Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play She'd Rather Be With Me on piano
By The Turtles
- C major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
Learn She'd Rather Be With Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – D – F – G7
She'd Rather Be With Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A; F is F, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIDIIFIVG7V7- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- FF · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Yo-yo bounce
A long high root, a dip down, and back up like a yo-yo. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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: F – G7 – C
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FG7C
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Questions about She'd Rather Be With Me
What chords are in She'd Rather Be With Me?
The loop is C – D – F – G7 (I – II – IV – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.
What key is She'd Rather Be With Me in?
C major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She'd Rather Be With Me?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She'd Rather Be With Me 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.