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Any Little Thing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis & others
- B major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- IV7–I7–IV7–I7 loop
- 2004
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Any Little Thing without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.
Any Little Thing accompaniment in letter notes
The E7 – B7 – E7 – B7 loop with island pulse in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right. 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 Any Little Thing
What are the letter notes for the Any Little Thing 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 E7 – B7 – E7 – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Any Little Thing?
The loop is E7 – B7 – E7 – B7 (IV7 – I7 – IV7 – I7) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Any Little Thing in?
B major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Any Little Thing?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Any Little Thing 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.