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How to play Top Of The World on piano
By Kate Voegele
- G minor
- 2/2
- 154 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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Learn Top Of The World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – F – Dm – Gm
How it goes
Top Of The World sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVIFVIIDmvGmi- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 154 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
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Questions about Top Of The World
What chords are in Top Of The World?
The loop is Eb – F – Dm – Gm (bVI – bVII – v – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Top Of The World in?
G minor, at about 154 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Top Of The World?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Top Of The 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.