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Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play I'm Here on piano

By Benny Goodman

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1941
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn I'm Here in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: G#dim – Gm – C7 – F

    I'm Here sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#dim is G#, B and D; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    G#dimbiii°GmiiC7V7FI
    • G#dimG# · B · D
    • GmG · Bb · D
    • C7C · E · G · Bb
    • FF · A · C
  2. 2

    Left hand: Jazz walk

    One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords

    Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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. 5

    Ending: Bb – C – F

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    BbCF
    • BbBb · D · F
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about I'm Here

What chords are in I'm Here?

The loop is G#dim – Gm – C7 – F (biiio – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I'm Here in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I'm Here?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I'm Here easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.