Something There Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Something There in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A7 – D – A7 – D – D7
Something There sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7V7DIA7V7DID7I7
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- D7D · F# · A · C
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 120 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in Something There?

The loop is A7 – D – A7 – D – D7 (V7 – I – V7 – I – I7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Something There in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Something There?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Something There easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Something There?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.