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Honky Tonk Badonkadonk: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Trace Adkins
- E minor
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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Honky Tonk Badonkadonk written out as piano music: the bVII5 – I5 – bVII5 – I5 loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand mouse-run chords.
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | VII | D F# A |
| 2 | E | I | E G# B |
| 3 | D | VII | D F# A |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and mouse-run chords in the right, over the D – E – D – E chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
Does the sheet music for Honky Tonk Badonkadonk have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Honky Tonk Badonkadonk?
The loop is D – E – D – E (bVII5 – I5 – bVII5 – I5) in E minor, and the song ends on E – D – E.
What key is Honky Tonk Badonkadonk in?
E minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Honky Tonk Badonkadonk?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Honky Tonk Badonkadonk 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.