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(C)What good is (G7)sit ting a (C)lone in your (G)room?
(C)Come hear the (G)mu sic (C7)play.
(F)Life is a (F#dim)cab a (Em7)ret, old (A7)chum,
(Dm7)come to the (G7)cab a (C)ret.
(C)Put down the (G7)knit ting, the (C)book and the (G)broom.
(C)Time for a (G)hol i (C7)day.
(F)Life is a (F#dim)cab a (Em7)ret, old (A7)chum,
(Dm7)come to the (G7)cab a (C)ret.
(C)ret.
Come taste the (Fm)wine,
come hear the (C)band.
Come blow a (Am)horn, start (A)cel e (D7)brat ing: (G7)Right this way your ta ble’s wait ing.
(C)No use per (G7)mit ting some (C)proph et of (G)doom
to (C)wipe ev ’ry smile (F#dim)a way.
(F)Life is a (F#dim)cab a (Em7)ret, old chum,
(Dm7)come to the (Fm)cab a (C)ret!
I (C)used to have a (G)girl friend known as (C)El sie,
with whom I shared four (G)sor did rooms in (C)Chel sea.
She (F6)was n’t what you’d (Bm7)call a (E)blush ing (Am)flow er.
As a (Am7)mat ter of fact, she (D7)rent ed by the (G7)ho ur.
The (C)day she died the (G)neigh bors came to (C)snick er:
“Well, that’s what comes of (G)too much pills and (C)li quor.”
But (F6)when I saw her (Bm7)laid out (E7)like a (Am)queen,
she was the (Dm7)hap pi est corpse I’d (G7)ev er (C)seen.
I (B7)think of El sie to this ver y (Em)day.
(A7)I re (D7)mem ber how she’d turn to me and (G7)say:
(C)What is (G7)sit ting a (C)lone in your (G)room?
(C)Come hear the (Cmaj7)mu sic (C7)play.
(F)Life is a (F#dim)cab a (Em7)ret, old (A7)chum,
(Dm7)come to the (G7)cab a (C)ret.
(C)Put down the (G7)knit ting, the (C)book and the (G)broom.
(C)Time for a (G)hol i (C7)day.
(F)Life is a (F#dim)cab a (Em7)ret, old (A7)chum,
(Dm7)come to the (G7)cab a (C)ret.”
And as for (Fm7)me,
as for (Em7)me,
I made my mind (Am)up back in (D7)Chel sea (G7)when I go I’m go ing like El sie.
(C)Start ad (G7)mit ting, from (C)cra dle to (G)tomb
(C)is n’t that long a (Gm7)stay.
(F)Life is a (F#dim)cab a (Em7)ret, old (A7)chum,
(Dm7)on ly a (D#dim)cab a (Em7)ret, old chum, and (Dm7)I love
a (F)cab
(Fm)a
(C)ret!
Cabaret — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Cabaret" by Kander & Ebb in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 160 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Cabaret”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Cabaret"?
- Yes — 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 C. 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 C 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?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Cabaret"?
- Yes — 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 — "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 C, time signature, beams, dynamics — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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.