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Just A Little While: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Dallas Austin & Janet Jackson
- C major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Just A Little While written out as piano music: the I5 – IV5 – V5 – IV5 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand ticking clock.
Just A Little While 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 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | G | V | G B D |
| 4 | F | IV | F A C |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the C – F – G – F 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 Just A Little While
Does the sheet music for Just A Little While 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 Just A Little While?
The loop is C – F – G – F (I5 – IV5 – V5 – IV5) in C major, and the song ends on G – F – C.
What key is Just A Little While in?
C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Just A Little While?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Just A Little While 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.