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Somebody To Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Queen
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 100 BPM
- 1976
- Medium
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Somebody To Love written out as piano music: the I – V – I7 – IV – vi7 – iii7 – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand cradle chords.
Somebody To Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 1 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Ab7 | I7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 2 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 3 | Fm7 | vi7 | F Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Cm7 | iii7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and cradle chords in the right, over the Ab – Eb – Ab7 – Db – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ab 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Somebody To Love
Does the sheet music for Somebody To Love 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 Somebody To Love?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Ab7 – Db – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ab (I – V – I7 – IV – vi7 – iii7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Fm – Ab.
What key is Somebody To Love in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Somebody To Love?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somebody To Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Somebody To Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.