Other arrangements of One Short Day
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(Ab)One short (Ab)day in the (Gb6/9)Em er ald Cit y...
(Ab)One short (Ab)day in the (Ab)Em er ald (Ebsus)Cit y...
(Ab)One short (Ab)day in the (Gb)Em er ald Cit y, (Ab)One short (Ab)day full of (Bbm7)so much to (Eb)do,
(Ab)Ev ’ry way that you (Ebsus)look in this cit y, there’s (Ab)some thing ex (Dbsus2)qui site you’ll want to (Eb5)vis (Fm7)it be (Bbm7)fore the day’s (Ab)through!
There are (A)build ings tall as quox wood trees, (E)Dress sa lons, and li brar ies, (C)Pal ac es!
Mu (Am7)se ums!
A (D)hun dred (G)strong...
There are (C)won ders like I’ve nev er seen!
(D)It’s all grand!
And (Bm7)it’s all (G)green!
I (A7)think we’ve found the place where we be (A)long!
(D)I wan na (Bm7)be (C)in this hoi pol (C)loi,
So (Gsus)I’ll be back for good some day to (C)make my life and make my way, but (A)for to day, we’ll wan der and en (Gsus)joy
(Ab)One short (Ab)day in the (Gb)Em er ald Cit y, (Ab)One short (Ab)day, to have a (Bbm7)life time of (Eb)fun,
(Ab)One short day, and we’re (Ebsus)warn ing the cit y: (Ab)Now that we’re (Dbsus2)in here, you’ll know we’ve (Eb5)been (Fm7)here— Be (Bbm7)fore we are (E)done!
(A)One short (F#m)day (A)in the (Bm)Em er ald (E)Cit (D)y,
(A)One short (F#m)day to (A)have a (D)life (D6)time (Dmaj7)of (Dm6)fun,
(A)What a (B)way to be (C#m)see ing the (Dm)cit y...
Where (A)so man y (D)roam to,
(D)We’ll call it (E)home, (F#m)too.
And (Bm7)then, just like (C#7)now, we can (F)say:
We’re (D)just two (Dsus2)friends...
(E5)Two good (A)friends...
(Am)Two best
friends...
(Bm7)Shar ing a won der ful One
(Esus)short
(A)day!
One Short Day — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "One Short Day" by Stephen Schwartz in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Ab. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 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 “One Short Day”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "One Short Day"?
- 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 Ab. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "One Short Day" by Stephen Schwartz played in?
- One Short Day is arranged in the key of Ab on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "One Short Day"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "One Short Day" 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 "One Short Day"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "One Short Day"?
- "One Short Day" was originally performed by Stephen Schwartz. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Stephen Schwartz can I play here?
- Try "When You Believe", "WHEN YOU BELIEVE", "As Long As You're Mine". 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 — "One Short Day" 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 Ab, 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.