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How to play It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park) on piano
By Alan Menken
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 98 BPM
- I–V7–I–V7 loop
- 2000
- Medium
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Learn It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Ab – Eb7 – Ab – Eb7
How it goes
It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park) sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIEb7V7AbIEb7V7- AbAb · C · Eb
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
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Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Cradle chords
How it goes
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 98 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park)
What chords are in It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park)?
The loop is Ab – Eb7 – Ab – Eb7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park) in?
Ab major, at about 98 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park)?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Starts With A Sketch (from Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park) 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.