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How to play Until The End Of The World on piano
Written by U2
- B minor
- 4/4
- 102 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
Learn Until The End Of The World in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – D – Em – Bm
Until The End Of The World sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiDIIIEmivBmi- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Somersault chords
Evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then flip into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 102 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
Ending: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Until The End Of The World
What chords are in Until The End Of The World?
The loop is Bm – D – Em – Bm (i – bIII – iv – i) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Until The End Of The World in?
B minor, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Until The End Of The World?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Until The End 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.