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Somebody’s Heartbreak: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Andrew Dorff, Hunter Hayes & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 2011
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Somebody’s Heartbreak written out as piano music: the Isus – IV – Isus – IV loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand pumping chords.
Somebody’s Heartbreak chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bbsus4 | Isus4 | Bb Eb F |
| 2 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bbsus4 | Isus4 | Bb Eb F |
| 4 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
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: late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bbsus4 – Eb – Bbsus4 – Eb 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 Somebody’s Heartbreak
Does the sheet music for Somebody’s Heartbreak 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’s Heartbreak?
The loop is Bbsus4 – Eb – Bbsus4 – Eb (Isus – IV – Isus – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Somebody’s Heartbreak in?
Bb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Somebody’s Heartbreak?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somebody’s Heartbreak 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.