Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play A Whole New World on piano

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Learn A Whole New World in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: G – F#m – G – F#m – Bm7 – E – A7
How it goes
A Whole New World sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: G is G, B and D; F#m is F#, A and C#; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVF#miiiGIVF#miiiBm7vi7EIIA7V7
- GG · B · D
- F#mF# · A · C#
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- A7A · C# · E · G
80 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Three-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 114 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in A Whole New World?

The loop is G – F#m – G – F#m – Bm7 – E – A7 (IV – iii – IV – iii – vi7 – II – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is A Whole New World in?

D major, at about 114 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Whole New World?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Whole New World easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of A Whole New World?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.