Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Now That I’ve Seen Her on piano
Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg
- E major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- V7–I–vi–ii loop
- 1987
- Medium
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Learn Now That I’ve Seen Her in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B7 – E – C#m – F#m
How it goes
Now That I’ve Seen Her sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
B7V7EIC#mviF#mii- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- C#mC# · E · G#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Breaking wave
How it goes
Four notes roll up quickly to a bright high top, then let it ring. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 162 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: E – C#m – E
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EC#mE
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Questions about Now That I’ve Seen Her
What chords are in Now That I’ve Seen Her?
The loop is B7 – E – C#m – F#m (V7 – I – vi – ii) in E major, and the song ends on E – C#m – E.
What key is Now That I’ve Seen Her in?
E major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Now That I’ve Seen Her?
Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Now That I’ve Seen Her 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.