Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
42nd Street: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Harry Warren
- E minor
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- V7–i–V7–i loop
- 1984
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
42nd Street written out as piano music: the V7 – i – V7 – i loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand pausing chords.
42nd Street chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 2 | Em | i | E G B |
| 3 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 4 | Em | 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: trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the B7 – Em – B7 – Em 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 42nd Street
Does the sheet music for 42nd Street 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 42nd Street?
The loop is B7 – Em – B7 – Em (V7 – i – V7 – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is 42nd Street in?
E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in 42nd Street?
Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 42nd Street easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.