Honeysuckle Rose by Fats Waller

• First performed in 1928
• Originally a dance number in off-Broadway revue 'Load of Coal'

Structure

• In 32 bar song form, meaning each verse is 32 bars long
• 8 bars per section in the structure AABA
• 2 bar introduction, 5 verses and a coda
• The B section of the 3rd verse uses stoptime

Tempo/Metre

• Medium swing
• Quite fast
• In 2/4 - like a march

Melody

• Basic melody embellished by solo instruments
• Sounds improvised
• Melody falls then rises in the bars in the A section
• B section melody…