Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play The World on piano

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Learn The World in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – B – C#m – A
The World sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#; C#m is C#, E and G#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIBVC#mviAIV
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- AA · C# · E
266 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in The World?

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

What key is The World in?

E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The World?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.