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How to play Come Clean on piano
By Hilary Duff
- A minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2003
- Easy
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Learn Come Clean in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – F – C – D
How it goes
Come Clean sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiFVICIIIDIV- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- GG · B · D
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Questions about Come Clean
What chords are in Come Clean?
The loop is Am – F – C – D (i – bVI – bIII – IV) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Come Clean in?
A minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Come Clean?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Come Clean 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.