Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Don’t Need No Doctor on piano
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- E major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Don’t Need No Doctor in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – G – A – G
I Don’t Need No Doctor sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIGbIIIAIVGbIII- EE · G# · B
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
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: Shy chords
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 BPM
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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about I Don’t Need No Doctor
What chords are in I Don’t Need No Doctor?
The loop is E – G – A – G (I5 – bIII5 – IV5 – bIII5) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is I Don’t Need No Doctor in?
E major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Don’t Need No Doctor?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Don’t Need No Doctor 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.