Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Any Other World on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- Medium
Learn Any Other World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Ab – Eb – Bbsus4
Any Other World sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviAbIVEbIBbsus4Vsus4- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- 2
Left hand: Busy rocking
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 BPM
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Any Other World
What chords are in Any Other World?
The loop is Cm – Ab – Eb – Bbsus4 (vi – IV – I – Vsus) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Any Other World in?
Eb major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Any Other World?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Any Other World easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.