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What good is sit ting a lone in your room?
Come hear the mu sic play;
life is a cab a ret, old chum,
come to the cab a ret.
Put down the knit ting, the book and the broom,
time for a hol i day;
life is a cab a ret, old chum,
come to the cab a ret.
ret.
Come taste the wine,
come hear the band,
come blow the horn, start cel e brat ing, right this way, your ta bleβs wait ing.
No use per mit ting some proph et of doom
to wipe ev βry smile a way;
life is a cab a ret, old chum,
on ly a cab a ret, old chum, so come to
the cab
a
ret.
Cabaret β Classic Piano Sheet Music
Read "Cabaret" by Kander & Ebb in classic piano notation β both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Bb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 160 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
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About βCabaretβ
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Cabaret"?
- Yes β the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Bb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Cabaret" by Kander & Ebb played in?
- Cabaret is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Cabaret"?
- The arrangement plays at 160 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Cabaret" easy to play on piano?
- This is an advanced arrangement. We recommend breaking it into sections and using the speed control to drill harder passages.
- Can I download sheet music for "Cabaret"?
- Yes β registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Cabaret"?
- "Cabaret" was originally performed by Kander & Ebb. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Kander & Ebb can I play here?
- Try "CABARET", "And All That Jazz", "Cabaret". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes β "Cabaret" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Bb, time signature, beams, dynamics β everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view β the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes β slow the tempo from 160 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes β Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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