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Ain’t No Party: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Ali Theodore, Zach Danziger & others
- E minor
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 2007
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Ain’t No Party written out as piano music: the i – bIII – IV – bVI loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) and the right hand bossa chords.
Ain’t No Party chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | G | III | G B D |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | C | VI | C E G |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and bossa chords in the right, over the Em – G – A – C chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Ain’t No Party
Does the sheet music for Ain’t No Party have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Ain’t No Party?
The loop is Em – G – A – C (i – bIII – IV – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Ain’t No Party in?
E minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ain’t No Party?
Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ain’t No Party easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.