Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Best Of Both Worlds on piano
By Midnight Oil
- G major
- 4/4
- 157 BPM
- 1997
- Medium
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Learn Best Of Both Worlds in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – D – Esus4 – C
How it goes
Best Of Both Worlds sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A; Esus4 is E, A and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EVIDVEsus4VIsus4CIV- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- Esus4E · A · B
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 157 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- GG · B · D
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Questions about Best Of Both Worlds
What chords are in Best Of Both Worlds?
The loop is E – D – Esus4 – C (VI – V – VIsus – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Best Of Both Worlds in?
G major, at about 157 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Best Of Both Worlds?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Best Of Both Worlds 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.