Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Somebody’s On My Mind: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Billie Holiday & Arthur Herzog Jr.
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1947
- Easy
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Somebody’s On My Mind written out as piano music: the iii – VI7 – biii – bVI7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand steady chords.
Somebody’s On My Mind 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 | Cm | iii | C Eb G |
| 2 | F7 | VI7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | Cbm | biii | Cb Ebb Gb |
| 4 | Fb7 | bVI7 | Fb Ab Cb Ebb |
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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Cm – F7 – Cbm – Fb7 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 On My Mind
Does the sheet music for Somebody’s On My Mind 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 On My Mind?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Cbm – Fb7 (iii – VI7 – biii – bVI7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Somebody’s On My Mind in?
Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Somebody’s On My Mind?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somebody’s On My Mind 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.