Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play I’m Your Man on piano
- B minor
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1988
- Easy
Learn I’m Your Man in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – C – Bm – G
I’m Your Man sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIICbIIBmiGVI- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Dip-and-back bounce
The root twice, a dip down on beat 3, and right back up on beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 188 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
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.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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.
- 5
Ending: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- AA · C# · E
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Questions about I’m Your Man
What chords are in I’m Your Man?
The loop is D – C – Bm – G (bIII – bII – i – bVI) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is I’m Your Man in?
B minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’m Your Man?
Dip-and-back bounce: broken chord 8-8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m Your 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.