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How to play A Little Me on piano
By Marc Shaiman
- G major
- 4/4
- 145 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn A Little Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F# – G – F# – G
How it goes
A Little Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F# is F#, A# and C#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#VIIGIF#VIIGI- F#F# · A# · C#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 145 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about A Little Me
What chords are in A Little Me?
The loop is F# – G – F# – G (VII – I – VII – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is A Little Me in?
G major, at about 145 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Little Me?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Little Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.