Piano Chords Used in the Song
"You Can't Stop the Beat" is in the key of Ab major and uses the following chords:
The Form of the Song
"You Can't Stop the Beat" 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
"You Can't Stop the Beat" has a typical song structure for a tune from a Broadway musical. The song alternates between verse sections and chorus sections, commonly referred to in musicals as A sections and B sections. The form follows this pattern:
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Chorus 3
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