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Big Girls Don't Cry — Beginner Piano Tutorial
Learn "Big Girls Don't Cry" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of G, 110 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
Lyrics
La, da, da, (G)da.
The (D5)smell of your skin lin gers on (D5)me now.
You’re prob (D5)’ly on your flight back to your (Csus2)home town.
(Csus2)I need (D5)some shel ter of my own pro (Csus2)tec tion, (D5)ba by.
(D5)Be with my self and cen ter,
(Csus2)clar i ty,
peace, se ren i ty.
I hope you know, I hope you know
that this has noth in’ to do with you.
It’s per son al, my self and I.
We’ve got some (Em)straight en in’ out to do.
And I’m gon na (G)miss you like a child miss es their (D)blan ket, but I’ve got to get a (Em)move on with my life.
It’s time to be a big girl now,
and big girls don’t cry,
don’t cry, don’t (Csus2)cry, (D5)don’t cry.
The (D5)path that I’m walk in’, I (Csus2)must go a lone.
(Csus2)I must take (D5)the ba by steps ’til I’m full (Csus2)grown,
full grown.
(Csus2)Fair y (D5)tales don’t al ways have a (Csus2)hap py (D5)end ing, do they?
And (D5)I fore see the dark a head (Csus2)if I stay.
Like the lit tle school (D)mate in the school yard, we’ll play jacks and
Un o cards.
I’ll be your best friend and you’ll be my
Val en tine.
Yes, you can (D)hold my hand if you want to,
’cause I want to hold yours, too.
We’ll be (D)play mates and lov ers and share our se cret worlds.
But (G)it’s time for me to go home.
It’s get ting late, dark out (G)side.
I need to (Csus2)be with my self and cen ter,
clar i ty, peace, se ren i ty, yeah.
I hope you know, I hope you know
that this has noth in’ to do with you.
It’s per son al, my self and I.
We’ve got some (Em)straight en in’ out to do.
And I’m gon na (G)miss you like a child miss es their (D)blan ket, but I’ve got to get a (Em)move on with my life.
It’s time to be a big girl now,
and big girls don’t cry,
don’t cry, don’t cry,
don’t cry.
La, da, da, da, da, da.
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How to Play "Big Girls Don't Cry" on Piano
- 1Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.