Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Harvest For The World on piano
- E minor
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
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Learn Harvest For The World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – G – C7 – D7
How it goes
Harvest For The World sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7VII7GIIIC7VI7D7VII7- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tiptoe chords
How it goes
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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 – Em
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
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Questions about Harvest For The World
What chords are in Harvest For The World?
The loop is D7 – G – C7 – D7 (bVII7 – bIII – bVI7 – bVII7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Harvest For The World in?
E minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Harvest For The World?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Harvest For 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.