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I Saw Her Again: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Phillips & Dennis Doherty
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
I Saw Her Again written out as piano music: the I7 – IV – bVII – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Saw Her Again chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | G | bVII | G B D |
| 4 | A | I | A C# E |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A7 – D – G – A chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about I Saw Her Again
Does the sheet music for I Saw Her Again have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in I Saw Her Again?
The loop is A7 – D – G – A (I7 – IV – bVII – I) in A major, and the song ends on F#m – E – A.
What key is I Saw Her Again in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Saw Her Again?
Gear-shift pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Saw Her Again 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.