Little Miss Honky Tonk Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Little Miss Honky Tonk in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Bb – F7 – Bb – F7
How it goes
Little Miss Honky Tonk sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIF7V7BbIF7V7
- BbBb · D · F
- F7F · A · C · Eb
222 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Boogie climb
How it goes
Each note played twice as the line climbs: a rocking boogie bass. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 25 songs of the library.
Boogie climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
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: Bb – F7 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbF7Bb

What chords are in Little Miss Honky Tonk?

The loop is Bb – F7 – Bb – F7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.

What key is Little Miss Honky Tonk in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Little Miss Honky Tonk?

Boogie climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Little Miss Honky Tonk 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.