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Something In The Water: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Prince
- D minor
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Something In The Water written out as piano music: the i – bVI – iv – bVI loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
Something In The Water chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 2 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 3 | Gm | iv | G Bb D |
| 4 | Bb | VI | 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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the Dm – Bb – Gm – 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 In The Water
Does the sheet music for Something In The Water 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 In The Water?
The loop is Dm – Bb – Gm – Bb (i – bVI – iv – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Something In The Water in?
D minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Something In The Water?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Something In The Water 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.