Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical) on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- I–vi–IV–V loop
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Em – C – D
How it goes
Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEmviCIVDV- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
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Questions about Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical)
What chords are in Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical)?
The loop is G – Em – C – D (I – vi – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical) in?
G major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical)?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pretty Funny (from Dogfight The Musical) 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.