ABBA – Little Things Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ABBA – Little Things Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAEE7DBF#mB7BmA7Asus4G

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[Intro]
A    E E7
A    D
A    E E7 A

[Verse 1]
 A
Little things like
    E      E7
my gentle touch
     A                   D
It's amazing, darling, that
           E7
so little can achieve so much
 A             B
Little things like
       E      E7
your sleepy smile
       A                D
As a brand-new day is starting
        F#m      B7      E
it's a lovely Christmas morning
          F#m
And why don't we stay
    B7         E
in bed for a while?
     E                   A
Soon enough, they'll be waking
     D
up from their dreams
  F#m     Bm
Children bursting
      A             E7
with giggles and screams

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[Chorus]
A             E7
Oh, what joy Santa brings
  A          A7        D
Thanks old friend for packing
            A
Christmas stockings
         E7           A
Full of nice little things

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[Instrumental]
A  A  E  E  D  D  A
Asus4  Asus4  E7  E7  Bm
A  A  E  E  A

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[Verse 2]
 A
Little things
           E      E7
like your naughty eyes
       A                 D
You'd consider bringing me
    F#m       E7
a breakfast tray but
there's a price
A              B7
Little things like
      E     E7
that happy noise
       A               D      E
As a brand-new day is dawning on
      F#m      B7      E7
this lovely Christmas morning
           F#m
It's our children playing
 B7             E
with their new toys
        A          D
Little moments of happiness
G
and of bliss
        Bm        A
Does it ever get better
       E
than this?

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[Chorus]
A             E7
Oh, what joy Santa brings
  A          A7        D
Thanks old friend for packing
            A
Christmas stockings
         E7           A
Full of nice little things
            A         A7
Thank you, dear old friend,
     D
for packing
            A
Christmas stockings full
    E7           A
of nice little things

[Outro]
         A
Little things  like the
  D       A     E   F#m  D
precious jewels on rings
D     A E  F#m   A
Or a music box that
      E7     D
will fit in socks
 D   A      E7   A
Tiny elves with wings
 A      D       A
Not as big as queens
           F#m  D
and their kings
D       A   E A
If you sing along,
D         A E  F#m  D
it could be a song
  D       A  E7  A
that my grandma sings

How to play Little Things: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Little Things by ABBA on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Little Things by ABBA, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 11 chords: A, E, E7, D, B, F#m, B7, Bm, A7, Asus4 and G.

Most of the song cycles through E – E7 – A – D (V – V7 – I – IV in A major). In solfa, that is soh – soh – doh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, D7, C, A, Em, A7, Am, G7, Gsus4 (91% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 73% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

Little Things chords: questions

What key is Little Things in?

Little Things by ABBA is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Little Things?

Little Things uses 11 chords: A, E, E7, D, B, F#m, B7, Bm, A7, Asus4, G.

What is the chord progression of Little Things?

The main progression is E – E7 – A – D (V – V7 – I – IV).

Is Little Things easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, D7, C, A, Em, A7, Am, G7, Gsus4 (91% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 73% without a capo).

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