Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play From Little Things Big Things Grow on piano
By Paul Kelly
- E major
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- 1992
- Medium
Learn From Little Things Big Things Grow in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – G#m – G – B
From Little Things Big Things Grow sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; G#m is G#, B and D#; G is G, B and D; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiG#miiiGbIIIBV- EmE · G · B
- G#mG# · B · D#
- GG · B · D
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah-pah
One strong beat and two light ones: a dance in three. Musicians call it waltz oom-pah-pah (waltz), an easy pattern heard in 526 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Chattering waltz
After the first beat, quick chords and notes chatter to the end of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about From Little Things Big Things Grow
What chords are in From Little Things Big Things Grow?
The loop is Em – G#m – G – B (i – iii – bIII – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is From Little Things Big Things Grow in?
E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in From Little Things Big Things Grow?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is From Little Things Big Things Grow 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.