Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)

This transcription starts in G major.

The estimated tempo is 113 BPM, calculated from the median spacing between detected beats. This is a summary of the transcription; timing can vary during the song.

Recurring four-chord sequences in this transcription include Gmaj/3 → Csus2 → D → Gmaj/3 (10 occurrences); Csus2 → D → Gmaj/3 → Csus2 (10 occurrences); D → Gmaj/3 → Csus2 → D (8 occurrences). These are exact chord-label matches within sections, not a complete harmonic analysis.

Here are a few patterns to play with: I/3 → IVsus2 → V → I/3 in G major; IVsus2 → V → I/3 → IVsus2 in G major; V → I/3 → IVsus2 → V in G major. Think of Roman numerals as chord names you can take into any key. Uppercase is major, lowercase is minor; in minor keys, we count from the natural-minor scale.

Yes! In G major: The four-chord pop progression (IV → I → V → vi) shows up in the chorus at 0:53 and 1:01. The big singalong loop: a little lift, a little heartache, and an easy way back home. The three-chord I–IV–V progression (I → IV → V) shows up in the intro at 0:00 and 0:04. Three chords, plenty of mileage: home, a lift away, and the pull to come back.

The song starts in 4/4, with a short partial bar at the beginning.

The detected sections are intro (0:00) → verse (0:08) → chorus (0:44) → verse (1:18) → chorus (2:01) → verse (2:35) → bridge (3:09) → chorus (3:30) → outro (4:04).

The transcribed version lasts 4:28. Other recordings or edits may have a different duration.