Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
If The World Should End: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D minor
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- Medium
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If The World Should End written out as piano music: the I5 – bVI – I5 – bVI loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand lighthouse blink.
If The World Should End chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and lighthouse blink in the right, over the D – Bb – D – Bb 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.
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Questions about If The World Should End
Does the sheet music for If The World Should End 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 If The World Should End?
The loop is D – Bb – D – Bb (I5 – bVI – I5 – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is If The World Should End in?
D minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If The World Should End?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If The World Should End 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.