Piano chords · Blues & boogie
The Candy Man: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 138 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
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The Candy Man written out as piano music: the I – vi – II7 – ii 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 tap-and-nudge.
The Candy Man 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 3 | F7 | II7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
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 and tap-and-nudge in the right, over the Eb – Cm – F7 – Fm 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.
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Questions about The Candy Man
Does the sheet music for The Candy Man 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 The Candy Man?
The loop is Eb – Cm – F7 – Fm (I – vi – II7 – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is The Candy Man in?
Eb major, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Candy Man?
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 The Candy Man 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.