Other arrangements of Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)
Pick a learning view.
You’ve been a (Esus)fool
(E)and (D)so have I,
But (A)come
and (E)be my (A)wife,
And let us (Esus)try
(E)be (D)fore we die
To (A)make
(B)some (E)sense of (B7)life.
We’re (C#m)nei
(G#m)ther pure nor (C#m)wise nor (G#m)good;
We’ll (F#)do the best we
(B)know;
We’ll build our (Esus)house,
(E)and chop our wood,
And (A)make our (D)gar
(A)den (C#m)grow,
And make our (B7)gar
den
(CN.C.)grow.
I thought the (Abmaj7)world
was (Ab9)sug ar cake,
For (Db)so
(Eb7)our (Ab)mas ter (Db)said;
But now I’ll (Abmaj7)teach
my (Ab9)hands to bake
Our (Db)loaf
of (Fm)dai ly (Ab)bread.
We’re (Fm)nei
(Eb)ther (Fm7)pure nor (Fm)wise nor good;
We’ll (Bb)do the best
we (Eb)know;
We’ll build our (Abmaj7)house,
and (Ab9)chop our wood,
And (Db)make our (Gb)gar
(Db)den (Fm)grow,
And make our (Eb7)gar den
(Absus)grow.
Let dream ers (Cmaj7)dream
what (C7)worlds they please;
Those (C)E
dens can’t be (C9)found.
The sweet est (Cmaj7)flow’rs,
the (C7)fair est trees
Are (C)grown
in sol id (G)ground.
We’re (Am)nei
ther pure nor wise nor (Em)good.
We’ll (D)do the best
we
(G)know.
We’ll build our (Csus)house,
(C)and (C7)chop our wood,
And (Am)make our (Bb)gar
(F)den
(Am)grow,
And make our (G7)gar
den
grow.
Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide) — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial
Watch "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" by Leonard Bernstein in falling notes style — like Synthesia. Color-coded notes fall onto the keyboard in real time. Practice left hand, right hand, or both. Key of C, 100 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 “Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)”
- Can I learn "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" with falling notes like Synthesia?
- Yes — Falling Notes mode shows colored note shapes dropping onto a virtual keyboard, the same visual style as Synthesia or piano-tile games. Each note's column matches the piano key you press. Works for "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" with hands-separate practice in C at 100 BPM.
- What key is "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" by Leonard Bernstein played in?
- Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide) 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 "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" 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 "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)"?
- "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" was originally performed by Leonard Bernstein. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Leonard Bernstein can I play here?
- Try "A Little Bit In Love", "Lonely Town (from On The Town)", "New York, New York (from On The Town)". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)"?
- Yes! Our Top Down mode lets you isolate the left hand (bass clef), right hand (treble clef), or play both together. This makes it easy to master "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" one hand at a time before combining them.
- What is falling notes style for "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)"?
- Falling notes (also known as Synthesia or piano waterfall) shows color-coded rectangles falling from the top of the screen onto a virtual keyboard. Each note's position matches the piano key you need to press. "Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)" is in the key of C at 100 BPM.
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