Other arrangements of Somewhere Down The Road
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We had the right love at the wrong time.
It (Dm7)Guess I al ways knew in side
I would n’t have you for a long (C)time.
Those (Fmaj7)dreams of (F6)yours
are shin in’ on (C)dis tant shores,
(Am7)and if they’re (Dm7)call in’ you a way (C)I have no (F)right to make you (F)stay.
But (C)some where down the road
our (F)roads are gon na cross a gain.
It (Dm7)does n’t real ly mat ter when, but (C)some where down the road
I (F)know that heart of (C)yours will (F)come to (Dm7)see
that (Dm7)you (Cmaj7)be (Dm7)long
to me.
Some times good byes are not for ev er.
It (Dm7)does n’t mat ter if you’re gone,
I still be lieve in us to geth (C)er.
I (Fmaj7)un der (F6)stand
are more than you (C)think I can.
(Am7)You have to (Dm7)go out on your own (C)so you can (F)find your way back (F)home.
And (C)some where down the road
our (F)roads are gon na cross a gain.
It (Dm7)does n’t real ly mat ter when, but (C)some where down the road
I (F)know that heart of (C)yours will (F)come to (Dm7)see
that (Dm7)you (Cmaj7)be (Dm7)long
to me.
me.
(Ab)Let (Bb)ting (C)go
is (Dm7)just an oth er way to say I’ll (Fm7)al (Bb)ways (Dm7)love you (Dm7)so.
We had the right love at the wrong time.
(Em7)May be we’ve on ly just be gun,
may be the (F)best is yet to come,
’cause (C)some where down the road
our (F)roads are gon na cross a gain.
It (Dm7)does n’t real ly mat ter when, but (C)some where down the road
I (F)know that heart of (C)yours will come to (Dm7)see
that (Dm7)you (Cmaj7)be (Dm7)long
(Dm7)with (C)me.
Somewhere Down The Road — Visual Piano Sheet Music
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"Somewhere Down The Road" in visual bar notation — see every note as a colored bar on the staff. Easier to read than traditional sheet music. Scrolls automatically as you play. Key of C, 65 BPM.
This arrangement is a beautiful workout for your left hand's Alberti bass pattern — at 65 BPM you have room to breathe, but you need that broken-chord motion to stay perfectly even and unhurried, so practice the left hand alone first until it feels automatic.
Your right hand mostly handles smooth melodic lines over seventh chords like Cmaj7, Em7, Dm7, and Am7, which sit naturally under the fingers, but watch out when the harmony borrows from outside the key — the shifts into Fm6, Fm7, Ab, and Bb introduce unexpected flats that can trip you up mid-phrase.
Isolate those bars and loop them slowly until the new hand shapes feel familiar.
Use sustain pedal generously but change it cleanly with each chord; muddy pedaling will wreck the melancholic mood this ballad depends on.
Once those borrowed chords stop surprising you, you'll have a real foundation for hearing and playing chromatic harmony in pop ballads — that skill transfers to dozens of songs.
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About “Somewhere Down The Road”
- Why does "Somewhere Down The Road" show as colored bars instead of notation?
- Bar Notation replaces traditional noteheads with colored horizontal bars on a simplified staff — each bar's vertical position is the pitch and its length is the duration. Much easier to read than classic sheet music while still showing the full arrangement of "Somewhere Down The Road".
- What key is "Somewhere Down The Road" by Barry Manilow played in?
- Somewhere Down The Road is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- The arrangement plays at 65 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Somewhere Down The Road" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- "Somewhere Down The Road" was originally performed by Barry Manilow. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- This arrangement uses 14 chords: Ab, Am7, Bb, C, C7, Cmaj7, Dm7, Em7, +6 more.
- What other songs by Barry Manilow can I play here?
- Try "THIS CAN'T BE REAL", "CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU", "JUMP SHOUT BOOGIE". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this real sheet music for "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- It's a simplified visual notation using colored bars instead of traditional notes. Each bar's vertical position shows the pitch and its length shows duration — much easier to read for beginners while still showing the complete arrangement of "Somewhere Down The Road".
- Can I see all the notes in "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- Yes! The Bar Sheet shows every note in the arrangement as a colored bar. The sheet scrolls automatically during playback, or you can scroll manually to study any section. The song is in the key of C at 65 BPM.
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