World's Smallest Violin by AJR | Piano Letter Notes

Are you looking to play World's Smallest Violin by AJR on the piano, using easy letter notes, but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
RH:6|----------------c---c---c-|
RH:5|-------------e-g----------|
RH:5|----------ccecge--------c-|
RH:4|----ccecge-g--------------|
RH:4|-------e-g----------------|
RH:3|-e-g----------------------|
RH:3|-cge-g--------------------|
RH:2|c-------------------------|

RH:6|--c-----------------------|
RH:5|--c---c-c-c-c-c-------c-c-|
RH:4|----------------A-a-------|
LH:4|------c---------------d---|
LH:3|------f---------------F---|

RH:5|c-c-c-------d-d-d-d-dc----|
RH:4|------Aa---------------A--|
LH:4|------------d-------------|
LH:3|------------g-------------|

RH:5|--d-d-d-d-d-c-----c-c-c-c-|
RH:4|--------------A-----------|
LH:4|--d---d---d-------c-------|
LH:3|--g---a---A-------f-------|

RH:5|c-------c-c-c-c-c-----c-d-|
RH:4|-A-a--A----------A-a------|
LH:4|--------d---------------d-|
LH:3|--------F---------------g-|

RH:5|d-d-d-dc----c-d-d-d-d-dc--|
RH:4|---------A---------------A|
LH:4|--------------d---d---d---|
LH:3|--------------g---a---A---|

RH:5|----d-d-d-d-dc-f----c-c-c-|
RH:4|----f-f-f-----------f-f-f-|
RH:4|----A-A-A-----------a-a-a-|
LH:4|d-------------------------|
LH:4|c-------------------------|
LH:3|------A---A---A---A---a---|
LH:3|------f---f---f---f---f---|
LH:2|----A---A---A---A---f---f-|

RH:5|c-c-cf----------------c---|
RH:4|----------A-AA--A-A-A---A-|
LH:3|a---a---a---A---A---A---A-|
LH:3|f---f---f---g---g---g---g-|
LH:2|--f---f---g---g---g---g---|

RH:5|--------c-----------------|
RH:4|a---A----------fg-g-g-g-g-|
LH:3|--a---a---a---a---g---g---|
LH:3|--f---f---f---f---e---e---|
LH:2|f---g---a---f---e---e---e-|

RH:4|g-a-g-f---g---a------ab-b-|
LH:3|g---g---f---f---f---f---b-|
LH:3|e---e---d---d---d---d---g-|
LH:2|--e---d---d---d---d---g---|

RH:5|--------c-d-edc-----------|
RH:4|b-b-b-b-------------------|
LH:3|--b---b---b---e---e---e---|
LH:3|--g---g---g---c---c---c---|
LH:2|g---g---g---c---d---D---e-|

RH:5|c-c---c-c-c-------c-c-c-c-|
RH:4|c-c---c-c-c-Aa----c-c-c-c-|
RH:3|------------Aa------------|
LH:3|e---a---a---a---a---a---a-|
LH:3|c---f---f---f---f---F---F-|
LH:2|--f---f---f---f---F---F---|

RH:5|c-----c-d-f-f-d-f-d-f-g-a-|
RH:4|c-Aa--c-d-f-f-d-f-d-f-g-a-|
RH:3|--Aa----------------------|
LH:4|----------d---d---d---d---|
LH:3|--a---a-------------------|
LH:3|--F---F---A---A---A---A-C-|
LH:2|F---F---A---A---A---A-----|

RH:6|----C-C-C-C---------------|
RH:6|----e---e-----------------|
RH:5|----a-a-a-a-a-g-f-d-f-g-ff|
RH:4|------------a-g-f-d-f-g-ff|
LH:4|e---e---e---e-------------|
LH:4|C---C---C---C-------------|
LH:3|--C-----a---a---d---d---d-|
LH:2|------a---a-----A---A---b-|
LH:1|--------------A---A---b---|

