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A Little Bitty Tear: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Hank Cochran
- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- I–I7–IV–iv loop
- 1960
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany A Little Bitty Tear without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
A Little Bitty Tear accompaniment in letter notes
The F – F7 – Bb – Bbm loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about A Little Bitty Tear
What are the letter notes for the A Little Bitty Tear piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is F – F7 – Bb – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Little Bitty Tear?
The loop is F – F7 – Bb – Bbm (I – I7 – IV – iv) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is A Little Bitty Tear in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Little Bitty Tear?
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 Bitty Tear 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.