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Somewhere: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 68 BPM
- 1957
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Somewhere without reading music. The left hand plays big sweep (wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8) and the right hand heartbeat chords.
The main tune of Somewhere in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Somewhere accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb7 – Ab – Bb – Bb7 – Gm – Cm – Ab – Db loop with big sweep in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Somewhere
What are the letter notes for the Somewhere piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Eb7 – Ab – Bb – Bb7 – Gm – Cm – Ab – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Somewhere?
The loop is Eb7 – Ab – Bb – Bb7 – Gm – Cm – Ab – Db (I7 – IV – V – V7 – iii – vi – IV – bVII) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Somewhere in?
Eb major, at about 68 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Somewhere?
Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somewhere easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Somewhere?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.