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How to play World Of Stone on piano

By George Harrison

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 68 BPM
  • 1975
  • Medium
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Left hand Stumbling footstepsRight hand Pumping chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn World Of Stone in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Em – Bm – Dm – F

    How it goes

    World Of Stone sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; Bm is B, D and F#; Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    EmviiBm#ivDmviFI
    • EmE · G · B
    • BmB · D · F#
    • DmD · F · A
    • FF · A · C
  2. 2

    Left hand: Stumbling footsteps

    How it goes

    Steady steps with one tiny stumble right before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 146 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Pumping chords

    How it goes

    A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 68 BPM

    How it goes

    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: Bb – C – F

    How it goes

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

    BbCF
    • BbBb · D · F
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about World Of Stone

What chords are in World Of Stone?

The loop is Em – Bm – Dm – F (vii – #iv – vi – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is World Of Stone in?

F major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in World Of Stone?

Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is World Of Stone 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.