O Christmas Tree

Composer unknown · German traditional O Tannenbaum · C major · 3/4 · 88 BPM · 16 bars · Carols

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O Christmas Tree sits in Carols, written in C major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 88 BPM.

Chords in this song

CG7F

C

G7

F

Chord chart

Chord chart
1C·G7·
2C·F·
3C·G7·
4C·G7C

How to sing it

Sixteen bars in three. The first eight ask the same question twice; the last eight answer it. The ending is G7 for a bar and C for a bar, so the tree stands without sitting still.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C major · Written in this keyC · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F#
G majorG · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

The German traditional tune O Tannenbaum, circulating by the 16th century (the 1500s), with 19th-century words. The tune has no identifiable composer and is centuries old, so it is not protected. Its German traditional status was checked by search.

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