Cherry Trees Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays508

Cherry Trees by Deb Talan is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			Standard Tuning,  
 

All chords are fingerpicked with alternating hammer-ons using index and middle finger. 

Verses: 

G         C 
Beautiful fragile 
G               C 
Summer blossoms in a frost 
G           C 
Open to the world 
C               G 
Brief and lovely 
G           C 
A momentary spark  

G              C 
Leaves in fall 
C              G 
Fire on the sky  
G              C 
Blaze our memory 
C                G 
With a visual tattoo  

G 
To keep at bay  
     C 
The dreary of  
G                  C 
Bleak and cold and blue 


Pre-Chorus 

D 
But we can keep warm 
all year long  
C 
I know how to  
D                    C   D 
Every each day through... 

Chorus:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante