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How to play This Charming Man on piano

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Learn This Charming Man in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: A – E – Bm – D
How it goes
This Charming Man sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
56 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
Drowsy heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in This Charming Man?

The loop is A – E – Bm – D (I – V – ii – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is This Charming Man in?

A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in This Charming Man?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is This Charming Man easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.