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Give A Little Whistle: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Leigh Harline

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1940
  • Easy
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Left hand Tumble downRight hand Pausing chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Give A Little Whistle written out as piano music: the I – io – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand pausing chords.

Give A Little Whistle 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2Cdimi°C Eb Gb
3G7V7G B D F
4CIC E 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: tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the C – Cdim – G7 – C 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 Give A Little Whistle

Does the sheet music for Give A Little Whistle 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 Give A Little Whistle?

The loop is C – Cdim – G7 – C (I – io – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Give A Little Whistle in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Give A Little Whistle?

Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Give A Little Whistle 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.