What A Girl Wants — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "What A Girl Wants" by Christina Aguilera 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 C, 120 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

(CN.C.)What a girl wants, what a girl needs, what a girl wants, what a girl needs, yeah come on. (Am)Ooh ah yeah. I wan na (Am)thank you for giv ing (Em7)me time to breathe. Like a rock you wait ed so pa tient ly while I got it to geth er, ho, while I fig ured it out. (Yeah, yeah!) I on ly looked but I (Em7)nev er touched ’cause in my heart was a (F)pic ture (Em)of us hold in’ hands, mak in’ plans and it’s (Dm7)luck y for me you un der stand: What a girl (C)wants, (yeah) what a girl (Cmaj7)needs, (yeah) what ev er makes me hap py sets you free. And I’m (Fm7)thank ing you for (Bb7)know ing ex act ly (C)what a girl wants, (Cmaj7)what a girl needs, (C7)what ev er keeps me in your arms, and I’m (Fm7)thank ing you for (Bb7)giv in’ it to What me. I want Ooh is what you got (CN.C.)yeah. and what you got is what I want. There was a (Am)time I was blind, I was (Em7)so con fused, (yeah, yeah) ran a way just to (Em7)hide it all from you. But, ba by, you know me bet (Em7)ter than I know my self, la ooh. They (Am)say if you love some thing (Em7)let it go. If it (Am)comes back, it’s yours, (F)that’s how you (Em)know it’s for keeps, yeah, it’s for sure. And you’re (Dm7)read y and will in’ to give me more than what a girl (Fm)thank ing you for (Bb7)giv in’ it to me, (Am)yeah. (What a girl (C)wants, what a girl needs) is (Fmaj7)some bod y sen si (Bb7)tive, cou ra geous, and se cure like (Am)you. (What a girl (C)wants, what a girl needs,) some (Fmaj7)bod y who can come and (Bb7)blow her mind like you do. (What a girl (C)wants, what a girl needs) You let a (Bb7)girl know how much you (Dm7)care a bout her, I swear you’re the (E)one who al ways knew. (What a girl (C)wants, what a girl (Cmaj7)needs, what ev er makes me hap py sets you free.) Ooh (Fm)oh, I’m thank in’ (Bb7)you for be in’ here (C)(What for a girl me. wants, (Cmaj7)what a girl needs, (C7)what ev er keeps me in your arms) What ev er keeps me in your arms is a what (What I a girl need. (C)wants, what a girl (Cmaj7)needs,) what ev er makes me hap py sets you free and I’m (Fm7)thank ing you for (Bb7)know ing ex act ly (C)what a girl wants, (Cmaj7)what a girl needs, (C7)what ev er keeps me in your arms and I’m (Fm7)thank ing you for (Bb7)giv in’ it. What a girl (C)wants, what a girl (Cmaj7)needs, what ev er makes me hap py sets you free and I’m (Fm7)thank ing you for (Bb7)giv in’ it to me. (C)What a girl wants, (Cmaj7)what a girl needs, (C7)what ev er keeps me in your arms and I’m (Fm7)thank ing you for (Bb7)giv in’ it. What a girl (C)wants, what a girl (Cmaj7)needs, what ev er makes me hap py sets you free and I’m (Fm7)thank ing you for (Bb7)giv in’ it to me.

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Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
C
Tempo
120 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "What A Girl Wants" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick 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.
  2. 2
    Practice 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.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.