Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Tell You Something on piano
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- D major
- 2/2
- 110 BPM
- V–I–IV–V loop
- Medium
Learn Tell You Something in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – D – G – A
Tell You Something sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVDIGIVAV- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Gentle rocking
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Slipping taps
A chord, a few taps on the top note, then a slip one step down. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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 – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
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Questions about Tell You Something
What chords are in Tell You Something?
The loop is A – D – G – A (V – I – IV – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Tell You Something in?
D major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Tell You Something?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tell You Something 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.