Piano chords · Old-time stride
Little People: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- 1980
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Little People without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand marching chords.
Little People accompaniment in letter notes
The D – Em – A7 – D loop with boom-chick in the left hand and marching chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Little People
What are the letter notes for the Little People piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is D – Em – A7 – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Little People?
The loop is D – Em – A7 – D (I – ii – V7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.
What key is Little People in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Little People?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Little People 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.