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A Little Bit Independent: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Joe Burke

  • F major
  • 2/2
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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A Little Bit Independent written out as piano music: the V7 – I – iii – VI7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

A Little Bit Independent chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C7V7C E G Bb
2FIF A C
3AmiiiA C E
4D7VI7D F# A C

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the C7 – F – Am – D7 chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about A Little Bit Independent

Does the sheet music for A Little Bit Independent have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in A Little Bit Independent?

The loop is C7 – F – Am – D7 (V7 – I – iii – VI7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is A Little Bit Independent in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in A Little Bit Independent?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Little Bit Independent easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.