Piano Chords Used in the Song
"The Nicest Kids in Town" is in the key of Ab major and uses the following chords:
The Form of the Song
"The Nicest Kids in Town" is a song, written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, featured in the Broadway musical, Hairspray, released on the 2002 soundtrack album, Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording.c
"The Nicest Kids in Town" is an easy song to play on piano because it is structured similar to the form of a medium-tempo boogie woogie blues. The form of the song follows this pattern:
- Intro
- 1st A section
- 1st B section
- 2nd A section
- 2nd B section
- 3rd A section
- 3rd B section
Practice Cover Video
References
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