Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
It’s A Blue World: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Bob Wright & Chet Forrest
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1939
- Medium
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It’s A Blue World written out as piano music: the I – bIII7 – bVI7 – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand waterfall.
It’s A Blue World chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Ab7 | bIII7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 3 | Db7 | bVI7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) in the left hand and waterfall in the right, over the F – Ab7 – Db7 – C7 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 It’s A Blue World
Does the sheet music for It’s A Blue 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 It’s A Blue World?
The loop is F – Ab7 – Db7 – C7 (I – bIII7 – bVI7 – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is It’s A Blue World in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It’s A Blue World?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s A Blue World 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.