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Everybody Wants To Rule The World: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Tears For Fears
- D major
- 12/8
- 160 BPM
- 1985
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Everybody Wants To Rule The World written out as piano music: the ii – iii – IV – V – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 2 | F#m | iii | F# A C# |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | A | V | A C# E |
| 5 | D | I | D F# A |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Em – F#m – G – A – D chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
Questions about Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Does the sheet music for Everybody Wants To Rule The World have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
The loop is Em – F#m – G – A – D (ii – iii – IV – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Everybody Wants To Rule The World in?
D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium 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?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.