Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Bitch on piano
Written by Meredith Brooks & Shelly Peiken
- A major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 1997
- Medium
Learn Bitch in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – E – F#m
Bitch sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVAIEVF#mvi- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
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 85 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: F#m – D – A
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#mDA
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Questions about Bitch
What chords are in Bitch?
The loop is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi) in A major, and the song ends on F#m – D – A.
What key is Bitch in?
A major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bitch?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bitch 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.