Listen To The Man Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Listen To The Man in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: A – D – A – D
How it goes
Listen To The Man sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVAIDIV
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Boom-chick
How it goes
Bass, chord, bass, chord: the bounce of ragtime and country. Musicians call it boom-chick (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 762 songs of the library.
Boom-chickStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 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: A – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AEA
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Listen To The Man?

The loop is A – D – A – D (I – IV – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.

What key is Listen To The Man in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Listen To The Man?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Listen To The Man 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.