Everybody Loves Somebody Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Everybody Loves Somebody in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: F – Bb – D7 – Gm – C7
Everybody Loves Somebody sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVD7VI7GmiiC7V7
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 70 BPM
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.
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Ending: F – C7 – F
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FC7F

What chords are in Everybody Loves Somebody?

The loop is F – Bb – D7 – Gm – C7 (I – IV – VI7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Everybody Loves Somebody in?

F major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Everybody Loves Somebody?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everybody Loves Somebody easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Everybody Loves Somebody?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.