Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) on piano
By Francis Lai
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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Learn A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – F#m – B7 – E
How it goes
A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F#m is F#, A and C#; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CbVIIF#miiiB7VI7EII- CC · E · G
- F#mF# · A · C#
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Hop-up drop
How it goes
A jump up, the top note twice, then a drop below the start. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-12-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 40 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme)
What chords are in A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme)?
The loop is C – F#m – B7 – E (bVII – iii – VI7 – II) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme)?
Hop-up drop: broken chord 8-12-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.