Penny Lane is a lovely classic Beatles tune, which makes a great practice piece with it’s simple repetitive melodies. I hope you enjoy playing the letter notes below, whatever instrument you’re practicing 🙂
G ^C-^D ^E
In Penny Lane
^D ^C B ^C-B A – G A – G – F
There is a barber showing photographs
G ^C-^D ^E
Of every head
^D ^C B ^C-G ^C A
He’s had the pleasure to know
B ^C ^D ^D-^C ^C ^C ^D ^D#
And all the people that come and go
^C ^D ^D# ^C-^D
Stop and say “Hello”
^C ^D ^E-^D
On the corner
^C B ^C-B ^C B A-G-F
Is a banker with a motorcar
G ^C-^D ^E-^D
And little children
^C B ^C G-A ^C Bb
Laugh at him behind his back
^C ^D ^D-^C ^C-^C ^C ^D ^D#
And the banker never wears a mac
^C ^D ^D#-^C ^D ^D-A ^C
In the pouring rain, very strange!
^D-^D# ^F ^D# ^D ^D# ^F
Penny Lane is in my ears
^D# ^D ^C Bb
And in my eyes
^F ^D#-^D ^D# ^F
There beneath the blue
^D#-^D-^C Bb
Suburban skies
^C ^D ^D# ^D-B G
I sit, and meanwhile back…
G ^C-^D ^D# ^D ^C B ^C-B
In Penny Lane there is a fireman
A G A-G-F
With an hourglass
G ^C ^D ^D#-^D ^C B ^C-G
And in his pocket is a portrait
A ^C Bb
Of the Queen
B ^C ^D ^D ^C ^C ^C-^D ^D#
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
^C ^D ^D# ^C-^D
It’s a clean machine…
^D-^D# ^F ^D# ^D ^D# ^F
Penny Lane is in my ears
^D# ^D ^C Bb
And in my eyes
^D ^D# ^F ^D# ^D-^C Bb
Four of fish and finger pies
^C ^D-^D# ^D-B G
In summer, meanwhile back…
G-^C ^D ^E-^D
Behind the shelter
^C B ^C-B A G A-G-F
In the middle of the roundabout
G ^C-^D ^E
The pretty nurse
^D ^C-B ^C-G A ^C A
Is selling poppies from a tray
B ^C ^D ^C
And though she feels
^C ^C ^C ^C ^D ^D#
As if she’s in a play
^C ^D ^D# ^C-^D
She is anyway….
G ^C-^D ^E
In Penny Lane
^D ^C-B ^C B-^C-B A-G-F
The barber shaves another customer
G ^C ^D ^E-^D
We see the banker
^C-B ^C-G A ^C Bb
Sitting waiting for a trim
^C ^D ^D ^C-^C-^C ^C-^D ^D#
And then the fireman rushes in
^C ^D ^D#-^C ^D ^D-A ^C
From the pouring rain – very strange!
^D-^D# ^F ^D# ^D ^D# ^F
Penny Lane is in my ears
^D# ^D ^C Bb
And in my eyes
^F ^D#-^D ^D# ^F
There beneath the blue
^D#-^D-^C Bb
Suburban skies
^C ^D ^D# ^D-B G
I sit, and meanwhile back…
^D-^D# ^F ^D# ^D ^D# ^F
Penny Lane is in my ears
^D# ^D ^C Bb
And in my eyes
^F ^D#-^D ^D# ^F
There beneath the blue
^D#-^D-^C Bb
Suburban skies
^D-^D# ^F-Bb-^D
Penny Lane ~