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How to play Blame It On The Girls on piano
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- G minor
- 4/4
- 145 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Blame It On The Girls in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Gm – C – Cm
How it goes
Blame It On The Girls sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGmiCIVCmiv- CC · E · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
How it goes
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Knock-and-peek
How it goes
The same note knocks five times, then peeks one step higher. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 145 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Blame It On The Girls
What chords are in Blame It On The Girls?
The loop is C – Gm – C – Cm (IV – i – IV – iv) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Blame It On The Girls in?
G minor, at about 145 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blame It On The Girls?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blame It On The Girls 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.