RH:6|------c-c---d-cc----------|
RH:5|--g-a-c-c-a-d-cc--a-a-f-f-|
RH:4|--g-a-----a-------a-a-f-f-|
LH:3|------f---f---F---F---A---|
LH:3|--d---c---c---d---d---g---|
LH:2|--b-c---c---d---d---g---g-|
LH:1|b-------------------------|

RH:7|----------------------c---|
RH:7|----------------------f---|
RH:6|------------------c---f---|
RH:6|------------------f---a---|
RH:5|--------------f---a-------|
RH:5|a-a-ff-f--f---c---f-------|
RH:4|a-a-ff-f--f---f-----------|
RH:4|--------------a-----------|
LH:4|----c---c-----------------|
LH:3|A-----------a---a---a---a-|
LH:3|g---A---A---f---f---f---f-|
LH:2|--A---A---f---f---f---f---|

RH:6|d-d-d-d-d-cf----c-c-c-c-c-|
LH:3|A---------------f---------|
LH:3|----------------a---------|
LH:3|f---------------c---------|
LH:2|----A---A---A-------f---f-|

RH:6|-f----------------c-------|
RH:5|A-----A-A-A-A-A-a---A-a---|
LH:3|------g-----------------a-|
LH:3|------A-------------------|
LH:3|------d-----------------f-|
LH:2|--f-------g---g---g---f---|

RH:6|--------c-----------------|
RH:5|A---b-------g-g-g-g-g-g-a-|
LH:3|--a---a---a-a-------------|
LH:3|--f---f---f-C-------------|
LH:2|g---G---a-------a---a---a-|

RH:6|-----------cdDf---f-f-f-f-|
RH:6|-----------C-e------------|
RH:5|-------g-A----------------|
RH:5|g-f---fFGab---------------|
LH:3|--a---------------A-------|
LH:3|--d---------------g-------|
LH:2|------d---d---d-------A---|

RH:6|e-d-c---------------------|
RH:5|------------g-------------|
RH:5|------------e---e---------|
RH:5|------a-g---c---c---c-c-c-|
RH:4|--------------------g-----|
RH:4|------------g---e---c-----|
RH:4|----------------g---e-----|
LH:4|--------c---------------c-|
LH:3|--------g---c---c---c---f-|
LH:2|A---A---------------------|

RH:5|c-c-c-c-------c-c-c-c-c---|
RH:4|--------A-a-A-----------Aa|
LH:4|--------------d-----------|
LH:3|--------------F-----------|
LH:2|--f---f---f-------F---F---|

RH:5|----d-d-d-d-d-c-----d-d-d-|
RH:4|---------------A----------|
LH:4|----d---------------d---d-|
LH:3|----g---------------g---a-|
LH:2|F-------g---g---g---------|

RH:5|d-d-c-----c-c-c-c-c-------|
RH:4|-----A--------------Aa----|
LH:4|--d-------c---------------|
LH:3|--A-----g-f---------------|
LH:2|------g-------f---f---f---|

RH:5|c-c-c-c-c-------d-d-d-d-dc|
RH:4|---------A-a--------------|
LH:4|d---------------d---------|
LH:3|F---------------g---------|
LH:2|----F---F---F-------g---g-|

RH:5|------d-d-d-d-dc------d-d-|
RH:4|-A---------------A----f-f-|
RH:4|----------------------A-A-|
LH:4|------------------d-------|
LH:4|------d---d---d---c-------|
LH:3|------------------------A-|
LH:3|------g---a---A---------f-|
LH:2|--g-------------------A---|

RH:5|-------f---------------f--|
RH:5|d-d-dc-d----c-c-c-c-cc-c--|
RH:4|f-A-A--A----f-f-f-a-a--a--|
RH:4|A-----------a-a-a---------|
LH:3|--A---A---A---a---a---a---|
LH:3|--f---f---f---f---f---f---|
LH:2|A---A---A---f---f---f---f-|

