Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Out Of Town Girl on piano
Written by Justin Bieber, Graham Edwards & others
- D minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn Out Of Town Girl in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Am – C – Bb
How it goes
Out Of Town Girl sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiAmvCVIIBbVI- DmD · F · A
- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
How it goes
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Firefly blink
How it goes
The top note and the one below blink back and forth like a firefly. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
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Questions about Out Of Town Girl
What chords are in Out Of Town Girl?
The loop is Dm – Am – C – Bb (i – v – bVII – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Out Of Town Girl in?
D minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Out Of Town Girl?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Out Of Town Girl 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.