Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I Saw Her Standing There on piano
By The Beatles
- E major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- Medium
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Learn I Saw Her Standing There in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E7 – B7 – E – E7
How it goes
I Saw Her Standing There sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7I7B7V7EIE7I7- E7E · G# · B · D
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Shy chords
How it goes
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 140 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: 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- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about I Saw Her Standing There
What chords are in I Saw Her Standing There?
The loop is E7 – B7 – E – E7 (I7 – V7 – I – I7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is I Saw Her Standing There in?
E major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Saw Her Standing There?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Saw Her Standing There 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.