RH:5|--------------c-----------|
RH:4|--g-gg--g-g-g-g-g-f---g---|
RH:4|--A-AA--A-A-A---A-a---A---|
LH:3|a---A---A---A---A---a---a-|
LH:3|f---g---g---g---g---f---f-|
LH:2|--g---g---g---g---f---g---|

RH:6|----c---------------------|
RH:6|----f---------------------|
RH:5|----a---------------------|
RH:5|c---f---------------------|
RH:4|--------------------a-----|
RH:4|a------fe-g-e-g-e-g-C-g-d-|
RH:4|--------g---g---g---e---f-|
LH:3|--a---a---g---g---g---g---|
LH:3|--f---f---e---e---e---e---|
LH:2|a---f---e---e---e---e---d-|

RH:4|--e---f------ag-g-g-g-g-g-|
RH:4|--g---a-------b-b-b-b-b-b-|
LH:3|f---f---f---f---b---b---b-|
LH:3|d---d---d---d---g---g---g-|
LH:2|--d---d---d---g---g---g---|

RH:5|----e---------------------|
RH:5|c-d-cdc-----------c-c---c-|
RH:4|g-g-e---f---F---g-c-c---c-|
RH:4|----g---------------------|
LH:3|--b---e---e---e---e---a---|
LH:3|--g---c---c---c---c---f---|
LH:2|g---c---d---D---e---f---f-|

RH:5|c-c-------c-c-c-c-c-----c-|
RH:4|c-c-Aa----c-c-c-c-c-Aa--c-|
RH:3|----Aa--------------Aa----|
LH:3|a---a---a---a---a---a---a-|
LH:3|f---f---f---F---F---F---F-|
LH:2|--f---f---F---F---F---F---|

RH:6|----------------------C-C-|
RH:6|----------------------e---|
RH:5|d-f-f-d-f-d-f-g-a-----a-a-|
RH:4|d-f-f-d-f-d-f-g-a---------|
LH:4|------------------e---e---|
LH:4|--d---------------C---C---|
LH:3|------A---A---A-----------|
LH:3|--A---f---f---f-----------|
LH:2|A---A---A---A---a---a---a-|

RH:6|C-C---------------------c-|
RH:6|e-------------------------|
RH:5|a-a-a-g-f-d-f-g-ff--g-a-c-|
RH:4|----a-g-f-d-f-g-ff--g-a---|
LH:4|e---e---------------------|
LH:4|C---C---------------------|
LH:3|------------------------f-|
LH:3|a---a---d---d---d---d---c-|
LH:2|--a-----A---A---b---b-c---|
LH:1|------A---A---b---b-------|

RH:6|c---d-cc------------------|
RH:5|c-a-d-cc--a-a-f-f-a-a-ff-f|
RH:4|--a-------a-a-f-f-a-a-ff-f|
LH:4|----------------------c---|
LH:3|--f---F---F---A---A-------|
LH:3|--c---d---d---g---g---A---|
LH:2|c---d---d---g---g---A---A-|

RH:7|--------------c-----------|
RH:7|--------------f-----------|
RH:6|----------c---f---d-d-d-d-|
RH:6|----------f---a-----------|
RH:5|------f---a---------------|
RH:5|--f---c---f---------------|
RH:4|--f---f-------------------|
RH:4|------a-------------------|
LH:4|c-------------------------|
LH:3|----a---a---a---a-A-------|
LH:3|A---f---f---f---f-f-------|
LH:2|--f---f---f---f-------A---|

RH:6|d-cf----c-c-c-c-c--f------|
RH:5|------------------A-----A-|
LH:3|--------f---------------g-|
LH:3|--------a---------------A-|
LH:3|--------c---------------d-|
LH:2|A---A-------f---f---f-----|

