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I’m Your Man: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Leonard Cohen

  • B minor
  • 4/4
  • 112 BPM
  • 1988
  • Easy
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Left hand Dip-and-back bounceRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

I’m Your Man written out as piano music: the bIII – bII – i – bVI loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dip-and-back bounce (broken chord 8-8-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

I’m Your Man chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in B minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DIIID F# A
2CbIIC E G
3BmiB D F#
4GVIG B D

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: dip-and-back bounce (broken chord 8-8-5-8) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the D – C – Bm – G chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about I’m Your Man

Does the sheet music for I’m Your Man have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

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.