Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Make The World Go Away: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Eddy Arnold
- C major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–IV–V7 loop
- 1963
- Medium
Make The World Go Away written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – V7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Make The World Go Away chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | G7 | V7 | G B 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: busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the G7 – C – F – G7 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 Make The World Go Away
Does the sheet music for Make The World Go Away 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 Make The World Go Away?
The loop is G7 – C – F – G7 (V7 – I – IV – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.
What key is Make The World Go Away in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Make The World Go Away?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Make The World Go Away 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.