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Man In The Mirror: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Michael Jackson

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 110 BPM
  • 1987
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Man In The Mirror without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

Man In The Mirror accompaniment in letter notes

The G7 – Dm – G7 – C loop with power fifths in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 2
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD3+A3 D3+A3 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 3
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 C7 G6 E6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3 C3+G3
Bar 5
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 6
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD3+A3 D3+A3 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 7
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3 C3+G3

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 Man In The Mirror

What are the letter notes for the Man In The Mirror 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 G7 – Dm – G7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Man In The Mirror?

The loop is G7 – Dm – G7 – C (I7 – v – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Man In The Mirror in?

G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Man In The Mirror?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Man In The Mirror 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.