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Little White Lies: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Ella Fitzgerald

  • G major
  • 2/2
  • 150 BPM
  • 1930
  • Easy
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Eager chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Little White Lies written out as piano music: the I – biio – V7 – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand eager chords.

Little White Lies chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
2G#dimbii°G# B D
3D7V7D F# A C
4GIG B D

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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and eager chords in the right, over the G – G#dim – D7 – G 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 White Lies

Does the sheet music for Little White Lies 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 White Lies?

The loop is G – G#dim – D7 – G (I – biio – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is Little White Lies in?

G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Little White Lies?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Little White Lies 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.