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What The World Needs Now Is Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 3/4
- 110 BPM
- 1965
- Easy
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What The World Needs Now Is Love written out as piano music: the iii – vi – iii – vi loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz chords.
What The World Needs Now Is Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Bm | iii | B D F# |
| 2 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 3 | Bm | iii | B D F# |
| 4 | Em | vi | E G B |
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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the Bm – Em – Bm – Em 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 What The World Needs Now Is Love
Does the sheet music for What The World Needs Now Is Love 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 The World Needs Now Is Love?
The loop is Bm – Em – Bm – Em (iii – vi – iii – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D7 – G.
What key is What The World Needs Now Is Love in?
G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in What The World Needs Now Is Love?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What The World Needs Now Is Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.