Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Ghetto Child on piano

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Learn Ghetto Child in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F#m – Bm – F#m – Bm
Ghetto Child sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#miBmivF#miBmiv
- F#mF# · A · C#
- BmB · D · F#
68 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Dancing heartbeat
Notes dance around the beats, pushing ahead on the “ands”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
Dancing heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Bouncy-ball chords
One chord, then chords bouncing on every “and”, like a ball. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bouncy-ball chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 111 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: D – E – F#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Ghetto Child?

The loop is F#m – Bm – F#m – Bm (i – iv – i – iv) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Ghetto Child in?

F# minor, at about 111 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ghetto Child?

Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ghetto Child 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.