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How to play The Man With All The Toys on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 136 BPM
- 1964
- Medium
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Learn The Man With All The Toys in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – F – Dm – C
How it goes
The Man With All The Toys sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIFIVDmiiCI- DD · F# · A
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Hop-skip heartbeat
How it goes
Three steps, then a quick hop that skips right over beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 250 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
How it goes
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 136 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: C – Dm – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDmC
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Questions about The Man With All The Toys
What chords are in The Man With All The Toys?
The loop is D – F – Dm – C (II – IV – ii – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.
What key is The Man With All The Toys in?
C major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Man With All The Toys?
Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Man With All The Toys 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.