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Little Queen Of Spades: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Robert Johnson
- A major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1978
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Little Queen Of Spades written out as piano music: the I7 – IV – iv – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
Little Queen Of Spades chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | Dm | iv | D F A |
| 4 | A | I | A C# E |
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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the A7 – D – Dm – A 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 Queen Of Spades
Does the sheet music for Little Queen Of Spades 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 Queen Of Spades?
The loop is A7 – D – Dm – A (I7 – IV – iv – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Little Queen Of Spades in?
A major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Little Queen Of Spades?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Little Queen Of Spades easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.