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How to play Trip A Little Light Fantastic (from Mary Poppins Returns) on piano

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Learn Trip A Little Light Fantastic (from Mary Poppins Returns) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: A7 – D7 – Ddim – D7
How it goes
Trip A Little Light Fantastic (from Mary Poppins Returns) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Ddim is D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7II7D7V7Ddimv°D7V7
- A7A · C# · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- DdimD · F · Ab
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Left hand: Boom-chick
How it goes
Bass, chord, bass, chord: the bounce of ragtime and country. Musicians call it boom-chick (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 762 songs of the library.
Boom-chickStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Bossa chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bossa chordsSyncopated chords · Bossa novaRight handEasy
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Both hands at 116 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Trip A Little Light Fantastic (from Mary Poppins Returns)?

The loop is A7 – D7 – Ddim – D7 (II7 – V7 – vo – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Trip A Little Light Fantastic (from Mary Poppins Returns) in?

G major, at about 116 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Trip A Little Light Fantastic (from Mary Poppins Returns)?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Trip A Little Light Fantastic (from Mary Poppins Returns) 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.