Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by James Brown & Betty Newsome
- F major
- 12/8
- 90 BPM
- vi–iii–vi–iii loop
- 1966
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand doo-wop chords.
It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm – Am – Dm – Am loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand and doo-wop chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World
What are the letter notes for the It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Dm – Am – Dm – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World?
The loop is Dm – Am – Dm – Am (vi – iii – vi – iii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World in?
F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.