Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
What A Wonderful World: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by George Weiss & Bob Thiele
- F major
- 12/8
- 108 BPM
- 1967
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
What A Wonderful World written out as piano music: the I – iii – IV – iii loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
What A Wonderful World chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | Am | iii | A C E |
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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F – Am – Bb – Am 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.
Questions about What A Wonderful World
Does the sheet music for What A Wonderful 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 What A Wonderful World?
The loop is F – Am – Bb – Am (I – iii – IV – iii) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is What A Wonderful World in?
F major, at about 108 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in What A Wonderful World?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What A Wonderful 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.