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To Love Somebody: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb
- A major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–ii–IV–I loop
- 1967
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
To Love Somebody written out as piano music: the I – ii – IV – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand late-knock chords.
To Love Somebody chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 3 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 4 | A | I | A C# E |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the A – Bm – D – A 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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Questions about To Love Somebody
Does the sheet music for To Love Somebody 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 To Love Somebody?
The loop is A – Bm – D – A (I – ii – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.
What key is To Love Somebody in?
A major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in To Love Somebody?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is To Love Somebody 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.