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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 — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial
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Watch "Red Dirt Girl" by Emmy Lou Harris in falling notes style — like Synthesia. Color-coded notes fall onto the keyboard in real time. Practice left hand, right hand, or both. Key of G, 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”
- Can I learn "Red Dirt Girl" with falling notes like Synthesia?
- Yes — Falling Notes mode shows colored note shapes dropping onto a virtual keyboard, the same visual style as Synthesia or piano-tile games. Each note's column matches the piano key you press. Works for "Red Dirt Girl" with hands-separate practice in G at 160 BPM.
- 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.
- Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Red Dirt Girl"?
- Yes! Our Top Down mode lets you isolate the left hand (bass clef), right hand (treble clef), or play both together. This makes it easy to master "Red Dirt Girl" one hand at a time before combining them.
- What is falling notes style for "Red Dirt Girl"?
- Falling notes (also known as Synthesia or piano waterfall) shows color-coded rectangles falling from the top of the screen onto a virtual keyboard. Each note's position matches the piano key you need to press. "Red Dirt Girl" is in the key of G at 160 BPM.
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