Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Harold Arlen
- Eb major
- 12/8
- 160 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V loop
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O without reading music. The left hand plays jukebox leaps (stride (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb loop with jukebox leaps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O
What are the letter notes for the If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb (I – vi – ii – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb – Eb.
What key is If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O?
Jukebox leaps: stride (12/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If I Only Had The Nerve/ We’re Off To See The Wizard from The Wizard O easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.