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How to play I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears) on piano
By Brian Setzer
- E major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 2002
- Easy
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Learn I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: B7 – E7 – A7 – B7
How it goes
I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears) sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; 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.
B7V7E7I7A7IV7B7V7- B7B · D# · F# · A
- E7E · G# · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
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Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Hide-and-seek chords
How it goes
Hides on beat 1, pops up on 2, sneaks in before beat 4, then lands on it. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears)
What chords are in I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears)?
The loop is B7 – E7 – A7 – B7 (V7 – I7 – IV7 – V7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears) in?
E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears)?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm Only In It For The Honey (from The Country Bears) 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.