How to play Here Comes My Girl on piano

Learn Here Comes My Girl in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: A – B – A – B
How it goes
Here Comes My Girl sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIVBVAIVBV
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
96 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Sleepy heartbeat
How it goes
One long note, then a soft double tap in the second half. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 314 songs of the library.
Sleepy heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Dreamy flicker
How it goes
Two notes flicker with a soft, dreamy, slightly bluesy colour. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Dreamy flickerTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 103 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Here Comes My Girl?

The loop is A – B – A – B (IV – V – IV – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Here Comes My Girl in?

E major, at about 103 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Here Comes My Girl?

Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Here Comes My Girl easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.