How to play Like A Virgin on piano

Learn Like A Virgin in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Dm – G – Dm – G
How it goes
Like A Virgin sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviGIIDmviGII
- DmD · F · A
- GG · B · D
26 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hammering bass
How it goes
The same note hammered on every quick beat, dipping only at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 280 songs of the library.
Hammering bassBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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
Ending: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Like A Virgin?

The loop is Dm – G – Dm – G (vi – II – vi – II) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Like A Virgin in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Like A Virgin?

Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Like A Virgin 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.