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You re mind me of a (Cm)girl I once knew.
(Bm7)God, by now she’s well in mid dle age,
prob a bly (Am)for ty one, or for ty two.
She was a wait ress at a shop I used to fre quent quite a lot.
Nice teeth and small hands and (Bbdim)snuck me good ies I could n’t af ford then.
She was sweet to (D)me, re minds me of (C)you.
She’d bake the pies fresh ev ’ry day like you, I guess, but I must say, if pies were books, yours would be Shake speare’s let ters.
You re mind me of (D7)her, but bet ter.
It on ly (C)takes a taste when it’s some thing spec ial.
It on ly (C)takes a taste when you know it’s good.
Some (G)times one (Em)bite is more than e nough
to (C)know you want more of the thing you just got a taste of.
That re minds me of a thing we would say,
(Bm7)me and my ma ma, in the (Bbdim)kitch en when we’d bake.
She’d say, (Am7)“Jen na, you could tell the whole (D)sto ry with a taste.” No, that’s ex act ly what I (Cm)mean.
I swear that as the (Bm7)fla vors mixed and melt ed, I could (Bbdim)hear the si rens sing.
It was (Am7)tru ly some thing spe cial.
One (D)taste and I want the whole (G)thing.
(D)I must say
it felt like I was (F6)car ried a way,
in tox i cat ed, (Cmaj9)made me es cape
the room I was (D)in.
(Fmaj9)I can’t help
but won der how your (C)hands must have felt
cre at ing such a (Eb)mas ter ful thing.
Just one (D)bite
(Gm)caused all that (A)won der ing?
It on ly (C)takes a taste.
It on ly (C)takes a taste when you (B)know it’s good.
Some (G)times one (D)bite is (Em)more than e (A9)nough
to (C)know you want more of the (Cm)thing you just got a taste (G)of.
It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical) — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)" by Sara Bareilles in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of G. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 108 BPM.
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About “It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- 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 G. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)" by Sara Bareilles played in?
- It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical) is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- The arrangement plays at 108 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)" 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 "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)" was originally performed by Sara Bareilles. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Sara Bareilles can I play here?
- Try "Vegas", "Hold My Heart", "1000 TIMES". 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 — "It Only Takes A Taste (From Waitress The Musical)" 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 G, 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 108 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.