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I Saw Her Standing There: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- E major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- Medium
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I Saw Her Standing There written out as piano music: the I7 – V7 – I – I7 loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) and the right hand shy chords.
I Saw Her Standing There chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E7 | I7 | E G# B D |
| 2 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 3 | E | I | E G# B |
| 4 | E7 | I7 | E G# B D |
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: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand and shy chords in the right, over the E7 – B7 – E – E7 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 Standing There
Does the sheet music for I Saw Her Standing There 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 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.