Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Change The World on piano
By Eric Clapton
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Easy
Learn Change The World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – F#m – G – F#m
Change The World sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIF#miiGbIIIF#mii- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about Change The World
What chords are in Change The World?
The loop is E – F#m – G – F#m (I – ii – bIII – ii) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Change The World in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Change The World?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Change 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.