Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Everybody Wants To Rule The World: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal & others
- Eb major
- 12/8
- 99 BPM
- IV–V–IV–V loop
- 1985
- 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 Everybody Wants To Rule The World without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand. 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 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
What are the letter notes for the Everybody Wants To Rule The World 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 Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
The loop is Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb (IV – V – IV – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Everybody Wants To Rule The World in?
Eb major, at about 99 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everybody Wants To Rule 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.