The Beatles

I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles: piano chords

I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles uses 7 chords in Db major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
Db major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C#7 F# G#7 C# F#m C#9 C9

Chord sheet

C#7 F# C#7 G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m C#7 G#7 C#7 F# C#7 G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m C#7 G#7 C#7 F# G#7 F# C#7 F# C#7 G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m C#7 G#7 C#7 F# G#7 F# C#7 F# C#7 G#7 F# C#7 F# C#7 G#7 F# C#7 F# C#7 G#7 F# C#7 F# C#7 G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m C#7 G#7 C#7 G#7 C#7 G#7 F# C#9 C9 C#9

Chords on the piano

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

G#7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
G♯CD♯F♯
Practice G#7

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

C#9

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneBE♭ — chord toneE♭
C♯FG♯BD♯
Practice C#9

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

Questions

Which chords does I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles in?

The chords fit Db major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is I Saw Her Standing There to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

More by The Beatles

All songs by The Beatles