Real Live Girl Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Real Live Girl in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – Em – Am – D7
How it goes
Real Live Girl sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEmviAmiiD7V7
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
160 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Waltz stride
How it goes
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
Waltz strideStride & boom-chick · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz chordsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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: Am – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmCG
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Real Live Girl?

The loop is G – Em – Am – D7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – C – G.

What key is Real Live Girl in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Real Live Girl?

Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Real Live 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.