Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
It Only Takes A Moment: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jerry Herman
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1963
- Easy
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 It Only Takes A Moment without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
The catchy part of It Only Takes A Moment in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
It Only Takes A Moment accompaniment in letter notes
The Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. 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 It Only Takes A Moment
What are the letter notes for the It Only Takes A Moment 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 Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It Only Takes A Moment?
The loop is Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7 (Imaj7 – vi7 – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 – vi7 – ii7 – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is It Only Takes A Moment in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It Only Takes A Moment?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Only Takes A Moment easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of It Only Takes A Moment?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.