Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Someone (from Martin Guerre) on piano
- Db major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Someone (from Martin Guerre) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Bbm – Ebm – Cdim
How it goes
Someone (from Martin Guerre) sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb; Cdim is C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIBbmviEbmiiCdimvii°- DbDb · F · Ab
- BbmBb · Db · F
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- CdimC · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Running-late chords
How it goes
Misses beat 1, then hurries in with busy chords around the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 BPM
How it goes
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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Ab7 – Db
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbAb7Db- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
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Questions about Someone (from Martin Guerre)
What chords are in Someone (from Martin Guerre)?
The loop is Db – Bbm – Ebm – Cdim (I – vi – ii – viio) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ab7 – Db.
What key is Someone (from Martin Guerre) in?
Db major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Someone (from Martin Guerre)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Someone (from Martin Guerre) 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.