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Trouble Is A Man: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alec Wilder
- F minor
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1944
- Medium
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Trouble Is A Man written out as piano music: the VI7 – ii – bvio – V7 loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Trouble Is A Man chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D7 | VI7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 3 | Dbdim | vi° | Db Fb Abb |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the D7 – Gm – Dbdim – C7 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 Trouble Is A Man
Does the sheet music for Trouble Is A 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 Trouble Is A Man?
The loop is D7 – Gm – Dbdim – C7 (VI7 – ii – bvio – V7) in F minor, and the song ends on Bb – Bbm – F.
What key is Trouble Is A Man in?
F minor, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Trouble Is A Man?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Trouble Is A 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.