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Something That We Do: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Clint Black

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Something That We Do written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – ii loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bounce-back seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-1) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.

Something That We Do chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
2CIVC E G
3GIG B D
4AmiiA C E

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: bounce-back seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-1) in the left hand and bouncy-ball chords in the right, over the G – C – G – Am 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 That We Do

Does the sheet music for Something That We Do 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 That We Do?

The loop is G – C – G – Am (I – IV – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D – G.

What key is Something That We Do in?

G major, at about 96 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Something That We Do?

Bounce-back seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Something That We Do 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.