Piano Chords: Adele – Someone Like You

You don’t have to be a professional pianist to play the piano chords for the song Someone Like You. And yet it is one of Adele’s most successful songs. In that sense, Someone Like You is on the list of famous ‘4-chord hits’: Songs that express maximum emotion with just a few chords.

Someone Like You, written by Adele Adkins and Dan Wilson, was released on the 2011 album ’21’, which also featured the British soul singer’s other super hit, Rolling In The Deep. Someone Like You is a classic ballad, thus calling on pianists to provide the most crucial instrumental accompaniment. But if you want to accompany vocals well, good preparation is essential.

Someone Like You – Piano Chords

There are a few more chords to learn, but the song follows a classic 4-chord pattern with clever variations. Here you will find the piano chords as well as tips regarding sheet music, lead sheets, lyrics, and downloads. Further, you can learn and play the chords here on the virtual piano. With the piano chords already preset, all you need to do is click the “Play” button.

→ Click here to download the lead sheet

Someone Like You: Verse

When playing the verse of Someone Like You, it is important to play the piano chords evenly: Not too loud, a little solemn, but also with power. The four chords are A major, C# minor, F# minor, and D major.

The piano chords are played in three voices, with the bass playing the notes A, G#, F#, and D in descending order.

A major

C# minor over G#

F# minor

D major

Someone Like You – Pre-Chorus

The pre-chorus is the part between the verse and the chorus. Here the chorus is preceded by three chords: E major, F# minor, D major.

E major

F# minor

D major

Someone Like You – Chorus

This is where the song really takes off, with the chorus varying the 4-chord pattern from the verse: The chords – now a semitone higher – produce a more vibrant sound. However, the chord changes are twice as fast as in the verse.

A major

E major over G#

F# minor

D major

Playing Piano Chords as Arpeggios

Playing piano chords as arpeggios may be a challenge for beginners. This refers to playing the piano chords that accompany the song as a continuous series of individual notes in succession. It takes some practice and persistence to master this technique.

The key points to remember when playing piano accompaniment:

• Play the sequence of notes at a steady tempo
• Play with feeling and expression, not mechanically

For Good Timing: Practice with a Metronome!

Once you have the chords down, practice with a metronome to help you focus on timing.
Tip: Setting the metronome to double speed (120-130 bpm) makes it easier to practice in rhythm.

The sustain pedal is intended to sustain and connect notes. When playing with the sustain pedal, make sure that chord changes are properly separated, i.e., that you don’t hold the sustain pedal too long during the chord change. Depress the pedal again on each chord.

Basic Chord Accompaniment for Beginners

If playing the arpeggio accompaniment is too difficult for you, try playing the chords on beats 1-2-3-4 to add some rhythm to the accompaniment. Or you can just play the intro in arpeggio style and then accompany the vocals with chords on 1-2-3-4. Just try whatever works and sounds good to you.

Lessons, Sheet Music, Lyrics, Downloads

Someone Like You is certainly one of Adele’s most successful songs. No wonder there is so much material online to help you learn this song on the piano.

Our “PIANOO Chords” lead sheet and videos will get you started. However, it might be a little too difficult if you are a total beginner. In the following sections, you will find more tips on how to play this song on your own.

Music2me Online Tutorial

This piano tutorial from the online piano school music2me.com will teach you step-by-step how to play Someone Like You by Adele on the piano. It also explains how to master the arpeggio accompaniment. Follow the piano teacher’s hands, practice using the piano roll display, or learn traditionally by studying sheet music.

Music Books, Songbooks, Sheet Music

The exceptional British singer has released numerous chart hits, resulting in a correspondingly large number of Adele songbooks.

If you’re an Adele fan, a songbook like ‘Adele – The Complete Collection’ is definitely worth buying. It includes albums 19, 21, 25, and 30, which are also available as separate editions. All come with piano sheet music, piano chords and lyrics.

Someone Like You is included in the sheet music book “Adele 21”, published by Wise Publications (ISBN 9781780380216). While these songbooks provide you with high-quality sheet music, they may be a bit difficult for beginners. However, you can always help yourself with online tutorial videos like the one above from Music2me – and there is even more to discover.

Stream Sheet Music and Tutorials at Oktav

The sheet music streaming service Oktav offers not only well-prepared sheet music for piano accompaniment, melody, and lyrics but also video content to help you learn Someone Like You. Oktav offers high-quality sheet music for streaming or download for 3.90 Euros.

Price: 3.90 Euros
Download: Piano Accompaniment + Melody + Lyrics

Someone Like You – Learn Piano Chords with Tomplay

Also available for a fee and well prepared for different levels of difficulty. Tomplay also includes the lyrics in addition to piano and melody notation. Of course, you can also use the notation for both voice and piano accompaniment for four-handed playing.

If you want to play the song solo on piano, you will find a piano arrangement of medium difficulty. It also inspires you to improvise with melody and chords.

Price: Buying the sheet music as a PDF costs about 6 Euros, but the content is free for Tomplay Premium subscribers.
Links: Piano Arrangement + Lyrics, Piano Accompaniment + Melody + Lyrics, Piano Solo for Beginners

Someone Like You – Piano Chords and Sheet Music by Musescore

If you are looking for piano chords for as many different versions of Someone Like You as possible, you should definitely take a look at what MuseScore has to offer. After all, the MuseScore community has been extremely busy with this song.

Whether you’re looking for a piano accompaniment or a piano solo, you’ll find a wide variety of choices, most of which are available only to subscribers or for a fee. The intermediate version is available as a free download, as is the entry-level one. However, the latter is quite a challenge for beginners.

Price: Free during the trial period
Link: Piano Accompaniment & Melody

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