Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Girls Just Want To Have Fun on piano

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Learn Girls Just Want To Have Fun in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Gm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
Girls Just Want To Have Fun sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIGmviEbIVBbI
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
121 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 65 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.
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Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Girls Just Want To Have Fun?

The loop is Bb – Gm – Eb – Bb (I – vi – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Girls Just Want To Have Fun in?

Bb major, at about 65 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Girls Just Want To Have Fun?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 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 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.