Piano chords · Old-time stride
Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Frank Loesser
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1943
- Easy
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Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year written out as piano music: the IV – #ivo – I – I7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand marching chords.
Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Edim | #iv° | E G Bb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Bb7 | I7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the Eb – Edim – Bb – Bb7 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 Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
Does the sheet music for Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year 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 Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year?
The loop is Eb – Edim – Bb – Bb7 (IV – #ivo – I – I7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year 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.