Composer unknown · English traditional · A minor · 3/4 · 100 BPM · 24 bars · Folk & traditional
Greensleeves sits in Folk & traditional, written in A minor. It uses 5 chords across 24 bars, at about 100 BPM.
AmCGEmE7
Am
C
G
Em
E7
| Verse | Am | C | G | Em |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Am | · | E7 | · |
| Chorus | C | · | G | Em |
| 4 | Am | · | E7 | · |
| 5 | C | · | G | Em |
| 6 | Am | E7 | · | Am |
Sung swaying, like a waltz in three. Murmur the first eight bars low, then lift the voice a step on the C that opens the chorus and the mood turns at once. Each E7 leans toward the Am that follows; lean with it and it sounds like the old song it is.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | Cm · Eb · Bb · Gm · Cm · G7 · Eb · Bb · Gm · Cm · G7 · Eb · Bb · Gm · Cm · G7 · Cm |
| Db minor | C#m · E · B · G#m · C#m · G#7 · E · B · G#m · C#m · G#7 · E · B · G#m · C#m · G#7 · C#m |
| D minor | Dm · F · C · Am · Dm · A7 · F · C · Am · Dm · A7 · F · C · Am · Dm · A7 · Dm |
| Eb minor | D#m · F# · C# · A#m · D#m · A#7 · F# · C# · A#m · D#m · A#7 · F# · C# · A#m · D#m · A#7 · D#m |
| E minor | Em · G · D · Bm · Em · B7 · G · D · Bm · Em · B7 · G · D · Bm · Em · B7 · Em |
| F minor | Fm · Ab · Eb · Cm · Fm · C7 · Ab · Eb · Cm · Fm · C7 · Ab · Eb · Cm · Fm · C7 · Fm |
| F# minor | F#m · A · E · C#m · F#m · C#7 · A · E · C#m · F#m · C#7 · A · E · C#m · F#m · C#7 · F#m |
| G minor | Gm · Bb · F · Dm · Gm · D7 · Bb · F · Dm · Gm · D7 · Bb · F · Dm · Gm · D7 · Gm |
| Ab minor | G#m · B · F# · D#m · G#m · D#7 · B · F# · D#m · G#m · D#7 · B · F# · D#m · G#m · D#7 · G#m |
| A minor · Written in this key | Am · C · G · Em · Am · E7 · C · G · Em · Am · E7 · C · G · Em · Am · E7 · Am |
| Bb minor | Bbm · Db · Ab · Fm · Bbm · F7 · Db · Ab · Fm · Bbm · F7 · Db · Ab · Fm · Bbm · F7 · Bbm |
| B minor | Bm · D · A · F#m · Bm · F#7 · D · A · F#m · Bm · F#7 · D · A · F#m · Bm · F#7 · Bm |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
A ballad registered at the London Stationers Company by Richard Jones on 3 September 1580, composer unknown. At 440 years old no country’s term still applies. The 1580 registration was checked by search.