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How to play Jai Ho on piano
By A.R. Rahman
- A minor
- 4/4
- 63 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Learn Jai Ho in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Bm – Em
Jai Ho sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Bm is B, D and F#; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVICIIIBmiiEmv- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Double island pulse
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 122 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Firefly blink
The top note and the one below blink back and forth like a firefly. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 63 BPM
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: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
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Questions about Jai Ho
What chords are in Jai Ho?
The loop is F – C – Bm – Em (bVI – bIII – ii – v) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Jai Ho in?
A minor, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jai Ho?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jai Ho 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.