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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 — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial
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Watch "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison 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 A, 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”
- Can I learn "Oh, Pretty Woman" 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 "Oh, Pretty Woman" with hands-separate practice in A at 130 BPM.
- 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.
- Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Oh, Pretty Woman"?
- 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 "Oh, Pretty Woman" one hand at a time before combining them.
- What is falling notes style for "Oh, Pretty Woman"?
- 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. "Oh, Pretty Woman" is in the key of A at 130 BPM.
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