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Little Bitty Pretty One: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Robert Byrd
- F major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- 1957
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Little Bitty Pretty One written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – IV loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand push chords.
Little Bitty Pretty One chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | C | V | C E G |
| 3 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 4 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
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: run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the F – C – Dm – Bb 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 Little Bitty Pretty One
Does the sheet music for Little Bitty Pretty One 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 Little Bitty Pretty One?
The loop is F – C – Dm – Bb (I – V – vi – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Little Bitty Pretty One in?
F major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Little Bitty Pretty One?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Little Bitty Pretty One 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.