In fact, they even have a sense of rhythm and enjoy dancing just like humans.
Scientists have found that listening to music prompts the primates to perform rhythmic movements such as swaying, hand-clapping and foot-tapping.
The researchers say that understanding more about the predisposition of these great apes to music could shed light on how humans came to appreciate melodies.
Dr Yuko Hattori and professor Masaki Tomonaga, of Kyoto University in Japan, studied seven chimpanzees who were exposed to six two-minute piano compositions for six days.
They found that while the music was being played, the chimps swayed their bodies and bobbed their heads and, sometimes, went as far as clapping their hands and tapping their feet.