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How to play Little Bit Of Red on piano
Written by Serena Ryder & David Bassett
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
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Learn Little Bit Of Red in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – F – Gm – Bb
How it goes
Little Bit Of Red sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviFIGmiiBbIV- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
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: Gm – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmBbF
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Questions about Little Bit Of Red
What chords are in Little Bit Of Red?
The loop is Dm – F – Gm – Bb (vi – I – ii – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.
What key is Little Bit Of Red in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Little Bit Of Red?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Little Bit Of Red 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.