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Something Human: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Matthew Bellamy

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Left hand Doorbell ding-dongRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Something Human without reading music. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) and the right hand marching chords.

Something Human accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m – E – A – D loop with doorbell ding-dong in the left hand and marching chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#3 F#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 2
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE3 E3 B2 B2
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 A3 E3 E3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD3 D3 A2 A2
Bar 5
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#3 F#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 6
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE3 E3 B2 B2
Bar 7
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 A3 E3 E3
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 D3 A2 A2

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 Something Human

What are the letter notes for the Something Human 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 F#m – E – A – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Something Human?

The loop is F#m – E – A – D (vi – V – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Something Human in?

A major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Something Human?

Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Something Human 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.

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