Other arrangements of What Baking Can Do (From Waitress The Musical)
Pick a learning view.
Make it work;
make it eas y.
Make it clev er; craft it in to piec es.
Make it sweet;
crimp the edg es.
Or make it so ur and serve with lem on wedg es.
E ven (G)doubt
can be de li cious,
and it wash es off of all the dirt y dish es.
When it’s (C)done,
I can smile;
it’s on some one el se’s plate for a while.
I’ll
place it (A)on dis play;
and then I’ll
slice and
serve my (D)wor ries a way.
(G)I can fix this; I
can twist it in to (Em)sug ar, but ter cov ered piec es.
Nev er mind (D)what’s un der neath it, I
have done it be fore;
I’ll bake me a (Em)door (D)to (Em)help me get through
(D)I (C)learned that from you.
Ma ma, it’s a (Cm)maz ing what (Cm)bak ing can (G)do.
Make it up,
and sur prise them.
Tell them all my se crets, but dis guise them, so they (C)dance
on the tongues
of the ver y peo ple that they’re se crets from.
Make it (Em)soon;
make it bet ter.
Though (A7)bet ter nev er lasts for ev er.
I’ll make it (C6)small,
so (D7)it fits
e ven this,
e ven (Csus2)now,
e ven as the (D)walls (G)come
(D7)tum (G)bling
(C)down,
e ven as I (D)can’t (G)stop re (D7)mem (G)ber ing (C)how
ev ’ry door we ev er (D)made, (G)we nev er (D7)once walked out,
(Am)some thing I nev er (Gsus)got the chance to (D7)ask her a bout.
So, with flo ur (A7)on my hands,
I’ll show them (Cmaj7)all how
god damn (D)hap py I am.
(Em)Su gar, but ter, flo ur don’t let me (A7)down!
Let’s see the next a maz ing thing bak ing does (G)now.
What Baking Can Do (From Waitress The Musical) — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "What Baking Can Do (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 120 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 “What Baking Can Do (From Waitress The Musical)”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "What Baking Can Do (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 "What Baking Can Do (From Waitress The Musical)" by Sara Bareilles played in?
- What Baking Can Do (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 "What Baking Can Do (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "What Baking Can Do (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 "What Baking Can Do (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 "What Baking Can Do (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- "What Baking Can Do (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 — "What Baking Can Do (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 120 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.