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Right Hand Man: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Wayne Kirkpatrick
- Db major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
Right Hand Man written out as piano music: the I – VI7 – ii – IVsus loop in Db major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pumping chords.
Right Hand Man chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Db 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 | Db | I | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Bb7 | VI7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | Ebm | ii | Eb Gb Bb |
| 4 | Gbsus4 | IVsus4 | Gb Cb Db |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Db – Bb7 – Ebm – Gbsus4 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 Right Hand Man
Does the sheet music for Right Hand Man 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 Right Hand Man?
The loop is Db – Bb7 – Ebm – Gbsus4 (I – VI7 – ii – IVsus) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Right Hand Man in?
Db major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Right Hand Man?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Right Hand 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.