Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Bet On It on piano
- C minor
- 4/4
- 137 BPM
- 2007
- Medium
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Learn Bet On It in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Gm – Ab – Fm
How it goes
Bet On It sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiGmvAbVIFmiv- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- AbAb · C · Eb
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
How it goes
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 137 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Bet On It
What chords are in Bet On It?
The loop is Cm – Gm – Ab – Fm (i – v – bVI – iv) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Bet On It in?
C minor, at about 137 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bet On It?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bet On It 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.