Name: Sakura Sakura (arr. Brian Streckfus) by Traditional Guitar Chords/Lyrics Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Brian Streckfus
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Sakura Sakura (arr. Brian Streckfus)
by Traditional Guitar Chords/Lyrics - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Sakura Sakura (arr. Brian Streckfus)

Artist Traditional

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Traditional

Arranger Brian Streckfus

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 1

Arrangement Guitar Chords/Lyrics

Publisher Brian Streckfus

Level 1

Product ID 1777788

Genre Traditional Folk World Children Instructional Multicultural

Instruments Guitar

Product Description

Pages: 1

The first two lines are kept exactly intact to the original traditional folk song. The end of the song I made up trying to keep the same style. I did this to fill the entire paper (I don't like a lot of blank space).

How does this song sound like an exotic asian song? It uses pentatonic scale but not the 5 note pentatonic scale that westerners are familiar with. It is A B C E F instead of A C D E G. Those minor 2nds make it sound mysterious but yet so little notes make it sound ancient. You might call the scale A Hirajoshi pentatonic. It also could closely resemble a traditional asian scale: In-Sen pentatonic: A B D E G

I added a G# to make it seem even more exotic.

Translation of lyrics:
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
On mountains, in villages,
As far as the eye can see,
Is it mist, or clouds?
Fragrant in the morning sun.
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
Flowers in full bloom.

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