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How to play The Boy Is Mine on piano
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- C# minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- iv–i–iv–i loop
- Easy
Learn The Boy Is Mine in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – C#m – F#m – C#m
The Boy Is Mine sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#mivC#miF#mivC#mi- F#mF# · A · C#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- 2
Left hand: Hopscotch steps
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
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 100 BPM
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: A – B – C#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about The Boy Is Mine
What chords are in The Boy Is Mine?
The loop is F#m – C#m – F#m – C#m (iv – i – iv – i) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is The Boy Is Mine in?
C# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Boy Is Mine?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Boy Is Mine 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.