Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Be My Little Baby Bumblebee on piano
Written by Henry I. Marshall
- G major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1997
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Be My Little Baby Bumblebee in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – E7 – A7 – D7
How it goes
Be My Little Baby Bumblebee sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; E7 is E, G#, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7E7VI7A7II7D7V7- D7D · F# · A · C
- E7E · G# · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Spinning lantern
How it goes
Notes circle up through the chord and widen, like a spinning lantern. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: G – Cm – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCmG- GG · B · D
- CmC · Eb · G
Questions about Be My Little Baby Bumblebee
What chords are in Be My Little Baby Bumblebee?
The loop is D7 – E7 – A7 – D7 (V7 – VI7 – II7 – V7) in G major, and the song ends on G – Cm – G.
What key is Be My Little Baby Bumblebee in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Be My Little Baby Bumblebee?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be My Little Baby Bumblebee 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.