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Big Girls Don't Cry: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Fergie
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- V7–I–VI7–ii loop
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Big Girls Don't Cry without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand push chords.
Big Girls Don't Cry accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb7 – Ab – F7 – Bbm loop with bossa sway in the left hand and push chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Big Girls Don't Cry
What are the letter notes for the Big Girls Don't Cry piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Eb7 – Ab – F7 – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Big Girls Don't Cry?
The loop is Eb7 – Ab – F7 – Bbm (V7 – I – VI7 – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Big Girls Don't Cry in?
Ab major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Big Girls Don't Cry?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Big Girls Don't 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.