Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Girlfriend: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Matthew Sweet
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
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Girlfriend written out as piano music: the IV7 – IVsus4 – I – bVII – IV7 – IVsus4 – I – bVII – IV7 – IVsus4 – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammering bass (broken chord 8-8), and the right hand sings the tune.
Girlfriend chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G7 | IV7 | G B D F |
| 1 | Gsus4 | IVsus4 | G C D |
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 3 | G7 | IV7 | G B D F |
| 3 | Gsus4 | IVsus4 | G C D |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | C | bVII | C E G |
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: hammering bass (broken chord 8-8) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the G7 – Gsus4 – D – D – C – C – G7 – Gsus4 – D – D – C 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Girlfriend
Does the sheet music for Girlfriend 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 Girlfriend?
The loop is G7 – Gsus4 – D – D – C – C – G7 – Gsus4 – D – D – C (IV7 – IVsus4 – I – bVII – IV7 – IVsus4 – I – bVII – IV7 – IVsus4 – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Girlfriend in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Girlfriend?
Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Girlfriend easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 11 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Girlfriend?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.