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How to play Something Just Like This on piano
Written by Andrew Taggart, Chris Martin & others
- B minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- bVI–bVII–i–bVII loop
- 2017
- Medium
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Learn Something Just Like This in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A – Bm – A
How it goes
Something Just Like This sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVIAVIIBmiAVII- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Dawdling footsteps
How it goes
Two steps, then a lazy late note after beat 3 that catches up on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 222 songs of the library.
- 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
Both hands at 104 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
Ending: G – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Something Just Like This
What chords are in Something Just Like This?
The loop is G – A – Bm – A (bVI – bVII – i – bVII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Something Just Like This in?
B minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Something Just Like This?
Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Something Just Like This 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.