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I’ve Got The World On A String: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Harold Arlen
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1932
- 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 I’ve Got The World On A String without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand run-up chords.
The intro of I’ve Got The World On A String in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
I’ve Got The World On A String accompaniment in letter notes
The F – D7 – Gm7 – F – G7 – G7 loop with island seesaw in the left hand and run-up chords in the right. 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 I’ve Got The World On A String
What are the letter notes for the I’ve Got The World On A String 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 F – D7 – Gm7 – F – G7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I’ve Got The World On A String?
The loop is F – D7 – Gm7 – F – G7 – G7 (I – VI7 – ii7 – I – II7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is I’ve Got The World On A String in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ve Got The World On A String?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ve Got The World On A String easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I’ve Got The World On A String?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.