# A Little Bitty Tear – Burl Ives: piano chords

A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives uses 3 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: C F C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C

## Questions

### Which chords does A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is A Little Bitty Tear to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (3), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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