Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
A Whole New World: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Alan Menken
- D major
- 4/4
- 114 BPM
- 1992
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany A Whole New World without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The main tune of A Whole New World in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
A Whole New World accompaniment in letter notes
The G – F#m – G – F#m – Bm7 – E – A7 loop with three-step climb in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about A Whole New World
What are the letter notes for the A Whole New World piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G – F#m – G – F#m – Bm7 – E – A7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
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.