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How to play One World on piano
Written by Matthew Gerrard & Robbie Nevil
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn One World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – Esus4 – F#m – D
How it goes
One World sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Esus4 is E, A and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEsus4Vsus4F#mviDIV- AA · C# · E
- Esus4E · A · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
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: A – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about One World
What chords are in One World?
The loop is A – Esus4 – F#m – D (I – Vsus – vi – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is One World in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in One World?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is One 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.