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Something Happened On The Way To Heaven: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- Medium
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Something Happened On The Way To Heaven written out as piano music: the bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand knock-knock chords.
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Bb | VII | Bb D F |
| 3 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Bb | VII | Bb D F |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right, over the Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
Does the sheet music for Something Happened On The Way To Heaven have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Something Happened On The Way To Heaven?
The loop is Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Something Happened On The Way To Heaven in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Something Happened On The Way To Heaven?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Something Happened On The Way To Heaven 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.