RH:6|-----------c--------------|
RH:5|------------------GFedc---|
RH:5|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-a---agfDC---|
RH:4|-----------------------bag|
RH:4|-----------------------AGF|
LH:3|----------------a---a---a-|
LH:3|----------------f---f---f-|
LH:2|--g---g---g---f---g---G---|

RH:4|----g-g-g----------------a|
RH:4|f---C-C-C-g-g-g-gag-f---fg|
RH:4|----e-e-e---------------FG|
LH:3|--a-a---------------a-----|
LH:3|--f-C---------------d-----|
LH:2|a-------a---a---a-------d-|

RH:6|----cCe---ffgffgf-e-d-c---|
RH:6|-----df---g-fg-f----------|
RH:6|-----D--------------------|
RH:5|-DFa----------------------|
RH:5|-dfGb---------------------|
RH:5|cCegA-------------------a-|
RH:4|A-------------------------|
RH:4|b-------------------------|
LH:3|----------A---------------|
LH:3|----------g---------------|
LH:2|--d---d-------A---A---A---|

RH:7|------------c-------------|
RH:6|-----c-cegeg--------------|
RH:5|g-ceg-g---------c-c-c-c-c-|
LH:4|c---------------c---------|
LH:3|g---c---c---c---f---------|
LH:2|--------------------f---f-|

RH:5|------c-c-c-d-c-------d-d-|
RH:4|Aa-------------A-a--------|
LH:4|------d---------------d---|
LH:3|------F---------------g---|
LH:2|--f-------F---F---F-------|

RH:5|d-d-d-c-----d-d-d-d-d-c---|
RH:4|-------A---------------A--|
LH:4|------------d---d---d-----|
LH:3|------------g---a---A-----|
LH:2|g---g---g---------------g-|

RH:5|c-c---c-c-c-------c-c-c-c-|
RH:4|------------Aa------------|
LH:4|--c---------------d-------|
LH:3|g-f---------------F-------|
LH:2|------f---f---f-------F---|

RH:5|c-----c-d-f-f-d-f-d-f-g-a-|
RH:4|--Aa----------------------|
LH:4|--------d---------------C-|
LH:3|------------------------a-|
LH:3|--------g---------------e-|
LH:2|F---F-------g---g---g-----|

RH:6|-----Ca-------------------|
RH:6|-----e--------------------|
RH:5|---e----------------------|
RH:5|---Ca---------------------|
RH:4|-Ca-----------------------|
RH:4|-e------------------------|
RH:3|a-------------------------|

RH:5|----------------------c-c-|
RH:4|--a-g-f-d-f-g-f-f-g-a-----|
LH:4|--------------------c---c-|
LH:3|----A---A---b---b---a---a-|
LH:3|----f---f---g---g---c---c-|
LH:2|----A---A---b---b---------|

RH:5|--d-c-c-------------------|
RH:4|a-------a-g-f-d-f-g-f-f-g-|
LH:4|--d---d-------------------|
LH:3|--a---a---A---A---b---b---|
LH:3|--d---d---f---f---g---g---|
LH:2|----------A---A---b---b---|

RH:5|--c-c---d-c-c-------------|
RH:4|a-----a-------a-g-f-d-f-g-|
LH:4|c---c---d---d-------------|
LH:3|a---a---a---a---A---A---b-|
LH:3|c---c---d---d---f---f---g-|
LH:2|----------------A---A---b-|

RH:5|--------c-c---d-c-c-------|
RH:4|f-f-g-a-----a-------a-g-f-|
LH:4|------c---c---d---d-------|
LH:3|--b---a---a---a---a---A---|
LH:3|--g---c---c---d---d---f---|
LH:2|--b-------------------A---|

RH:5|--------------c-c---d-c-c-|
RH:4|d-f-g-f-f-g-a-----a-------|
LH:4|------------c---c---d---d-|
LH:3|A---b---b---a---a---a---a-|
LH:3|f---g---g---c---c---d---d-|
LH:2|A---b---b-----------------|

