What key is "A Sleepin' Bee" in?

"A Sleepin' Bee" by Harold Arlen is in the key of G with a tempo of 90 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "A Sleepin' Bee" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "A Sleepin' Bee" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

Lyrics

(G)When a bee lies (G6)sleep in’ in the (G)palm of your hand,

(G)you’re be witch’d and (G6)deep in love’s long (Am7)look’d af ter (Eb7)land,

(B7)where you’ll see a (E7)sun up sky

(A7)with a morn in’ (Ab7)new,

and (G7)where the days go (Gb7)laugh in’ by

as (Am7)love comes a call in’ on (Eb7)you.

(G)Sleep on, bee, don’t (G6)wak en, can’t be (G)lieve what just passed.

(G)He’s mine for the (G6)tak in’, I’m so (Am7)hap py at (Eb7)last.

(B7)May be I dreams, but (E7)he seems

sweet (A7)gold en as a (Ab7)crown,

a (G)sleep in’ bee done (G6)told me,

I’ll (Am7)walk with my feet off the (E7)groun’

when my (Am7)one

true

(D7)love

I has (G)foun’.

A Sleepin' Bee by Harold Arlen

Easy piano arrangement in the key of G at 90 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “A Sleepin' Bee”

What key is "A Sleepin' Bee" in?: "A Sleepin' Bee" by Harold Arlen is in the key of G with a tempo of 90 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "A Sleepin' Bee" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "A Sleepin' Bee" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

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Lyrics

A Sleepin' Bee by Harold Arlen

About “A Sleepin' Bee”

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