Level: 2/3
Tuning: Open C

"Auld Lang Syne" (Scots pronunciation: [___l(d) l___s_in]: note "s" rather than "z")[1] is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song. It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world. Its traditional use being to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. By extension, it is also sung at funerals, graduations, and as a farewell or ending to other occasions.

John sets his arrangement in an Open C tuning (C G C G C E).