Here Comes Your Man Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Here Comes Your 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: D – G – A – D
Here Comes Your Man sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVAVDI
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Rising chords
Up the chord and back in quick notes, gently lifting the song. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rising chordsRising arpeggio · BalladRight handMedium
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Both hands at 124 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.
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Ending: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD

What chords are in Here Comes Your Man?

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

What key is Here Comes Your Man in?

D major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Here Comes Your Man?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Here Comes Your Man 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.