Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play His Name Is Legs on piano
Written by George Harrison
- C major
- 4/4
- 106 BPM
- 1975
- Medium
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Learn His Name Is Legs in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B7 – Gm – G – D
How it goes
His Name Is Legs sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
B7VII7GmvGVDII- B7B · D# · F# · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 106 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Questions about His Name Is Legs
What chords are in His Name Is Legs?
The loop is B7 – Gm – G – D (VII7 – v – V – II) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is His Name Is Legs in?
C major, at about 106 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in His Name Is Legs?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is His Name Is Legs 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.