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How to play Two Worlds on piano

By Phil Collins

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1998
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Soft chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

Learn Two Worlds in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb

    Two Worlds sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    EbIAbIVBbVEbIAbIVBbV
    • EbEb · G · Bb
    • AbAb · C · Eb
    • BbBb · D · F
    28 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Power fifths

    Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Soft chords

    Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 80 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.

  5. 5

    Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    AbBbEb

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Questions about Two Worlds

What chords are in Two Worlds?

The loop is Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb (I – IV – V – I – IV – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Two Worlds in?

Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Two Worlds?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Two Worlds easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Two Worlds?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.