Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Somewhere There's A Someone on piano
By Dean Martin
- G major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
Learn Somewhere There's A Someone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – G – B7 – Em
Somewhere There's A Someone sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIB7III7Emvi- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Doorbell ding-dong
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 472 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
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: G – C – G
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG- CC · E · G
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Questions about Somewhere There's A Someone
What chords are in Somewhere There's A Someone?
The loop is D7 – G – B7 – Em (V7 – I – III7 – vi) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is Somewhere There's A Someone in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Somewhere There's A Someone?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somewhere There's A Someone 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.