Piano chords · Old-time stride
Oh, To Be A Movie Star: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1966
- 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 Oh, To Be A Movie Star without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Oh, To Be A Movie Star accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Dm – Gm – C7 loop with boom-chick 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 Oh, To Be A Movie Star
What are the letter notes for the Oh, To Be A Movie Star 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 F – Dm – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Oh, To Be A Movie Star?
The loop is F – Dm – Gm – C7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Oh, To Be A Movie Star in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Oh, To Be A Movie Star?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Oh, To Be A Movie Star 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.