Level: 2
Tuning: Open D

"Will the Circle Be Unbroken" is a popular Christian hymn written in 1907 by Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H. Gabriel. A reworked version of the song, intended as a funeral hymn, was written by A. P. Carter and released in 1935 by the Carter Family. The Carter version, titled "Can the Circle be Unbroken," uses the same music and the same verse structure but with different verse lyrics and a modified chorus. That version has often been recorded as "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The arrangement taught in this lesson is in Open D tuning. It is an easy arrangement to master.