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One For My Baby (And One More For The Road): piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1943
- Easy
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One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) written out as piano music: the vi7 – ii7 – vi7 – ii7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm7 | vi7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Fm7 | ii7 | F Ab C Eb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Cm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Fm7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Does the sheet music for One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)?
The loop is Cm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Fm7 (vi7 – ii7 – vi7 – ii7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.
What key is One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 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.
Can I hear the real melody of One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.