Someone Like You (Adele) - BMC Song Tutorial Worksheet

This worksheet of Someone Like You by Adele is designed to help you understand the musical building blocks that underpin this song:

• Parent Scale - The set of notes that forms the melody and harmony.
• Chord Progression - The sequence of chords used throughout the song.
• Song Structure - How the sections of the song are organised and developed.
• Melodic Hooks - Starting notes for the key melodic ideas that define the song.
• Suggested Chord Voicings - Inversions and shapes that create the character and colour of the piano chords.

The goal is not simply to copy the song, but to understand how it works - so you can create, improvise, and express the music in your own way.

Watch the Song Tutorial here

To develop these musical building blocks in greater depth, explore Master Contemporary Piano - a practical guide to understanding chords, scales, inversions, progressions, and the creative tools used to improvise, arrange, and express music with confidence.