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Littlest Things: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Lily Allen

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Littlest Things written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – vi loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) and the right hand steady chords.

Littlest Things 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
1AmiiA C E
2D7V7D F# A C
3GIG B D
4EmviE G B

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: lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Am – D7 – G – Em 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 Littlest Things

Does the sheet music for Littlest Things 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 Littlest Things?

The loop is Am – D7 – G – Em (ii – V7 – I – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Littlest Things in?

G major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Littlest Things?

Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Littlest Things 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.