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If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Harold Arlen

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If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz written out as piano music: the I – IV – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.

If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
2AbIVAb C Eb
3Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
4EbIEb G Bb

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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right, over the Eb – Ab – Bb7 – Eb 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 If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz

Does the sheet music for If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz 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 If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz?

The loop is Eb – Ab – Bb7 – Eb (I – IV – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is If I Only Had A Heart from The Wizard Of Oz 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.