Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
A World Alone: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Ella Yelich-O’Connor & Joel Little
- E major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- 2013
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 World Alone without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand soft chords.
A World Alone accompaniment in letter notes
The E – F#m – C# – E loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and soft 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 World Alone
What are the letter notes for the A World Alone 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 E – F#m – C# – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A World Alone?
The loop is E – F#m – C# – E (I – ii – VI5 – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is A World Alone in?
E major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A World Alone?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A World Alone easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.