Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play There’s Nothing Like A Show On Broadway on piano
Written by Mel Brooks
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 2005
- Easy
Learn There’s Nothing Like A Show 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: C7 – Cm – F7 – Bb
There’s Nothing Like A Show On Broadway sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7II7CmiiF7V7BbI- C7C · E · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 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.
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Ending: Cm – F7 – Bb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb
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Questions about There’s Nothing Like A Show On Broadway
What chords are in There’s Nothing Like A Show On Broadway?
The loop is C7 – Cm – F7 – Bb (II7 – ii – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is There’s Nothing Like A Show On Broadway in?
Bb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in There’s Nothing Like A Show On Broadway?
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 There’s Nothing Like A Show 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.