{"id":3131,"date":"2021-06-13T18:37:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T18:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshsheetmusic.com\/blog\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:37:11","slug":"how-to-play-someone-you-loved-sheet-music-by-lewis-capaldi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshsheetmusic.com\/blog\/how-to-play-someone-you-loved-sheet-music-by-lewis-capaldi\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play Someone You Loved Sheet Music by Lewis Capaldi"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Content” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\n

What is “Someone You Loved” about?<\/h3>\n

Why was it difficult for Lewis Capaldi to write the song?<\/h3>\n

How long did it take Lewis Capaldi to write the song?<\/h3>\n

What are the chords in the song?<\/h3>\n

What is the key of the song?<\/h3>\n

What is the riff used in the intro?<\/h3>\n

What chords are used in the bridge?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Released in 2018 by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi<\/a>, \u201cSomeone You Loved\u201d reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. It took Capaldi six months to write the song. Luckily, you do not need six months of training to learn how to play Someone You Loved sheet music<\/a>.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Learn the Chord Progression” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Someone You Loved uses the simple 1-5-6-4 (I-V-vi-IV), four-chord progression. The song is played in the key of D, so the first chord is a D. The scale of the notes goes from F# at the top to A at the bottom.<\/p>\n

If you look at the Someone You Loved sheet music<\/a>, the riff used in the opening introduction for the song is used for most of the song. However, it is played in different chords<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Practice playing the opening riff from the intro before completing the rest of the four-chord progression.<\/p>\n

The second chord is the A chord. The notes start with C# and end with -E. The third chord<\/a> is B minor, which has a scale of notes from D to F#. The fourth chord is G. The notes start with B and end with D.<\/p>\n

Repeat the four-chord progression<\/a> until you feel comfortable playing it. You could also start with a slower tempo to focus on your fingering before moving on.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Download Printable PDF Sheet Music” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_single_image image=”3133″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/freshsheetmusic.com\/lewis-capaldi-someone-you-loved-409456\/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Learn to Play the Bridge” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The bridge of the song is played<\/a> in the key of B. The chord progression<\/a> starts with E minor, followed by B minor, A, and B minor. It repeats with E minor, B minor, A, and A. Practice the bridge after learning to play the intro.<\/p>\n

With the intro and the bridge mastered, you should have no problem with the rest of the song. The four-chord progression used in the intro is repeated throughout but with a lower octave.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Someone You Loved Official Music Video” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zABLecsR5UE”][vc_custom_heading text=”Lyrics” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]I’m going under and this time I fear there’s no one to save me
\nThis all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy
\nI need somebody to heal
\nSomebody to know
\nSomebody to have
\nSomebody to hold
\nIt’s easy to say
\nBut it’s never the same
\nI guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain
\nNow the day bleeds
\nInto nightfall
\nAnd you’re not here
\nTo get me through it all
\nI let my guard down
\nAnd then you pulled the rug
\nI was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
\nI’m going under and this time I fear there’s no one to turn to
\nThis all or nothing way of loving got me sleeping without you
\nNow, I need somebody to know<\/a>
\nSomebody to heal
\nSomebody to have
\nJust to know how it feels
\nIt’s easy to say but it’s never the same
\nI guess I kinda liked the way you helped me escape
\nNow the day bleeds
\nInto nightfall
\nAnd you’re not here
\nTo get me through it all
\nI let my guard down
\nAnd then you pulled the rug
\nI was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
\nAnd I tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes
\nI fall into your arms
\nI’ll be safe in your sound ’til I come back around
\nFor now the day bleeds
\nInto nightfall
\nAnd you’re not here
\nTo get me through it all
\nI let my guard down
\nAnd then you pulled the rug
\nI was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
\nBut now the day bleeds
\nInto nightfall
\nAnd you’re not here
\nTo get me through it all
\nI let my guard down
\nAnd then you pulled the rug
\nI was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
\nI let my guard down
\nAnd then you pulled the rug
\nI was getting kinda used to being someone you loved[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n