Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Somewhere In Your Silent Night on piano
Written by Matthew West, Bernie Herms & others
- E major
- 4/4
- 63 BPM
- I–V–vi–IV loop
- 2017
- Medium
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Learn Somewhere In Your Silent Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – B – C#m – A
How it goes
Somewhere In Your Silent Night sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#; C#m is C#, E and G#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIBVC#mviAIV- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Galloping heartbeat
How it goes
Ta-DUM, ta-DUM: quick pickups into beats 2 and 4, like hooves. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 115 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 63 BPM
How it goes
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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
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Questions about Somewhere In Your Silent Night
What chords are in Somewhere In Your Silent Night?
The loop is E – B – C#m – A (I – V – vi – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Somewhere In Your Silent Night in?
E major, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Somewhere In Your Silent Night?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somewhere In Your Silent Night 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.