Lady Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Lady in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: A – A7 – A – A7
Lady sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIA7I7AIA7I7
- AA · C# · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
20 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Doorbell ding-dong
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 472 songs of the library.
Doorbell ding-dongBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Leaping sparkle
A note and a much higher one leap back and forth, bright and playful. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Leaping sparkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 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: D – E7 – A
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DE7A
- DD · F# · A
- E7E · G# · B · D

What chords are in Lady?

The loop is A – A7 – A – A7 (I – I7 – I – I7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E7 – A.

What key is Lady in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lady?

Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lady 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.