Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Crazy Little Thing Called Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Queen
- D major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 1979
- Medium
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love written out as piano music: the I – bVI – bVII – I – vi7 – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays little-hill climb (broken chord 1-3-5-1) and the right hand ticking clock.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | Bb | bVI | Bb D F |
| 2 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | Bm7 | vi7 | B D F# A |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
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: little-hill climb (broken chord 1-3-5-1) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the D – Bb – C – D – Bm7 – D 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Does the sheet music for Crazy Little Thing Called Love 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 Crazy Little Thing Called Love?
The loop is D – Bb – C – D – Bm7 – D (I – bVI – bVII – I – vi7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Crazy Little Thing Called Love in?
D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Crazy Little Thing Called Love?
Little-hill climb: broken chord 1-3-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Crazy Little Thing Called Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Crazy Little Thing Called Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.