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How to play Ain’t It Funny on piano
Written by Cory Rooney & Jennifer Lopez
- G minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2001
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Ain’t It Funny in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Gm – Cm – D
How it goes
Ain’t It Funny sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVGmiCmivDV- DD · F# · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
How it goes
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 104 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Ain’t It Funny
What chords are in Ain’t It Funny?
The loop is D – Gm – Cm – D (V – i – iv – V) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Ain’t It Funny in?
G minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ain’t It Funny?
Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ain’t It Funny 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.