Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Little Girl Blue on piano
By Diana Krall
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1935
- Medium
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Learn Little Girl Blue in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Ebsus4 – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
Little Girl Blue sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiiEbsus4Vsus4Eb7V7AbI- BbmBb · Db · F
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Busy rocking
How it goes
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 60 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: Fm – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmEbAb- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Little Girl Blue
What chords are in Little Girl Blue?
The loop is Bbm – Ebsus4 – Eb7 – Ab (ii – Vsus – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Eb – Ab.
What key is Little Girl Blue in?
Ab major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Little Girl Blue?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Little Girl Blue 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.