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A Great Big World piano songs

6 songs by A Great Big World, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as waltz piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and ballad piano.

Say SomethingA Great Big World

Everyone Is GayA Great Big World

Rock StarA Great Big World

RockstarA Great Big World

Every A Great Big World song

Say SomethingD major · 3/4
Everyone Is GayA major · 4/4 · IV–I–IV–I
Rock StarD major · 4/4 · I5–V5–VI5–IV5
RockstarAb major · 4/4 · I–IV–vi–I
Say SomethingD major · 3/4 · vi–IV–I–V
Shorty Don't WaitC major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV

How A Great Big World is played

Waltz pianoOne strong beat and two light ones.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
The IV–I–IV–I loop384 songs use it
The I–IV–vi–I loop17 songs use it
The vi–IV–I–V loop176 songs use it

Questions about A Great Big World on piano

What are the easiest A Great Big World songs to play on piano?

Start with Rockstar and Say Something: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are A Great Big World songs in?

Most often D major, A major and Ab major.

Which chord progressions do A Great Big World songs use?

IV–I–IV–I, I–IV–vi–I and vi–IV–I–V come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.