Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
The End Of The World: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Skeeter Davis
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1963
- 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 The End Of The World without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pausing chords.
The catchy part of The End Of The World 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.
The End Of The World accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – F – Gm – Dm loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and pausing 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.
Questions about The End Of The World
What are the letter notes for the The End Of The World 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 Bb – F – Gm – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The End Of The World?
The loop is Bb – F – Gm – Dm (I – V – vi – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F7 – Bb.
What key is The End Of The World in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The End 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 The End Of The World easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The End Of The World?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.