Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester) on piano
By Cobra Starship
- C major
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- vi–I–V–IV loop
- 2009
- Medium
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Learn Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Am – C – G – F
How it goes
Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviCIGVFIV- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 122 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)
What chords are in Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)?
The loop is Am – C – G – F (vi – I – V – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester) in?
C major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester) 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.