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There’s Something About That Name: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by William J. Gaither
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- I–iii–vi–I loop
- 1993
- Medium
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There’s Something About That Name written out as piano music: the I – iii – vi – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swan glide (broken chord 1-3-5-3-5-3 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.
There’s Something About That Name chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Gm | iii | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb 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: swan glide (broken chord 1-3-5-3-5-3 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the Eb – Gm – Cm – Eb 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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The same I–iii–vi–I loop
The same left hand: Swan glide
Questions about There’s Something About That Name
Does the sheet music for There’s Something About That Name 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 There’s Something About That Name?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Cm – Eb (I – iii – vi – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is There’s Something About That Name in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in There’s Something About That Name?
Swan glide: broken chord 1-3-5-3-5-3 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There’s Something About That Name 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.