These piano notes are of “The Hanging Tree” a song by James Newton an American composer with vocals featured from Jennifer Lawrence an American actress It was written and composed by Suzanne Collins and James Newton Howard respectively. On 9th of December of 2014 the song was released.
This song received many positive reviews from all the music critics, this was mainly because of its unique production and Jenifer Lawrence vocals. The song was ranked number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Genre of this song and sheet music is soul music and little touch of pop.
According to the sheet music the song is composed of mainly A minor key, Tempo was somewhat moderately free with beats ranging from 88 beats per minutes. Jenifer Lawrence’s vocal ranged from E3 to A of 5 and genre is folk ballad with little addition of orchestral strings and a choir. Songs theme somewhat represent the theme tropes of Appalachian music, and commonly use murder theme. Song was compared with others song like Tom Dooley, Civil rights protest song and Strange Fruit. Its notations are easy to learn with 88 beats per minute.
This Famous Song by the Jenifer Lawrence The Hanging Tree for the first time was performed live at “Hollywood Vienna”, a gala in honoring the excellence in music. James Newton Howard was the one who performed with Edic as a substitute for Jenifer Lawrence. It was also performed by Keith Lockhart of Boston Pops Orchestra. And the Newton was in tears after this performance & received standing ovation. For promoting this song, Howard embarked on European tour also called “3 Decades Music for Hollywood & held contest in searching for female vocalist, one each tour date, that would sing Jenifer Lawrence’s verses.
Are you, are you
G A C D
Coming to the tree
A A A G E
They strung up a man
G A A C D
They say who murdered 3
G A A A G A
Strange things did happen here
E D C D C A
No stranger would it be
G A A A G E
If we met at midnight
G G A C D G
In the hanging tree
A A A G A
Are you, are you
G A C D
Coming to the tree?
E E D C A
Where dead man called out
G A A C D
For his love to flee
E E D C A
Strange things did happen here
E G E D C A
No stranger would it be
G A A A G E
If we met, at midnight
G G A C D G
In the hanging tree
A A A G A
Are you, are you G A C D
Coming to the tree?
A A A G E
Where I told you to run
G G A A C D
So we’d both be free
G A A G E
Strange things did happen here
E D C D C A
No stranger would it be
G A A A G E
If we met at midnight
G G A C D G
In the hanging tree
A A A G A
Are you, are you
G A C D
Coming to the tree?
E E D C A
Wear a necklace of hope
G G A A C D
Side by side with me
E E D C A
Strange things did happen here
E G E D C A
No stranger would it be
G A A A G E
If we met, at midnight
G G A C D G
In the hanging tree
A A A G A
Are you, are you G A C D
Coming to the tree
A A A G E
Where I told you to run
G G A A C D
So we’d both be free
G A A G E
Strange things did happen here
E D C D C A G
No stranger would it be
A A A G E
If we met at midnight
G G A C D G
In the hanging tree
A A A G A
Are you, are you G A C D
Coming to the tree?
A A A G E
They strung up a man
G A A C D
They say who murdered three
G A A A G A
Strange things did happen
E D C D C A
No stranger would it be
G A A A G E
If we met at midnight
G G A C D G
In the hanging tree
A A A G A
Are you, are you
G A C D
Coming to the tree?
E E D C A
Where dead man called out
G A A C D
For his love to flee
E E D C A
Strange things did happen here
E G E D C A
No stranger would it be
G A A A G E
If we met at midnight
G G A C D G
In the hanging tree
A A A G A
