Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
It’s A Small World: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–I7–IV–ii loop
- 1963
- Easy
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 It’s A Small World without reading music. The left hand plays wobbling tick-tock (broken chord 8-7), and the right hand sings the tune.
It’s A Small World accompaniment in letter notes
The C – C7 – F – Dm loop with wobbling tick-tock 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 It’s A Small World
What are the letter notes for the It’s A Small 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 C – C7 – F – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It’s A Small World?
The loop is C – C7 – F – Dm (I – I7 – IV – ii) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is It’s A Small World in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It’s A Small World?
Wobbling tick-tock: broken chord 8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s A Small 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.