Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play You're A Big Boy Now on piano

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Learn You're A Big Boy Now in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Bb – F – Bb
You're A Big Boy Now sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVFIBbIV
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
782 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Yo-yo bounce
A long high root, a dip down, and back up like a yo-yo. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
Yo-yo bounceBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- CC · E · G

What chords are in You're A Big Boy Now?

The loop is F – Bb – F – Bb (I – IV – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is You're A Big Boy Now in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in You're A Big Boy Now?

Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You're A Big Boy Now 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.