Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Big Girls Cry on piano
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- D minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- Easy
Learn Big Girls Cry in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – Am – Bb
Big Girls Cry sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVICVIIAmvBbVI- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
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 – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Big Girls Cry
What chords are in Big Girls Cry?
The loop is Bb – C – Am – Bb (bVI – bVII – v – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Big Girls Cry in?
D minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Big Girls Cry?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Big Girls Cry 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.