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My Man: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Barbra Streisand

  • F major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Seesaw bassRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 My Man without reading music. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) and the right hand steady chords.

The catchy part of My Man in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA3+A4 C4+F4 C4 F3+A3
LF2+C3 C3 D3 E3
Bar 2
F → Bb → Gdim
RB3 C4 Db4 D4+D4 C5 Db4 Bb4
LF3 A3 Bb2+F3 G3
Bar 3
F → Dm
RA3+A4 C4+F4 A4 A3+D4+F4
LF2+C3 F2+D3
Bar 4
F
RC4+A4 B3+Ab4 Bb3+G4 A3+F4
LF2 C3 D3 E3

My Man accompaniment in letter notes

The F – F – Bb – Gdim – F – Dm – F loop with seesaw bass in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 C3 F2 C3
Bar 2
F → Bb → Gdim
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 Bb4+Db5+G5
LF2 C3 Bb2 Db3
Bar 3
F → Dm
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 F4+A4+C5+D5 F4+A4+C5+D5
LF2 C3 D2 A2
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4 A4 C5 D5 C5 A4 Ab4 F4
LF2 C3 F2 C3
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 C3 F2 C3
Bar 6
F → Bb → Gdim
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 Bb4+Db5+G5
LF2 C3 Bb2 Db3
Bar 7
F → Dm
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 F4+A4+C5+D5 F4+A4+C5+D5
LF2 C3 D2 A2
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 C3 F2 C3

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 My Man

What are the letter notes for the My Man 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 F – F – Bb – Gdim – F – Dm – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in My Man?

The loop is F – F – Bb – Gdim – F – Dm – F (I – IV – ii° – I – vi – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.

What key is My Man in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in My Man?

Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Man easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of My Man?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.