RH:6|--------------------c-c---|
RH:5|a-g-f-d-f-g-f-f-g-a-c-c-a-|
RH:4|a-g-f-d-f-g-f-f-g-a-----a-|
LH:4|------------------c---c---|
LH:3|--A---A---b---b---a---a---|
LH:3|--f---f---g---g---c---c---|
LH:2|--A---A---b---b-----------|

RH:6|d-c-c---------------------|
RH:5|d-c-c-a-g-f-d-f-g-f-f-g-a-|
RH:4|------a-g-f-d-f-g-f-f-g-a-|
LH:4|d---d-------------------c-|
LH:3|a---a---A---A---b---b---a-|
LH:3|d---d---f---f---g---g---c-|
LH:2|--------A---A---b---b-----|

RH:6|c-c---d-c-c---------------|
RH:5|c-c-a-d-c-c-a-a---f---f---|
RH:4|----a-------a-a---f---f---|
LH:4|--c---d---d---------------|
LH:3|--a---a---a---g---g---g---|
LH:3|--c---d---d---d---d---d---|
LH:2|--------------g---g---g---|

RH:6|--------------------c-----|
RH:6|--------------------f-----|
RH:5|--------------------a-----|
RH:5|a---a---f---f---f---f-----|
RH:4|a---a---f---f---f---------|
LH:4|----c---c---c---c---------|
LH:3|g---g---g---g---g---------|
LH:3|d---c---c---c---c---f-----|
LH:2|g-------------------f-----|
LH:1|------------------------f-|
World's Smallest Violin by AJR Piano / Keyboard Easy Letter Notes for Beginners
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing World's Smallest Violin by AJR on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!

As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

how to read and play the letter notes
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

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  1. [Verse 1]
    My grandpa fought in World War II
    He was such a noble dude
    I can't even finish school
    Missed my mom and left too soon

    His dad was a fireman
    Who fought fires so violent
    I think I bored my therapist
    While playing him my violin

    [Pre-Chorus]
    (Oh my God) That's so insane
    (Oh my God) That's such a shame
    Next to them, my shit don't feel so grand
    But I can't help myself from feeling bad
    I kinda feel like two things can be sad

    [Chorus]
    The world's smallest violin
    Really needs an audience
    So if I do not find somebody soon (That's right, that's right)
    I'll blow up into smithereens
    And spew my tiny symphony
    Just let me play my violin for you, you, you, you

    [Instrumental Break]

    [Verse 2]
    My grandpa fought in World War II
    He was such a noble dude
    Man, I feel like such a fool
    I got so much left to prove
    All my friends have vaping friends
    They're so good at making friеnds
    I'm so scared of caving in
    Is that entertaining yеt?

    [Pre-Chorus]
    (Oh my God) That's so insane
    (Oh my God) That's such a shame
    Next to them, my shit don't feel so grand
    But I can't help myself from feeling bad
    I kinda feel like two things can be sad

    [Chorus]
    The world's smallest violin
    Really needs an audience
    So if I do not find somebody soon (That's right, that's right)
    I'll blow up into smithereens
    And spew my tiny symphony
    Just let me play my violin for you, you, you, you

    [Instrumental Break]

    [Verse 3]
    Somewhere in the universe
    Somewhere someone's got it worse
    Wish that made it easier
    Wish I didn't feel the hurt
    The world's smallest violin
    Really needs an audience
    So if I do not find somebody soon
    I'll blow up into smithereens
    And spew my tiny symphony
    All up and down a city street
    While tryna put my mind at ease
    Like finishing this melody
    This feels like a necessity
    So this could be the death of me
    Or maybe just a better me
    Now come in with the timpanis
    And take a shot of Hennessy
    I know I'm not there mentally
    But you could be the remedy
    So let me play my violin for you

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