A Sleepin' Bee — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "A Sleepin' Bee" by Barbra Streisand in falling notes style — like Synthesia. Color-coded notes fall onto the keyboard in real time. Practice left hand, right hand, or both. Key of Ab, 80 BPM.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.

Lyrics

When you’re in (Eb69)love and you are (Bb13)won d’rin’ if he (Eb69)real ly is the (Bb13)one, there’s an (Eb6)an cient (Eb7)sign sure to (Abmaj9)tell you if your (G)search is (Cm)o ver and (F13)done. Catch a (Eb69)bee, and if he don’t (Bb13)sting you, you’re in a (G)spell that’s just (G7)be (C)gun. It’s a (Emaj7)guar an (Abmaj9)tee till the (Bb13)end of (Eb69)time your (G)true love (Cm)you have (F13)won, have (Bb13)won. When a (Eb6)bee lies (Ebmaj7)sleep in’ in the (Eb)palm of your hand, you’re be (Fm7)witched and deep in (C)love’s long (Fm11)looked af ter (B)land. When you see a (C9)sun up sky with a (F)morn in’ (Bb13)new, and (Eb69)where the days go (Ab13)laugh in’ by as (Fm)love (Gm)comes (Ab)call ing (Bb9)on (B9)you. Sleep on, (Fm7)bee, don’t (Gm7)wak en. (Ab)Can’t be (Eb6)lieve what just (Cm7)passed. He’s mine for the (Gm7)tak in’, I am hap py at (B)last. (G13)May be I dreams, but he (C)seems sweet (F13)gold en as a (Ab)crown. A lit tle sleep in’ (Fm7)bee (Gm7)told me I will (Fm9)walk with my (Bb13)feet off the (G)ground (C7)when my (F13)one (F)true (Bb13)love I has found.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
Ab
Tempo
80 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "A Sleepin' Bee" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.