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Somewhere In My Memory: piano accompaniment sheet music

By John Williams

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 85 BPM
  • 1990
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Somewhere In My Memory written out as piano music: the I – bVII7 – I – bVII7 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

Somewhere In My Memory chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2C7bVII7C E G Bb
3DID F# A
4C7bVII7C E G Bb

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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the D – C7 – D – C7 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 Memory

Does the sheet music for Somewhere In My Memory 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 Memory?

The loop is D – C7 – D – C7 (I – bVII7 – I – bVII7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Somewhere In My Memory in?

D major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Somewhere In My Memory?

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 Somewhere In My Memory 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.