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Somewhere In My Car: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Keith Urban
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 118 BPM
- vi–V–IV–I loop
- 2013
- Medium
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Somewhere In My Car written out as piano music: the vi – V – IV – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pop stabs.
Somewhere In My Car chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bb | I | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Gm – F – Eb – 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 Somewhere In My Car
Does the sheet music for Somewhere In My Car 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 Somewhere In My Car?
The loop is Gm – F – Eb – Bb (vi – V – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Somewhere In My Car in?
Bb major, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Somewhere In My Car?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somewhere In My Car 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.