Tree By The River
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[Intro: ]
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e|-----------|--------------|
B|-----------|--------------|
G|-----------|--------------|
D|---------8-|------------8-|
A|-----------|-------8-10---|
E|-(6)-------|-(6)----------|
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Bb Eb
e|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|o--------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|o---8--10-10s12-10-8-|----10--12-12s13-12-10-|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
Cm Bb
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------o|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|----10--12-12s13-12-10-|----8--10-10s12-10-8-o|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
This continues behind the singing
Two chord progressions are present in the song:
I: Bb | Eb | Cm | Bb
II: Eb | Bb | Cm | Bb
Chord progression I
Bb Eb
Maryanne, do you remember
Cm
the tree by the river
Bb
when we were seventeen?
(same chords)
Dark canyon wall, the call and the answer
and the mare in the pasture
pitch black and baring its teeth.
I recall the sun in our faces,
stuck and leaning on braces,
and being strangers to change.
Radio and the bones we found frozen,
and all the thorns and the roses
beneath your window pane.
Chord progression II
Eb Bb
Now I'm asleep in a car, I mean the world
Cm
to a potty mouthed girl,
Bb
a pretty pair of blue-eyed birds.
(same chords)
"Time isn't kind or unkind," you liked to say.
But I wonder to who
And what it is you're saying today.
Bb
Solo (02:20)
Played over chord progression I
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Bb
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------3---------3---------3---------3--|
D|--3h(4)h5---3h(4)h5---3h(4)h5---3h(4)h5---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Eb
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--5b7-b7r5p3-----3h5--5b7r5-3-|
D|------------/5---5----------5-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Cm
Bb
e|------------------------|------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------|
G|-3/5-3-----3/5-5/7-7b8r7|----------3-5-3--3|
D|------5-3-5-------------|8------3h5------5-|
A|------------------------|------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------|
Bb
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------3---------3---------3---------3--|
D|--3h(4)h5---3h(4)h5---3h(4)h5---3h(4)h5---|
A|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
Eb
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--5b7-b7r5p3-----3h5--5b7r5-3-|
D|------------/5---5----------5-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Cm
Bb
e|------------------------|----------|
B|------------------------|----------|
G|-3/5-3-----3/5-5/7-7b8r7|----------|
D|------5-3-5-------------|8---------|
A|------------------------|----------|
E|------------------------|----------|
Chord progression II
Now I'm asleep in a car, I mean the world
to a potty mouthed girl,
a pretty pair of blue-eyed birds.
Time isn't kind or unkind, you liked to say.
But I wonder to who
And what it is you're saying today.
Chord progression I
Mary Anne, do you remember
the tree by the river
when we were seventeen?
Dark canyon road, I was coy in the half-moon;
happy just to be with you,
and you were happy for me.
How to play Tree By The River
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.