Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd — Debussy: piano chords
The full chord chart for Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd by Debussy, bar by bar in the original key — and a free player that runs the chords in time with the record while you play.
The chords in Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd
Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd by Debussy sits in A major at a slow 40 BPM and moves through 12 chords. The changes come often enough to keep your hands honest — a solid workout once you know your basic triads.
Song structure
- Part 1
- 0:54Part 2
- 1:48Part 3
Learn the chords first
If any of these shapes are new, the free chord trainer teaches every chord in A major — from plain triads to inversions — with real-song exercises. Then come back and play the record.
Quick answers
Is Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd by Debussy hard to play on piano?
Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd is an intermediate piece: the changes come often enough to keep your hands busy, so it suits a player who already knows their basic triads. It runs at 40 BPM.
What key is Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd by Debussy in?
Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd is in A major, at around 40 BPM.
What are the chords in Children's Corner - The Little Shepherd by Debussy?
The main chords are E7, A, D, Dm6, B7, E, D#7, C#/F and more — see the full bar-by-bar chart on this page.