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Pret ty (A)wom an walk ing (F#m)down the street, Pret ty (A)wom an the kind I (F#m)like to meet, Pret ty (D)wom an
I don’t be (E7)lieve you, you’re not the truth No Are you look as good as you.
Mer cy.
Pret ty (A)wom an won’t you (F#m)par don me, Pret ty (A)wom an I could n’t (F#m)help but see, Pret ty (D)wom an
that you look (E7)love ly you’re as can be No Are you lone ly just like me?
Mer cy.
Pret ty
Pret ty wom an (G7)stop a while,
Pret ty wom an (Am)talk a while,
Pret ty wom an (G7)give your smile to (C)me.
Pret ty wom an (G7)yeah, yeah, yeah,
Pret ty wom an (Am)look my way,
Pret ty wom an (G7)say you’ll stay with (C)me.
’Cause I need you
I’ll treat you (E7)right.
Come with me (F#m)ba by.
Be mine to (E7)night.
Pret ty (A)wom an don’t (F#m)walk on by, Pret ty (A)wom an don’t (F#m)make me cry, Pret ty (D)wom an
don’t (E7)walk a way.
Hey,
O.
K.
If that’s the way it must be O.
K.
I guess I’ll go on home, it’s late
There’ll be to mor row night but wait!
What do I see?
Is she (E7)walk ing back to me?
Yeah,
she’s walk ing back to me!
Oh,
Pret ty (A)wom an.
Oh, Pretty Woman — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of A. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 130 BPM.
This arrangement is a great workout for coordinating an Alberti bass pattern in your left hand against a rhythmic, punchy melody — at 130 BPM, that broken-chord pattern needs to feel automatic, so start hands-separate at around 90 BPM until your left hand can run on autopilot.
The nine-chord vocabulary here is wider than most pop-rock tunes; pay special attention to the shift from A major into Dm and G7, then C and Am — that's a key change that sneaks up on you, and your fingers need to know exactly where they're going before tempo pushes you forward.
Loop that bridge section until the chromatic movement between F#m, Dm, and E7 feels smooth rather than scrambled.
The trickiest stumbling point is usually the A7-to-D transition, where students rush because the rhythm is syncopated — count it out loud, seriously.
Once this clicks, you'll have real confidence moving between major, minor, and dominant seventh shapes on the fly, which pays off in almost every rock and pop song you'll touch next.
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About “Oh, Pretty Woman”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Oh, Pretty Woman"?
- 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 A. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison played in?
- Oh, Pretty Woman is arranged in the key of A on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Oh, Pretty Woman"?
- The arrangement plays at 130 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Oh, Pretty Woman" 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 "Oh, Pretty Woman"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Oh, Pretty Woman"?
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" was originally performed by Roy Orbison. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Oh, Pretty Woman"?
- This arrangement uses 9 chords: A, A7, Am, C, D, Dm, E7, F#m, +1 more.
- What other songs by Roy Orbison can I play here?
- Try "Oh, Pretty Woman", "YOU GOT IT", "PRETTY PAPER". 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 — "Oh, Pretty Woman" 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 A, 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 130 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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