Young Girls Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Young Girls in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: A – C#m – F#m – D
How it goes
Young Girls sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; C#m is C#, E and G#; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIC#miiiF#mviDIV
- AA · C# · E
- C#mC# · E · G#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
53 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Patient seesaw
How it goes
Three low notes wait their turn, then one step up on beat 4. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-1-1-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 195 songs of the library.
Patient seesawRoot–fifth bass · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-skip chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 126 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Young Girls?

The loop is A – C#m – F#m – D (I – iii – vi – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Young Girls in?

A major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Young Girls?

Patient seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Young Girls 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.