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All a round me are fa (Ab)mi liar fa ces (Eb)worn out pla ces, (Bb)worn out fa ces.
Bright and ear ly for their (Ab)dai ly ra ces, (Eb)go ing no where, (Bb)go ing no where.
Went Their tears are fill ing (Ab)up their glass es (Eb)no ex pres sion, (Bb)no ex pres sion.
Hide my head I wan na (Ab)drown my sor row (Eb)no to mor row, (Bb)no to mor row.
And I find it kind a (Bb)fun ny I find it kind a (Fm)sad that dreams in which I’m (Bb)dy ing are the best I’ve ev er (Fm)had.
I find it hard to (Bb)tell you, I find it hard to (Fm)take when peo ple run in (Bb)cir cles it’s a ve ry, ve ry
mad world,
mad world.
Child ren wait ing for the (Ab)day they feel good (Eb)hap py birth day, (Bb)hap py birth day
and I feel the way that (Ab)ev ’ry child should, (Eb)sit and lis ten (Bb)sit and lis ten.
Went to school and I was (Ab)ve ry ner vous (Eb)no one knew me, (Bb)no one knew me.
Hel lo teach er tell me (Ab)what’s my les son, (Eb)look right through me (Bb)look right through me.
And I find it kind a (Bb)fun ny I find it kind a (Fm)sad that dreams in which I’m (Bb)dy ing are the best I’ve ev er (Fm)had.
I find it hard to (Bb)tell you, I find it hard to (Fm)take when peo ple run in (Bb)cir cles it’s a ve ry, ve ry
mad world,
mad world.
En larg en your world,
mad world.
Mad World (From Donnie Darko) — Visual Piano Sheet Music
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"Mad World (From Donnie Darko)" in visual bar notation — see every note as a colored bar on the staff. Easier to read than traditional sheet music. Scrolls automatically as you play. Key of Ab, 88 BPM.
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- Mad World (From Donnie Darko) is arranged in the key of Ab on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
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- The arrangement plays at 88 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
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- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
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- Who composed "Mad World (From Donnie Darko)"?
- "Mad World (From Donnie Darko)" was originally performed by Gary Jules & Michael Andrews. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
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- Is this real sheet music for "Mad World (From Donnie Darko)"?
- It's a simplified visual notation using colored bars instead of traditional notes. Each bar's vertical position shows the pitch and its length shows duration — much easier to read for beginners while still showing the complete arrangement of "Mad World (From Donnie Darko)".
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- Yes! The Bar Sheet shows every note in the arrangement as a colored bar. The sheet scrolls automatically during playback, or you can scroll manually to study any section. The song is in the key of Ab at 88 BPM.
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