Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play World Without Love on piano
By Peter & Gordon
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1964
- Medium
Learn World Without Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – G7 – Cm – Eb
World Without Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; G7 is G, B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIG7III7CmviEbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- G7G · B · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Double-tap drop
The same note twice, long then short, then a drop to a lower note. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Questions about World Without Love
What chords are in World Without Love?
The loop is Eb – G7 – Cm – Eb (I – III7 – vi – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is World Without Love in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in World Without Love?
Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is World Without Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.