Sakura Sakura

Composer unknown · Japanese traditional · E minor · 4/4 · 72 BPM · 18 bars · Folk & traditional

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Sakura Sakura sits in Folk & traditional, written in E minor. It uses 4 chords across 18 bars, at about 72 BPM.

Chords in this song

EmDGB7

Em

D

G

B7

Chord chart

Chord chart
1Em·D·
2Em·D·
3Em·G·
4D·EmB7
5Em·

How to sing it

Slow, almost still. Em and D rock for the first eight bars; G is the one bright lift. The last B7 into Em is the petal falling — take it quietly and do not add extra chords.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C minorCm · Bb · Cm · Bb · Cm · Eb · Bb · Cm · G7 · Cm
Db minorC#m · B · C#m · B · C#m · E · B · C#m · G#7 · C#m
D minorDm · C · Dm · C · Dm · F · C · Dm · A7 · Dm
Eb minorD#m · C# · D#m · C# · D#m · F# · C# · D#m · A#7 · D#m
E minor · Written in this keyEm · D · Em · D · Em · G · D · Em · B7 · Em
F minorFm · Eb · Fm · Eb · Fm · Ab · Eb · Fm · C7 · Fm
F# minorF#m · E · F#m · E · F#m · A · E · F#m · C#7 · F#m
G minorGm · F · Gm · F · Gm · Bb · F · Gm · D7 · Gm
Ab minorG#m · F# · G#m · F# · G#m · B · F# · G#m · D#7 · G#m
A minorAm · G · Am · G · Am · C · G · Am · E7 · Am
Bb minorBbm · Ab · Bbm · Ab · Bbm · Db · Ab · Bbm · F7 · Bbm
B minorBm · A · Bm · A · Bm · D · A · Bm · F#7 · Bm

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Why this song is free to play

A Japanese traditional melody of the Edo period, composer unknown, printed in the 19th century (the 1800s). Traditional material of that age is not protected. Its Edo-period origin and 19th-century printings were checked by search.

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