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I Gave My Love A Cherry: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Traditional
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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I Gave My Love A Cherry written out as piano music: the IV – vi – IV – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays busy rocking (broken chord 1-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Gave My Love A Cherry chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 2 | C#m | vi | C# E G# |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A – C#m – A – E chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about I Gave My Love A Cherry
Does the sheet music for I Gave My Love A Cherry have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in I Gave My Love A Cherry?
The loop is A – C#m – A – E (IV – vi – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B7 – E.
What key is I Gave My Love A Cherry in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Gave My Love A Cherry?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Gave My Love A Cherry 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.