Something About You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Something About You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – Csus4 – G – Csus4
Something About You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICsus4IVsus4GICsus4IVsus4
- GG · B · D
- Csus4C · F · G
30 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hiccup heartbeat
A tiny hiccup just before beat 3, then a push on the “and”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 121 songs of the library.
Hiccup heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Offbeat skankOffbeat chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
4
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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Something About You?

The loop is G – Csus4 – G – Csus4 (I – IVsus – I – IVsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Something About You in?

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

What does the left hand play in Something About You?

Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Something About You 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.