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Break in’ my back just to know your name.
Sev en teen tracks and I’ve had it with this game.
I’m (B5)break in’ my back just to know your name.
But heav en ain’t close in a place like this.
An y thing goes but don’t blink you might miss.
’Cause (B5)heav en ain’t close in a place like this.
I said a heav en ain’t close in a place like this.
Bring it back down.
(Asus4)Bring it back down to night,
hoo, hoo.
(G5)Nev er thought I’d let a ru mor ru in my moon light.
(CN.C.)Well, some bod y told me you had a boy friend who looks like a girl friend that I had in Feb ru ar y of last year.
It’s not con fi den tial.
I’ve got po ten tial.
Read y, let’s roll on to some thing new.
Tak in’ its toll then I’m ing with out you.
’Cause (B5)heav en ain’t close in a place like this.
I said a heav en ain’t close in a place like this.
Bring it back down.
(Asus4)Bring it back down to night,
hoo, hoo.
(G5)Nev er thought I’d let a ru mor ru in my moon light.
(CN.C.)Well, some bod y told me you had a boy friend who looks like a girl friend that I had in Feb ru ar y of last year.
It’s not con fi den tial.
I’ve got po ten tial.
tial a rush ing, a rush (F#5)ing a round.
(CN.C.)Pace your self for me.
I said may be, ba by, please.
But I just don’t know now.
May be, ba by, when all I wan na do is try.
Well, some bod y told me you had a boy friend who looks like a girl friend that I had in Feb ru ar y of last year.
It’s not con fi den tial.
I’ve got po ten tial a rush ing, a rush (F#5)ing a round.
Now some bod y told me you had a boy friend who looks like a girl friend that I had in Feb ru ar y of last year.
It’s not con fi den tial.
I’ve got po ten tial a rush ing, a rush (F#5)ing a round.
Now some bod y told (F#5)ing a round.
Somebody Told Me — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of B. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 135 BPM.
This arrangement is a fantastic workout for keeping your left hand locked into a steady pedal bass while your right hand navigates a pretty wide chord vocabulary — you've got power chords, sus2 and sus4 voicings, and standard triads all mixed together, so shape-switching speed matters here.
At 135 BPM the transitions between Bm, Gsus2, and Asus4 can sneak up on you; start at around 90 BPM hands-separate, letting your right hand memorize those sus chord shapes until they feel automatic, then layer your left hand's pedal pattern underneath.
The trickiest stumbling point is usually the jump from Epow up to Bpow — isolate that two-bar passage and loop it until the distance feels natural in your hand.
Once you bring it up to tempo, lean into the rhythmic drive rather than chasing every note perfectly.
This is the song that'll make quick chord-shape changes at tempo feel second nature.
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About “Somebody Told Me”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Somebody Told Me"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature B. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers played in?
- Somebody Told Me is arranged in the key of B on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Somebody Told Me"?
- The arrangement plays at 135 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Somebody Told Me" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "Somebody Told Me"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Somebody Told Me"?
- "Somebody Told Me" was originally performed by The Killers. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Somebody Told Me"?
- This arrangement uses 12 chords: Apow, Asus4, Bm, Bpow, C, Em, Epow, Esus2, +4 more.
- What other songs by The Killers can I play here?
- Try "WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG", "Human", "MR. BRIGHTSIDE". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Somebody Told Me" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature B, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 135 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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