The Day The World Gets 'round Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Day The World Gets 'round in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: A – E – B – E
The Day The World Gets 'round sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIVEIBVEI
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
66 songs go round the same chords
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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.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 68 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.
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Ending: E – B – E
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EBE

What chords are in The Day The World Gets 'round?

The loop is A – E – B – E (IV – I – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – B – E.

What key is The Day The World Gets 'round in?

E major, at about 68 beats a minute in 3/8.

What does the left hand play in The Day The World Gets 'round?

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 The Day The World Gets 'round 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.