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How to play I’ll Make A Man Out Of You on piano
Written by Matthew Wilder
- E minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1998
- Easy
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Learn I’ll Make A Man Out Of You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – C – D
How it goes
I’ll Make A Man Out Of You sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVIIGIIICVIDVII- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleep-in chords
How it goes
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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 – Em
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm- EmE · G · B
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Questions about I’ll Make A Man Out Of You
What chords are in I’ll Make A Man Out Of You?
The loop is D – G – C – D (bVII – bIII – bVI – bVII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I’ll Make A Man Out Of You in?
E minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ll Make A Man Out Of You?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ll Make A Man Out Of You 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.