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A Little Respect: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Erasure
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–Isus–I–Isus loop
- 1988
- Medium
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A Little Respect written out as piano music: the I – Isus – I – Isus loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand springy chords.
A Little Respect chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Csus4 | Isus4 | C F G |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | Csus4 | Isus4 | C F G |
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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and springy chords in the right, over the C – Csus4 – C – Csus4 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 Respect
Does the sheet music for A Little Respect 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 Respect?
The loop is C – Csus4 – C – Csus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is A Little Respect in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Little Respect?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Little Respect 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.