Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play On Broadway on piano

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Learn On Broadway in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: F – Eb – F – Eb
On Broadway sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIEbbVIIFIEbbVII
- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
90 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Little-hill climb
Up the chord three steps, then a jump back to the starting note. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
Little-hill climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Tiptoe chords
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Tiptoe chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 132 BPM
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.
5
Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G

What chords are in On Broadway?

The loop is F – Eb – F – Eb (I – bVII – I – bVII) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is On Broadway in?

F major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in On Broadway?

Little-hill climb: broken chord 1-3-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is On Broadway 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.