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Erykah Badu
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
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G#m
G#m
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Bm
Bm
2

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F
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[Spoken words]
Em
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G#m
G#m
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Bm
Bm
2

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F
F

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Em
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G#m
G#m
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Bm
Bm
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F
F

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Em
Em

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G#m
G#m
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Bm
Bm
2

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F
F

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Verse 1
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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It was a stormy night
F
F

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You know the kind where the lightning strike
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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And I was hangin' out
Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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wit some of my "artsy" friends
F
F

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Ooh wee ooh wee ooh
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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The night was long the night went on
F
F

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People coolin' out until the break of dawn
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Incense was burnin'
Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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F
F

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so I'm feelin' right, aight
Pre-chorus 1
Em
Em

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See I picks my friends
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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like I pick my fruit

And Granny told me that
F
F

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when I was only a youth
Em
Em

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I don't walk around
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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trying to be what I'm not

I don't waste my time
F
F

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trying to get what you got
Em
Em

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I work at pleasin' me
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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cause I can't please you
F
F

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And that's why I do what I do
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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My soul flies free like a willow tree
F
F

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Doo wee doo wee do wee
Chorus 1
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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to be down with me
F
F

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You don't want to pick from my apple tree
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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to be down with me

Then you don't want to pick
F
F

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from my apple tree
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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to be down with me

Then you don't want to pick
F
F

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from my apple tree
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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2

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to be down with me
F
F

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You just don't want to be down
Verse 2
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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I have a hoe
F
F

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And I take it everywhere I go
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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'Cause I'm planting seeds
Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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F
F

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So I reaps what I sow ya know, ya know
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
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2

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Oh on and on and on and on
F
F

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My cipher keeps movin' like a rollin' stone
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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I can't control the soul flowin' in me
F
F

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Ooh wee
Pre-chorus 2
Em
Em

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See I picks my friends
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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like I pick my fruit

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F
F

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when I was only a youth
Em
Em

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I don't walk around
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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trying to be what I'm not

I don't waste my time
F
F

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trying to get what you got
Em
Em

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I work at pleasin' me
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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cause I can't please you
F
F

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And that's why I do what I do
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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My soul flies free like a willow tree
F
F

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Doo wee doo wee do wee
Chorus 2
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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to be down with me
F
F

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You don't want to pick from my apple tree
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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2

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to be down with me
F
F

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Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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to be down with me
F
F

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You don't want to pick from my apple tree
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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2

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to be down with me
F
F

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You just don't want to be down
Interlude 1
Em
Em

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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
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F
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Oh my, my, my
Em
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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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2

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F
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Oh my, my, my
Em
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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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F
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Oh my, my, my, ah
Em
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Oh my- my- my- my- my- my- my
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
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F
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Pre-chorus 3
Em
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I picks my friends
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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like I pick my fruit

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F
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when I was only a youth
Em
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I don't walk around
G#m/F#
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4

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Bm/F#
Bm/F#
2

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trying to be what I'm not

I don't waste my time
F
F

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trying to get what you got
Em
Em

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I work at pleasin' me
G#m/F#
G#m/F#
4

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Bm/F#
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2

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cause I can't please you
F
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And that's why I do what I do
Em
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G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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2

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My soul flies free like a willow tree
F
F

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Doo wee doo wee do wee
Chorus 3
Em
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G#m/F#
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4

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Bm/F#
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to be down with me
F
F

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You don't want to pick from my apple tree
Em
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G#m/F#
G#m/F#
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Bm/F#
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to be down with me
F
F

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You dum dum diddy
Em
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to be down with me
F
F

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You don't want to pick from my apple tree
Em
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G#m/F#
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to be down with me
F
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You just don't want to be down
Outro 1
Em
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G#m/F#
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F
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You just don't want to be down
Em
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G#m/F#
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Oh
F
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Em
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You just don't want to be down
G#m/F#
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F
F

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Down, down,
Em
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G#m/F#
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down
F
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Em
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You just don't want to be down
G#m/F#
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Em
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Oh
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Em
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You just don't want to be down
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Down, down,
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down, down,
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Down, down,
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down, down,
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • G#m

    4

  • Bm

    2

  • F

  • G#m/F#

    4

  • Bm/F#

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Appletree by Erykah Badu is E minor.

The primary chords used in Appletree are Em, G#m, Bm, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, G#m, Bm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Appletree is approximately 95 beats per minute.

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