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Honey: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Mariah Carey
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1997
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Honey without reading music. The left hand plays sneaky heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&), and the right hand sings the tune.
The repeating figure of Honey in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Honey accompaniment in letter notes
The Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb loop with sneaky heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Honey
What are the letter notes for the Honey piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Honey?
The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb (vi – ii – V – I – vi – ii – V – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb – Eb.
What key is Honey in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Honey?
Sneaky heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Honey easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Honey?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.