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How to play She’s A Woman on piano

By The Beatles

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Left hand Drop-and-stayThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn She’s A Woman in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D7 – A7 – D7 – A7

    How it goes

    She’s A Woman sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    D7IV7A7I7D7IV7A7I7
    • D7D · F# · A · C
    • A7A · C# · E · G
    15 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Drop-and-stay

    How it goes

    A long high root, then the lower note twice: calm and settled. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 87 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    How it goes

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 160 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. 5

    Ending: D – E – A

    How it goes

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

    DEA
    • DD · F# · A
    • EE · G# · B
    • AA · C# · E

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Questions about She’s A Woman

What chords are in She’s A Woman?

The loop is D7 – A7 – D7 – A7 (IV7 – I7 – IV7 – I7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is She’s A Woman in?

A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

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

Drop-and-stay: broken chord 8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is She’s A Woman 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.