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Honky Tonk Attitude: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Joe Diffie

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1992
  • Easy
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Left hand Rock’n’roll climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Honky Tonk Attitude without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll climb (broken chord 1-3-5-6), and the right hand sings the tune.

Honky Tonk Attitude accompaniment in letter notes

The C#7 – C7 – B7 – Bb7 loop with rock’n’roll climb in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C#7
RC#4+E#4+G#4
LC#3 E#3 G#3 A#3
Bar 2
C7
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3 G3 A3
Bar 3
B7
RB3+D#4+F#4
LB2 D#3 F#3 G#3
Bar 4
Bb7
RBb3+D4+F4 F4 Ab4 Bb4 D5 F5 Ab5 Bb5 D6
LBb2 D3 F3 G3
Bar 5
C#7
RC#4+E#4+G#4
LC#3 E#3 G#3 A#3
Bar 6
C7
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3 G3 A3
Bar 7
B7
RB3+D#4+F#4
LB2 D#3 F#3 G#3
Bar 8
Bb7
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 D3 F3 G3

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 Honky Tonk Attitude

What are the letter notes for the Honky Tonk Attitude 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 C#7 – C7 – B7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Honky Tonk Attitude?

The loop is C#7 – C7 – B7 – Bb7 (#IV7 – IV7 – III7 – bIII7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Honky Tonk Attitude in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Honky Tonk Attitude?

Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Honky Tonk Attitude easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.