Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White on piano
Written by Jacques Larue
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1950
- Medium
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Learn Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7EbIBb7V7EbI- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Gear-shift chords
How it goes
Quick even chords that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb- FmF · Ab · C
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Questions about Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
What chords are in Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.