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Be My Somebody: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Be My Somebody written out as piano music: the I – bVII – IV – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.

Be My Somebody chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2DbVIID F# A
3AIVA C# E
4EIE G# B

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) in the left hand and bouncy-ball chords in the right, over the E – D – A – E chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Be My Somebody

Does the sheet music for Be My Somebody have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Be My Somebody?

The loop is E – D – A – E (I – bVII – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on D – A – E.

What key is Be My Somebody in?

E major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Be My Somebody?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Be My Somebody easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.