Piano chords · Rock drive
Girls Just Want To Have Fun: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Cyndi Lauper
- G major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1979
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Girls Just Want To Have Fun without reading music. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.
The intro of Girls Just Want To Have Fun in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Girls Just Want To Have Fun accompaniment in letter notes
The Em7 – Em7 – Em7 – C – D – G loop with rock hop in the left hand and bouncy-ball chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Girls Just Want To Have Fun
What are the letter notes for the Girls Just Want To Have Fun piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Em7 – Em7 – Em7 – C – D – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Girls Just Want To Have Fun?
The loop is Em7 – Em7 – Em7 – C – D – G (vi7 – IV – V – I – vi7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Girls Just Want To Have Fun in?
G major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Girls Just Want To Have Fun?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Girls Just Want To Have Fun easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Girls Just Want To Have Fun?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.