Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play A Taste Of Honey on piano
Written by Bobby Scott
- A major
- 3/4
- 90 BPM
- vi–I–V–vi loop
- Medium
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Learn A Taste Of Honey in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – A – E – F#m
How it goes
A Taste Of Honey sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#mviAIEVF#mvi- F#mF# · A · C#
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Waltz stride
How it goes
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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.
- 5
Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
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Questions about A Taste Of Honey
What chords are in A Taste Of Honey?
The loop is F#m – A – E – F#m (vi – I – V – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is A Taste Of Honey in?
A major, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Taste Of Honey?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Taste Of Honey easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.