Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play In This Skin on piano
Written by Jessica Simpson, Rob Fusari & others
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–V–ii–IV loop
- 2003
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn In This Skin in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Gm – Bb
How it goes
In This Skin sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVGmiiBbIV- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of 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 100 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: Gm – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmBbF
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Questions about In This Skin
What chords are in In This Skin?
The loop is F – C – Gm – Bb (I – V – ii – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.
What key is In This Skin in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In This Skin?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In This Skin 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.