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Top Of The World: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Kate Voegele
- G minor
- 2/2
- 154 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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Top Of The World written out as piano music: the bVI – bVII – v – i loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand ticking clock.
Top Of The World chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | VI | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F | VII | F A C |
| 3 | Dm | v | D F A |
| 4 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Eb – F – Dm – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Top Of The World
Does the sheet music for Top Of The World have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
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.