-ya ho.
Am G Am
Hmm-mm, hmm-mm, wey-ya ho.
Play it
Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
G
Guitar
Piano
Free printable chord sheet
Navajo Lullaby — guitar & piano chords
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Good to know
The story
Songs of the Earth: the Navajo lullaby tradition. For the Diné (Navajo) people, music is a living force — it connects the child to the breath of the wind and the great silence of the desert. A chant like this moves in a circle and never really looks for an ending: it simply turns, breath after breath, inviting the little listener into a state of deep, gently hypnotic stillness.
Vocal coach tip. Sing very softly, almost humming with closed lips, and let the sound vibrate gently in your chest. The quieter you become, the better it works.
Indigenous lullabies are part of a millennia-old oral heritage. The arrangement presented here is an original reworking, intended as a respectful tribute to the beauty and spirituality of these cultures.
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