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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 — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial
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Watch "Rude Boy" by Rihanna 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 E, 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”
- Can I learn "Rude Boy" 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 "Rude Boy" with hands-separate practice in E at 86 BPM.
- 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.
- Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Rude Boy"?
- 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 "Rude Boy" one hand at a time before combining them.
- What is falling notes style for "Rude Boy"?
- 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. "Rude Boy" is in the key of E at 86 BPM.
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