Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play My Funny Friend And Me on piano
By Sting
- A major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 2000
- Medium
Learn My Funny Friend And Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G#m – F#m – E – D
My Funny Friend And Me sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#m is G#, B and D#; F#m is F#, A and C#; E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G#mviiF#mviEVDIV- G#mG# · B · D#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: E – D – A
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EDA- AA · C# · E
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Questions about My Funny Friend And Me
What chords are in My Funny Friend And Me?
The loop is G#m – F#m – E – D (vii – vi – V – IV) in A major, and the song ends on E – D – A.
What key is My Funny Friend And Me in?
A major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Funny Friend And Me?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Funny Friend And Me 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.