Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Come Back When You Grow Up on piano
Written by Martha Sharp
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 1966
- Medium
Learn Come Back When You Grow Up in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – D7 – Am – D7
Come Back When You Grow Up sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiD7V7AmiiD7V7- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Telegraph taps
One note tapping like a telegraph, then slipping a step down. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Am – D7 – G
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G- GG · B · D
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Questions about Come Back When You Grow Up
What chords are in Come Back When You Grow Up?
The loop is Am – D7 – Am – D7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is Come Back When You Grow Up in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Come Back When You Grow Up?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Come Back When You Grow Up 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.