She’s A Lady Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn She’s A Lady in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – D – D7 – G
She’s A Lady sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDID7I7GIV
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- D7D · F# · A · C
14 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Seesaw bass
Low, higher, low, higher on every beat: a steady seesaw. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-1-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 481 songs of the library.
Seesaw bassRoot–fifth bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Rising light
Three notes climb again and again, starting just after the beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rising lightRising arpeggio · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 150 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.
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Ending: Em – A7 – D
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmA7D
- EmE · G · B
- A7A · C# · E · G

What chords are in She’s A Lady?

The loop is G – D – D7 – G (IV – I – I7 – IV) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A7 – D.

What key is She’s A Lady in?

D major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in She’s A Lady?

Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is She’s A 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.