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Someday: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By John Mellencamp

  • G minor
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Knock-knock footstepsRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Someday without reading music. The left hand plays knock-knock footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

The catchy part of Someday in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RG4 Bb3+D4 Bb3+D4 D5
LG2 G2 A2 Bb2 C3
Bar 2
Dm
RC5 D5 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD3 C3 D3 F3 D3 C#3
Bar 3
Cm
REb4+G4 C5 C5 Eb4+G4+C5 C4+Eb4+G4 Bb4
LC3 C3 D3 C3 Bb2 A2
Bar 4
Gm
RBb3+D4+G4
LG2 F2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2

Someday accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Dm – Cm – Gm loop with knock-knock footsteps in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 2
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 3
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 4
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 5
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 6
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 7
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 8
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Someday

What are the letter notes for the Someday piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Dm – Dm – Cm – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.