Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Something There on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
Learn Something There in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Asus4 – A7 – D – Asus4 – A7 – D
Something There sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Asus4 is A, D and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Asus4Vsus4A7V7DIAsus4Vsus4A7V7DI- Asus4A · D · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Climb-and-jump
Up the chord one note per beat, then a big jump back to the bottom. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 146 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
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
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Questions about Something There
What chords are in Something There?
The loop is Asus4 – A7 – D – Asus4 – A7 – D (Vsus4 – V7 – I – Vsus4 – V7 – I) 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?
Climb-and-jump: broken chord 1-5-8-1, 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 6 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 main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.