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The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There Ukulele Chords

ChordsE7, A7, B7, E, Am, A
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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WellshewasE7justseventeenandyouA7knowwhatIE7mean
AndthewayshelookedwaswaybeyondB7compare
SoEhowcouldIE7dancewithA7anotherAmoh,
whenIE7sawherB7standingE7there
WellE7shelookedatmeandI,A7IcouldE7see
ThatbeforetoolongI’dfallinlovewithB7her
EShewouldn’tE7dancewithA7another
AmOh,whenIE7sawherB7standingE7there
WellA7myheartwentboomwhenIcrossedthatroom
andIheldherhandinB7mineA7
WellweE7dancedthroughthenight
andweA7heldeachotherE7tight
AndbeforetoolongIfellinlovewithB7her
NowEI’llneverE7dancewithA7another
AmOh,sinceIE7sawherB7standingE7there
EEB7EAAmEB7E
WellmyA7heartwentboomwhenIcrossedthatroom
andIheldherhandinB7mineA7
WellE7wedancedthroughthenight
andweA7heldeachotherE7tight
AndbeforetoolongIfellinlovewithB7her
NowEI’llneverE7dancewithA7another
AmOh,sinceIE7sawherB7standingE7there
E7SinceIsawherB7standingE7there
E7Yeah,wellsinceIE7sawherB7standingA7thereE7
AlbumSingle
Year1963
KeyE
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play I Saw Her Standing There on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There on ukulele requires 6 chords and 11 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

I Saw Her Standing There uses these transitions most often: E7 → B7 (10), E7 → A7 (9), and A7 → E7 (7). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with E7 - A7 chord transition.

1. E7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from E7 to A7:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

E7 to A7

2. E7 → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to B7:

  1. While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

E7 to B7

3. B7 → E chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to E:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

B7 to E

4. E → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E to E7:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

E to E7

5. A7 → Am chord transition

To move from A7 to Am:

  1. While playing A7, lift your index finger from C string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

6. Am → E7 chord transition

Switching from Am to E7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. A7 → B7 chord transition

Switching from A7 to B7:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

8. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

9. A → Am chord transition

To move from A to Am:

  1. While playing A, lift your index finger from C string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

10. Am → E chord transition

Switching from Am to E:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus.

11. E → A7 chord transition

Switching from E to A7:

  1. While playing E, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Saw Her Standing There.

  • I Saw Her Standing There includes 61 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • I Saw Her Standing There contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how I Saw Her Standing There connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A7: 7%
    • E7 → E: 2%
    After B7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are Em (58%), E7 (10%), and C (8%).
    • B7 → E7: 10%
    • B7 → E: 7%