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The Man With The Horn: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Eddie De Lange

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The Man With The Horn written out as piano music: the I – ii – I – ii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand push chords.

The Man With The Horn chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
2FmiiF Ab C
3EbIEb G Bb
4FmiiF Ab C

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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the Eb – Fm – Eb – Fm 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 The Man With The Horn

Does the sheet music for The Man With The Horn 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 The Man With The Horn?

The loop is Eb – Fm – Eb – Fm (I – ii – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab7 – Eb.

What key is The Man With The Horn in?

Eb major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Man With The Horn?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Man With The Horn easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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