Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Full Grown Boy on piano

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Learn Full Grown Boy in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm
Full Grown Boy sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiGmivDmiGmiv
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
68 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Doorbell ding-dong
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 472 songs of the library.
Doorbell ding-dongBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 110 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.
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Ending: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Full Grown Boy?

The loop is Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm (i – iv – i – iv) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Full Grown Boy in?

D minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Full Grown Boy?

Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Full Grown Boy 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.