Someday Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Someday in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Dm – Dm – Cm – Gm
Someday sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmvDmvCmivGmi
- DmD · F · A
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
14 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
Knock-knock footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Someday?

The loop is Dm – Dm – Cm – Gm (v – iv – i – v) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Someday in?

G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Someday?

Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Someday 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Someday?

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