Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play All Around The World on piano
- A minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2012
- Easy
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Learn All Around The World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Em – D – Am
How it goes
All Around The World sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiEmvDIVAmi- AmA · C · E
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Dance-floor chords
How it goes
Off-centre chords keep landing between the beats: a dance-floor groove. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about All Around The World
What chords are in All Around The World?
The loop is Am – Em – D – Am (i – v – IV – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is All Around The World in?
A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All Around The World?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All Around The World 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.