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Something To Talk About: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bonnie Raitt
- A major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- I–V–I–V loop
- Medium
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Something To Talk About written out as piano music: the I – V – I – V loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Something To Talk About chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | E | V | E G# B |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | E | V | E G# B |
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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the A – E – A – E 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 To Talk About
Does the sheet music for Something To Talk About 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 To Talk About?
The loop is A – E – A – E (I – V – I – V) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Something To Talk About in?
A major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Something To Talk About?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Something To Talk About easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.