Other arrangements of Rude Boy
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Come here, rude boy, (Bm)boy, can you get it (C)up?
Come here, rude boy, (Am)boy, is you big e (Bm)nough?
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me.
Come here, rude boy, (Bm)boy, can you get it (C)up?
Come here, rude boy, (Am)boy, is you big e (Bm)nough?
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me.
To night, I’m a (Bm)let you be the cap (C)tain; to night, I’m a (Am)let you do your thing, (Bm)yeah.
To night, I’m a (Bm)let you be a rid (C)er, If you gid dy up, need gid dy up, a gid dy up, babe.
To le night, I’m a let it be you fi re; to night, I’m a (Am)let you take me high (Bm)er.
To night, ba by, (Bm)we can get it on, (C)yeah, (Bm)we can get it on, yeah.
ba by.
Do you like it, boy?
I (Em)want want want what you (Bm)want want want.
Give it to me, ba by, like (Am)boom boom boom.
(Bm)What I (Em)want want want is what you (Bm)want want want, (C)na, na.
Come here, rude boy, (Bm)boy, can you get it (C)up?
Come here, rude boy, (Am)boy, is you big e (Bm)nough?
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me.
Come here, rude boy, (Bm)boy, can you get it (C)up?
Come here, rude boy, (Am)boy, is you big e (Bm)nough?
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me.
To night, I’m a (Bm)give it to you hard (C)er; to night, I’m a (Am)turn your bod y out.
(Bm)yeah.
Re lax, let me (Bm)do it how I wan (C)na.
If you got it, I need it and up, a put it down.
babe.
Buck le up, I’m a give it to you strong er; hands up, we can (Am)go a lit tle long (Bm)er.
To night, I’m a (Bm)get a lit tle cra (C)zy, (Bm)get a lit tle cra zy, ba by.
Do you like it, boy?
I (Em)want want want what you (Bm)want want want.
Give it to me, ba by, like (Am)boom boom boom.
(Bm)What I (Em)want want want is what you (Bm)want want want, (C)na, na.
na.
I like the (G)way you touch me there, I like the way you pull my hair.
(Am)Ba by, if I don’t (G)feel it, I ain’t (D)fak ing, no, no.
I like when you (G)tell me kiss it here, I like when you tell me move it there.
So gid dy up, time to get it up!
(G)You say you a rude boy, (D)show me what you got now.
Come here, (C)right now.
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, love (Bm)me.
Come here, rude boy, (Bm)boy, can you get it (C)up?
Come here, rude boy, (Am)boy, is you big e (Bm)nough?
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me.
Come here, rude boy, (Bm)boy, can you get it (C)up?
Come here, rude boy, (Am)boy, is you big e (Bm)nough?
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me, (Em)love me, love me.
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me, (Em)love me, love me.
(Em)Take it, take it, (Bm)ba by, ba (C)by.
Take it, take it, (Am)love me, (Bm)love me.
Rude Boy — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Rude Boy" by Rihanna in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of E. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 86 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 “Rude Boy”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Rude Boy"?
- 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 E. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Rude Boy" by Rihanna played in?
- Rude Boy is arranged in the key of E on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Rude Boy"?
- The arrangement plays at 86 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Rude Boy" 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 "Rude Boy"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Rude Boy"?
- "Rude Boy" was originally performed by Rihanna. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Rude Boy"?
- This arrangement uses 7 chords: Am, Bm, C, D, Em, Em7, G.
- What other songs by Rihanna can I play here?
- Try "A MILLION MILES AWAY", "REHAB", "S.O.S.". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Rude Boy" 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 E, 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 86 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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