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Girl: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1971
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Girl written out as piano music: the bVII7 – bIII – bVII – i loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand steady chords.
Girl chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D7 | VII7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | III | G B D |
| 3 | D | VII | D F# A |
| 4 | Em | i | E G B |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the D7 – G – D – Em chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Girl
Does the sheet music for Girl have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Girl?
The loop is D7 – G – D – Em (bVII7 – bIII – bVII – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Girl in?
E minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Girl?
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 Girl 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.