Other arrangements of Her Town Too
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She’s been a fraid to go out.
She’s a fraid of the knock on her door.
There’s al ways a shade of a doubt.
She can nev er be sure
who comes to (A)call.
May be the friend of a friend of a friend, an y one at all,
(Em9)an y thing but noth ing a gain.
It (Dmaj9)used to be her town,
it (Gmaj7)used to be her town, too.
It (Bm7)used to be her town,
it (Em7)used to be her town, too.
Seems like (A)e ven her old (F#m7)girl (A)friends
might be talk ing her (A)down.
She’s got her (Em9)name on the grape vine,
(A)run nin’ (Em9)up and down the tel e phone (A)line.
Talk in’ ’bout (Em9)some one said, some one said (A)some thin’ ’bout (F#m7)some thin’ (A)else (Em9)some one might have said a bout her.
She al ways fig ured that they were her friends.
But (Em9)may be they can live with out her.
It (Dmaj9)used to be her town,
it (Gmaj7)used to be her town, too.
It (Bm7)used to be her town,
it (Em7)used to be her town, too.
Well, peo ple got used to see ing them both to geth er.
But now he’s gone and life goes on.
(G)Noth ing lasts for ev (A)er.
She gets the house and the gar den.
He gets the boys in the band,
(Em9)some of them his friends, (A)some of them (F#m7)her (A)friends, (Em9)some of them un der stand.
Lord knows that this is just a (A)small town (F#m7)cit y.
(A)Yes, and (Em9)ev ’ry one can see you fall.
It’s got noth ing to do with (F#m7)pit y.
I (A)just (Em9)want ed to give you a call.
It (Dmaj9)used to be your town.
It (Gmaj7)used to be my town, too.
(Bm7)You nev er know ’til it all falls down,
(Em7)some bod y loves you, (G)some bod y loves you.
Dar lin’, some bod y still loves you.
I can still re (F#m7)mem ber
when it (Em7)used to be her town, too.
It (Dmaj9)used to be your town.
It (Gmaj7)used to be my town, too.
(Bm7)You nev er know ’til it all falls down,
(Em7)some bod y loves you, (G)some bod y loves you.
It (Dmaj9)used to be your town.
It (Gmaj7)used to be my town, too.
(Bm7)You nev er know ’til it all falls down,
(Em7)some bod y loves you, (G)some bod y loves you.
It (G)some bod y loves you.
Her Town Too — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Her Town Too" by James Taylor with J.D. Souther in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of D. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 100 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
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About “Her Town Too”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Her Town Too"?
- 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 D. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Her Town Too" by James Taylor with J.D. Souther played in?
- Her Town Too is arranged in the key of D on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Her Town Too"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Her Town Too" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "Her Town Too"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Her Town Too"?
- "Her Town Too" was originally performed by James Taylor with J.D. Souther. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Her Town Too"?
- This arrangement uses 9 chords: A, Bm7, Dmaj9, E9, Em7, Em9, F#m7, G, +1 more.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Her Town Too" 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 D, 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 100 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.
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