Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by James Brown & Betty Newsome
- F major
- 12/8
- 90 BPM
- vi–iii–vi–iii loop
- 1966
- Medium
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It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World written out as piano music: the vi – iii – vi – iii loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. 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 chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 2 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 3 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 4 | Am | iii | A C E |
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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and doo-wop chords in the right, over the Dm – Am – Dm – Am 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 It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World
Does the sheet music for It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World 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 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.