Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Light Of The World on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- Medium
Learn Light Of The World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb7 – Bb7 – Cm – F7
Light Of The World sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Eb7I7Bb7V7CmviF7II7- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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: Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 BPM
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Light Of The World
What chords are in Light Of The World?
The loop is Eb7 – Bb7 – Cm – F7 (I7 – V7 – vi – II7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Light Of The World in?
Eb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Light Of 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 Light Of The 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.