Mad World was written by Roland Orzabal, written by Roland Orzabal and first recorded by Tears for Fears in 1982 as a single from their debut album The Hurting. Mad World is a new wave song featuring lead vocals by Curt Smith that became Tears for Fears’ first major hit. The single reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and later gained renewed worldwide prominence through the slower 2001 cover by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film Donnie Darko.
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Explore 3 Guitar arrangements of Mad World, ranging from Very easy to Intermediate. 3 include fingering annotations.
Explore the Singer arrangement of Mad World at Easy level. Orchestral arrangements include a high-quality recording of the Orchestra or the Band to play along with. Includes the written arrangement at your level plus TomImprov mode, to improvise over the backing track.
Explore 2 Ukulele arrangements of Mad World, ranging from Easy to Intermediate.
You can play Mad World Sheet music on 3 instruments, including Guitar, Singer, Ukulele.
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