Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon on piano
By Neil Diamond
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – D – G – Am
How it goes
Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiDVGIAmii- AmA · C · E
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Gentle rocking
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Am – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmDG
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Questions about Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon
What chords are in Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon?
The loop is Am – D – G – Am (ii – V – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D – G.
What key is Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon 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.