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Me and my best friend Lil li an and her blue tick hound dog Gid eon, (C)sit tin’ on the front porch, cool in’ in the shade, (G5)sing in’ ev ’ry song the ra di o played.
(D)Wait in’ for the Al a bam a sun to go down, two (C)red dirt girls in a red dirt town, me and (G5)Lil li an.
Just a cross the line and a lit tle south east of Me (C)rid i an.
She (G5)loved her broth er.
I re mem ber back when he was fix in’ up a for ty nine she In di an.
kids.
(C)Told her, “Lit tle sis ter, gon na ride have the wind pills, (G5)up a round the moon and was back a gain.” kill.
But He (D)nev er got a far tion ther than Vi et nam.
world I was (C)stand in’ there with her when the tel e gram come named for (G5)Lil li an.
who Now he’s ly in’ some where a bout a mil lion miles from Me (C)rid i an.
She said there’s (D)not much hope for a red dirt girl.
a Some to (C)where out there is a great big world, that’s (G5)where I’m bound.
And the (D)stars might fall on Al a bam a, but (C)one of these days I’m gon na swing my ham mer (G5)down
a way from this (D)red dirt town.
I’m gon na make a (G5)joy ful sound.
She grew up tall and she grew up thin.
Bur ied that old dog Gid e on by a (C)crepe myr tle bush at the back of the yard.
Her (G5)dad dy turned mean and her ma ma leaned hard.
Got in trou ble with a boy from town.
(C)Fig ured that she might as well set tle down, so she (G5)dug right in
a cross a red dirt line just a lit tle south east from Me (C)rid i an.
Yeah, she (Bm)tried hard to love him, but it nev er did take.
(C)Just an oth er way for the heart to break, so she (G5)learned to bend.
One (Bm)thing they don’t tell you ’bout the blues when you got ’em, you (C)keep on fall in’ ’cause there ain’t no bot tom, there (G5)ain’t no end,
least not for (D5)Lil li an.
with (D)out a sound
in the (G5)red dirt ground.
Red Dirt Girl — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Red Dirt Girl" by Emmy Lou Harris in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of G. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 160 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Red Dirt Girl”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Red Dirt Girl"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature G. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Red Dirt Girl" by Emmy Lou Harris played in?
- Red Dirt Girl is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Red Dirt Girl"?
- The arrangement plays at 160 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Red Dirt Girl" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Red Dirt Girl"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Red Dirt Girl"?
- "Red Dirt Girl" was originally performed by Emmy Lou Harris. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Red Dirt Girl"?
- This arrangement uses 6 chords: Bm, C, D, Dpow, G, Gpow.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Red Dirt Girl" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature G, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 160 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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