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Someday: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Nichole Nordeman

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 92 BPM
  • 2005
  • Easy
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Left hand Knock-knock footstepsRight hand Wake-and-run chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 wake-and-run chords.

The intro 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
Ab → Eb
REb3+Ab3+C4 G3+Bb3
LAb1 Ab2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
Fm → Db
RAb3+C4 C4 F3+Ab3+Db4 F3+Ab3+Db4 C4 Eb3+Ab3+C4
LF2 F3 Db2 Db3
Bar 3
Ab → Eb
RDb4 C4 G3+Bb3 G3+Bb3
LAb1 Ab2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 4
Fm → Db
RAb3+C4 C4 F3+Ab3+Db4 F3+Ab3+Db4 Db4 Eb3+Ab3+C4
LF2 F3 Db2 Db3

Someday accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Eb – Fm – Db – Ab – Eb – Fm – Db loop with knock-knock footsteps in the left hand and wake-and-run chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab → Eb
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
Fm → Db
RAb4+C5+F5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LF2 F3 Db3 Db4
Bar 3
Ab → Eb
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 4
Fm → Db
RAb4+C5+F5 Db4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5
LF2 F3 Db3 Db4
Bar 5
Ab → Eb
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 6
Fm → Db
RAb4+C5+F5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LF2 F3 Db3 Db4
Bar 7
Ab → Eb
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 8
Fm → Db
RAb4+C5+F5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LF2 F3 Db3 Db4

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 Ab – Eb – Fm – Db – Ab – Eb – Fm – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Someday?

The loop is Ab – Eb – Fm – Db – Ab – Eb – Fm – Db (I – V – vi – IV – I – V – vi – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Someday in?

Ab major, at about 92 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 8 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 intro 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.